Storm log
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015
1.5 inches of snow in Northfield; Faribault under a blizzard warning
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, a snow total. It issued a blizzard warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 1.5 in.In Northfield
- Storm reports
- 1Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesBlizzard warning, 3:49 p.m. to 3 a.m.
- In 2015: Rice County's first day with a blizzard warning, and the first storm day of the year.
- Blizzard warning, 3:49 p.m. to 3 a.m., Jan. 9; over Faribault
- 1 storm report, 3:25 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 -9° to 18°
- Wind gusts to 37 mph
- Pressure 29.64 to 30.46 in.
High 18° at 1:13 p.m., low -9° at 12:14 a.m. Peak gust 37 mph at 2:14 p.m. Shaded: the hours under the day's warnings (3:49 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 1
- 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.
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:25 p.m. | Snow 1.5 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.
Blizzard warning 3:49 p.m. to 3 a.m., Jan. 9 Included Faribault
- Issued
- 3:49 p.m.
- In effect until
- 3 a.m., Jan. 9
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- Jan. 9, 2024: 1.5 inches of snow 1 mile east-northeast of Owatonna
- Jan. 14, 2014: 1.2 inches of snow in Faribault
- Feb. 4, 2008: 1.5 inches of snow in Waterville
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.