Storm log
Friday, Dec. 16, 2016
3.5 inches of snow in Waseca; Faribault under a winter storm warning
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, a snow total. It issued a winter storm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 3.5 in.In Waseca
- Storm reports
- 1Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesWinter storm warning, noon to 8:03 a.m.
- In 2016: Rice County's fourth day with a winter storm warning, and the 28th storm day of the year.
- Winter storm warning, noon to 8:03 a.m., Dec. 17; over Faribault
- 1 storm report, 8:54 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).
- The airport reported only 13 hours of its day, too few for a high and low.
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 | 8:54 p.m. | Snow 3.5 in. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
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 noon to 8:03 a.m., Dec. 17 Included Faribault
- Issued
- noon
- In effect until
- 8:03 a.m., Dec. 17
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- Dec. 21, 2017: 3.5 inches of snow in Owatonna
- Dec. 8, 2008: Up to 3 inches of snow in Faribault
- Jan. 23, 2012: 3.5 inches of snow in Owatonna
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.