Storm log
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
8 inches of snow in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged 10 storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 8 in.Reported 7:51 a.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 9.6 in.3 miles northeast of Faribault
- Storm reports
- 10Within 20 miles
- In 2013: The eighth storm day of the year.
- 10 storm reports, 7:03 to 9:49 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 19° to 28°
- Wind no gusts; to 13 mph
- Pressure 29.94 to 30.27 in.
High 28° at 1:34 p.m., low 19° at 10:34 p.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 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.
- Montgomery 2
- Owatonna 2
- Faribault 1
- Lonsdale 1
- Near Faribault 1
- Nerstrand 1
- New Prague 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7:03 a.m. | Snow 8.5 in. | 1 mile south-southwest of Lonsdale | 14 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 7:10 a.m. | Snow 8.5 in. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 7:10 a.m. | Snow 5.5 in. | 5 miles east-southeast of New Prague | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 7:51 a.m. | Snow 8 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 5 | 8 a.m. | Snow 9.3 in. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 8:06 a.m. | Snow 5.5 in. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 7 | 8:06 a.m. | Snow 9.6 in. | 3 miles northeast of Faribault | 3 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 8 | 9:30 a.m. | Snow 9 in.RemarkESTIMATED STORM TOTAL. | 1 mile south of Owatonna | 15 miles south of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 9 | 9:34 a.m. | Snow 8.2 in.RemarkSTORM TOTAL. | in Montgomery | 18 miles northwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 10 | 9:49 a.m. | Snow 7 in. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Member of the public |
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.
- Feb. 6, 2019: 9.6 inches of snow 3 miles northeast of Northfield
- Feb. 5, 2019: 8.3 inches of snow in Faribault
- Feb. 21, 2019: 10 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.