Storm log
Thursday, May 2, 2013
4 inches of snow in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged 13 storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 4 in.Reported 7 a.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 15.5 in.2 miles east of Owatonna
- Storm reports
- 13Within 20 miles
- In 2013: The 21st storm day of the year.
- Against the records: One of the storm log's 10 biggest winter days since 2006, by its largest snow report.
- 13 storm reports, 12:30 to 8:30 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 32° to 43°
- Wind gusts to 17 mph
- Pressure 30.39 to 30.52 in.
High 43° at 4:21 p.m., low 32° at 1:01 a.m. Peak gust 17 mph at 10:21 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 13
- 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.
- Owatonna 4
- Nerstrand 2
- Northfield 2
- Waseca 2
- Faribault 1
- Kenyon 1
- Other places 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:30 a.m. | Snow 5 in. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 1:50 a.m. | Snow 8 in. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 3 a.m. | Snow 7.5 in. | 5 miles north of Kenyon | 14 miles east of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 4 | 4:45 a.m. | Snow 13 in.RemarkTREE DAMAGE ALSO REPORTED. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 5 | 5:44 a.m. | Snow 6 in. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 6 | 7 a.m. | Snow 4 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 7 | 7:29 a.m. | Snow 10 in. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 8 | 7:30 a.m. | Snow 15.5 in.RemarkPOWER OUT. | 2 miles east of Owatonna | 15 miles south of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 9 | 8 a.m. | Snow 9 in. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 10 | 8 a.m. | Snow 11.2 in. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 11 | 8:30 a.m. | Snow 11.1 in. | 14 miles south of Faribault | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 12 | 8:30 a.m. | Snow 12.5 in. | 3 miles north-northwest of Nerstrand | 11 miles northeast of Faribault | NWS employee |
| 13 | 8:30 a.m. | Snow 6.8 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.
- Feb. 24, 2017: Up to 8 inches of snow in Faribault
- Jan. 23, 2018: 13 inches of snow in Faribault
- March 3, 2007: 13 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.