Storm log
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Up to 7 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
- 7 in.Reported 7:29 a.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 7 in.In Faribault
- Storm reports
- 10Within 20 miles
- In 2013: The 19th storm day of the year.
- 10 storm reports, 6:42 to 8 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 27° to 37°
- Wind gusts to 21 mph
- Pressure 30.07 to 30.15 in.
High 37° at 2:21 p.m., low 27° at 12:52 a.m., April 24. Peak gust 21 mph at 2:21 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 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 2
- Montgomery 2
- Owatonna 2
- Lonsdale 1
- Nerstrand 1
- New Prague 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:42 a.m. | Snow 5 in. | 1 mile west-southwest of Owatonna | 15 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 6:50 a.m. | Snow 6.3 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 7 a.m. | Snow 4.3 in. | 4 miles northwest of Owatonna | 11 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 7 a.m. | Snow 6.1 in. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 7 a.m. | Snow 5 in. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 7 a.m. | Snow 5 in. | 1 mile south-southwest of Lonsdale | 14 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 7 | 7 a.m. | Snow 7 in. | 5 miles east-southeast of New Prague | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 8 | 7:29 a.m. | Snow 7 in.Remark3 NE OF FARIBAULT THE TOP OF PINE TREE BROKEN DUE TO WEIGHT OF SNOW. 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 9 | 8 a.m. | Snow 5 in. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 10 | 8 a.m. | Snow 7 in. | 3 miles east of Montgomery | 16 miles northwest 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.
- April 19, 2013: 7 inches of snow 1 mile south-southwest of Lonsdale
- April 3, 2018: 1 inch of snow in Faribault under a winter storm warning
- Feb. 24, 2019: 6.2 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.