Storm log
Monday, March 13, 2017
5.5 inches of snow 1 mile west-northwest of Owatonna
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 5.5 in.1 mile west-northwest of Owatonna
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- In 2017: The eighth storm day of the year.
- 2 storm reports, 7:30 to 8:05 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 1° to 25°
- Wind gusts to 21 mph
- Pressure 30.27 to 30.41 in.
High 25° at 2:14 p.m., low 1° at 12:34 a.m., March 14. Peak gust 21 mph at 1:34 p.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 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.
- Northfield 1
- Owatonna 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7:30 a.m. | Snow 5.5 in. | 1 mile west-northwest of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 8:05 a.m. | Snow 5 in.RemarkREPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. | in Northfield | 13 miles northeast 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.
- March 11, 2013: 5.5 inches of snow in Faribault
- March 22, 2015: 4 inches of snow in Faribault
- March 24, 2024: 5.5 inches of snow 1 mile west of Elko New Market; Faribault under a winter storm warning
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.