Storm log
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016
8 inches of snow 1 mile west-northwest of Veseli
The National Weather Service logged eight storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 8 in.1 mile west-northwest of Veseli
- Storm reports
- 8Within 20 miles
- In 2016: The third storm day of the year.
- 8 storm reports, 6:19 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 3° to 27°
- Wind gusts to 28 mph
- Pressure 29.65 to 30.10 in.
High 27° at 12:14 a.m., low 3° at 11:54 p.m. Peak gust 28 mph at 2:34 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 8
- 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 2
- Lonsdale 1
- Montgomery 1
- Nerstrand 1
- Northfield 1
- Veseli 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:19 a.m. | Snow 6.5 in. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 7 a.m. | Snow 5 in. | 1 mile northeast of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 7 a.m. | Snow 6.2 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION NERSTRAND 4.2 E /MN-GH-4/ | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 7 a.m. | Snow 6.6 in. | 3 miles northeast of Northfield | 15 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 5 | 7 a.m. | Snow 8 in. | 1 mile west-northwest of Veseli | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 7:38 a.m. | Snow 6.5 in. | 1 mile south-southwest of Lonsdale | 14 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 7 | 8 a.m. | Snow 6.5 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION WASECA (U OF M EXP FARM) /WASM5/ | 1 mile west-southwest of Waseca | 20 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 8 | 8 a.m. | Snow 5 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION OWATONNA /OWAM5/ | 1 mile north-northwest of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
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. 20, 2014: Up to 8 inches of snow in Faribault under a blizzard warning
- Feb. 21, 2014: 8 inches of snow 1 mile south-southwest of Lonsdale
- Jan. 15, 2021: Up to 5 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.