Storm log
Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016
4 inches of snow 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery
The National Weather Service logged five storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 4 in.3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery
- Storm reports
- 5Within 20 miles
- In 2016: The 29th storm day of the year.
- 5 storm reports, 5 to 7 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).
- Snow total 5
- 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.
- Montgomery 1
- Nerstrand 1
- Owatonna 1
- Veseli 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 a.m. | Snow 3.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION VESELI 1W /MN-RC-11/. | 1 mile west-northwest of Veseli | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 6 a.m. | Snow 4 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MONTGOMERY 3ENE /MN-RC-1/. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 7 a.m. | Snow 3.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION WASECA 1NNE /MN-WC-5/. | 1 mile north-northeast of Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 7 a.m. | Snow 3.3 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION OWATONNA /MN-SE-2/. | 1 mile northeast of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 7 a.m. | Snow 3.8 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION NERSTRAND 4E /MN-GH-4/. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
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.
- Dec. 22, 2009: 4 inches of snow in Faribault
- Dec. 23, 2009: 3.5 inches of snow in Faribault under a winter storm warning
- Dec. 24, 2013: 4 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.