Storm log
Monday, Dec. 20, 2010
Up to 6 inches of snow in Faribault under a winter storm warning
The National Weather Service logged 10 storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued a winter storm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 6 in.Reported 9:01 p.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 7 in.1 mile east-southeast of Owatonna
- Storm reports
- 10Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesWinter storm warning, 9 to 3:49 a.m.
- In 2010: Rice County's fifth day with a winter storm warning, and the 34th storm day of the year.
- Winter storm warning, 9 a.m. to 3:49 a.m., Dec. 21; over Faribault
- 10 storm reports, 1:56 to 9:01 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each (snow and rain totals at the time they were measured).
- Temperature 14° to 30°
- Wind gusts to 24 mph
- Pressure 29.83 to 30.02 in.
High 30° at 9:34 p.m., low 14° at 12:14 a.m. Peak gust 24 mph at 5:34 p.m. Shaded: the hours under the day's warnings (9 a.m. to midnight). The airport reports about every 20 minutes, so a gust between its reports isn't in this record. Pressure is its altimeter setting, in inches of mercury. Over The airport's day Midnight to midnight standard time all year (1 a.m. to 1 a.m. in daylight time): the day the airport's high and low cover. This site's report card: midnight to midnight standard time.
- Snow total 10
- Faribault
- 20 miles
Readings saved when the warning ended
Chanhassen radar (KMPX), saved during the warning
Within 20 miles of Faribault, from the National Weather Service; the numbers match the map.
- Faribault 4
- New Market 3
- Owatonna 2
- Northfield 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:56 p.m. | Snow 1.2 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 2:14 p.m. | Snow 2 in. | in New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 2:16 p.m. | Snow 1.3 in. | in New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 4 | 3:45 p.m. | Snow 3.2 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 5 | 4:55 p.m. | Snow 5.5 in.Remark2.3 INCHES IN THE LAST 1.5 HOURS | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 6 | 5 p.m. | Snow 7 in. | 1 mile east-southeast of Owatonna | 15 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 7 | 5:54 p.m. | Snow 6 in. | in New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 8 | 6:45 p.m. | Snow 5.5 in. | 1 mile southeast of Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 9 | 7 p.m. | Snow 6.3 in. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 10 | 9:01 p.m. | Snow 6 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
Each opens to its details. “What happened” is this site's own check, not the National Weather Service's verification: a report of the warning's kind, at warning size, inside its outline while it was in effect.
Winter storm warning 9 a.m. to 3:49 a.m., Dec. 21 Included Faribault
- Issued
- 9 a.m.
- In effect until
- 3:49 a.m., Dec. 21
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- Jan. 19, 2023: 5.7 inches of snow in Faribault
- Nov. 10, 2006: 7 inches of snow in Northfield; Faribault under a heavy snow warning
- Feb. 19, 2026: 1.9 inches of snow in Faribault
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Snow, as this one's is, nearest in largest snow report, then in time of year; never within two days of this one.