Storm log
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014
11 inches of snow 7 miles west of Faribault; Faribault under a winter storm warning
The National Weather Service logged six 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
- 11 in.7 miles west of Faribault
- Storm reports
- 6Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesWinter storm warning, 8:57 a.m. to 3:33 p.m.
- In 2014: Rice County's fourth day with a winter storm warning, and the 31st storm day of the year.
- Winter storm warning, 8:57 a.m. to 3:33 p.m.; over Faribault
- 6 storm reports, 10:45 a.m. to 3:05 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 14° to 27°
- Wind gusts to 18 mph
- Pressure 29.99 to 30.37 in.
High 27° at 2:14 p.m., low 14° at 11:14 p.m. Peak gust 18 mph at 10:34 p.m. Shaded: the hours under the day's warnings (8:57 a.m. to 3:33 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 6
- 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 1
- Owatonna 1
- Waseca 1
- Other places 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10:45 a.m. | Snow 3 in. | 14 miles south of Faribault | 14 miles south of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 2 | 12:25 p.m. | Snow 11 in. | 7 miles west of Faribault | 7 miles west of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 12:30 p.m. | Snow 11 in. | 8 miles west of Faribault | 8 miles west of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 4 | 2:32 p.m. | Snow 4 in. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 5 | 3:02 p.m. | Snow 6 in. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 6 | 3:05 p.m. | Snow 4.5 in. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Law enforcement |
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 8:57 a.m. to 3:33 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 8:57 a.m.
- In effect until
- 3:33 p.m.
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- Dec. 4, 2010: 11 inches of snow 1 mile south of Stanton
- Dec. 9, 2012: Up to 8.5 inches of snow in Faribault under a winter storm warning
- Dec. 11, 2021: 10.2 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.