Storm log
Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012
Ice storm in Waseca
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, an ice report. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Storm reports
- 1Within 20 miles
- In 2012: The fourth storm day of the year.
- 1 storm report, 12:04 a.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 30° to 34°
- Wind gusts to 10 mph
- Pressure 29.18 to 29.70 in.
High 34° at 5:14 a.m., low 30° at 11:14 p.m. Peak gust 10 mph at 7:55 a.m. 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.
- Ice 1
- 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.
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:04 a.m. | Ice stormRemarkICE ACCUMULATION OCCURRING WITH 10 INCH DIAMETER BRANCH BROKEN OFF. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Law enforcement |
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.
- Jan. 27, 2013: Freezing rain 5 miles east of Owatonna; Faribault under a winter storm warning
- Jan. 16, 2017: Freezing rain 2 miles southeast of Northfield
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Ice, as this one's is, nearest in time of year; never within two days of this one.