Storm log
Friday, Feb. 22, 2013
Up to 7 inches of snow in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged 12 storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 7 in.Reported 10:32 a.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 7.5 in.In Owatonna
- Storm reports
- 12Within 20 miles
- In 2013: The sixth storm day of the year.
- 12 storm reports, 5 to 10:32 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 16° to 27°
- Wind gusts to 20 mph
- Pressure 29.84 to 30.01 in.
High 27° at 1:14 p.m., low 16° at 11:34 p.m. Peak gust 20 mph at 12:53 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.
- Snow total 12
- 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 2
- Montgomery 2
- Owatonna 2
- Lonsdale 1
- Moland 1
- Near Faribault 1
- Nerstrand 1
- Northfield 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 a.m. | Snow 3 in. | in Montgomery | 18 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 5:33 a.m. | Snow 5.8 in.RemarkSTILL SNOWING. | 4 miles north-northwest of Moland | 9 miles southeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 3 | 6 a.m. | Snow 3 in. | in Lonsdale | 15 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 7 a.m. | Snow 6 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 5 | 7:38 a.m. | Snow 4.2 in. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 6 | 8 a.m. | Snow 4.8 in. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 7 | 8 a.m. | Snow 5.7 in. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 8 | 8:05 a.m. | Snow 5.1 in. | 3 miles northeast of Faribault | 3 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 9 | 9 a.m. | Snow 7.5 in. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 10 | 9 a.m. | Snow 6.1 in.Remark.26 LIQUID | in Montgomery | 18 miles northwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 11 | 9:30 a.m. | Heavy snow 6.5 in.RemarkTOTAL SO FAR FROM MIDNIGHT TO 930 AM | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 12 | 10:32 a.m. | Snow 7 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.
- Jan. 15, 2007: Up to 4.5 inches of snow in Faribault
- Nov. 30, 2025: 7.3 inches of snow in Faribault
- Dec. 22, 2022: 4 inches of snow in Faribault under a blizzard warning
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.