Storm log
Monday, Jan. 16, 2017
Freezing rain 2 miles southeast of Northfield
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles, all of them ice. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- In 2017: The first storm day of the year.
- 2 storm reports, 5 to 10:30 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 12° to 30°
- Wind no gusts; to 9 mph
- Pressure 29.93 to 30.21 in.
High 30° at 12:34 p.m., low 12° at 6:15 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.
- Ice 2
- 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 | 5 p.m. | Freezing rain | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 2 | 10:30 p.m. | Freezing rain 0.25 in. | 2 miles southeast of 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.
- Jan. 27, 2013: Freezing rain 5 miles east of Owatonna; Faribault under a winter storm warning
- Feb. 29, 2012: Ice storm in Waseca
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Ice, as this one's is, nearest in time of year; never within two days of this one.