Storm log
Monday, April 22, 2013
6.5 inches of snow in Northfield; Faribault under a winter storm warning
The National Weather Service logged four storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued a winter storm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 6.5 in.In Northfield
- Storm reports
- 4Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesWinter storm warning, 7 p.m. to 3:59 a.m.
- In 2013: Rice County's fourth day with a winter storm warning, and the 18th storm day of the year.
- Winter storm warning, 7 p.m. to 3:59 a.m., April 23; over Faribault
- 4 storm reports, 6:40 to 11:29 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 30° to 39°
- Wind gusts to 20 mph
- Pressure 30.06 to 30.18 in.
High 39° at 1:01 a.m., low 30° at 10:01 p.m. Peak gust 20 mph at 8:01 p.m. Shaded: the hours under the day's warnings (7 p.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 4
- 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.
- Near Faribault 2
- Northfield 2
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:40 p.m. | Snow 2.5 in.RemarkHEAVY SNOWFALL, 2.5 INCHES SINCE 4 PM. | 3 miles northeast of Faribault | 3 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 8:32 p.m. | Snow 3.5 in. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 9:30 p.m. | Snow 5 in.RemarkSTILL SNOWING. | 3 miles northeast of Faribault | 3 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 4 | 11:29 p.m. | Snow 6.5 in. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of 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 7 p.m. to 3:59 a.m., April 23 Included Faribault
- Issued
- 7 p.m.
- In effect until
- 3:59 a.m., April 23
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- April 12, 2020: 6.5 inches of snow in Owatonna; Faribault under a winter storm warning
- April 12, 2013: 6.5 inches of snow 5 miles east-southeast of New Prague
- April 4, 2014: 3 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.