Storm log
Monday, Jan. 22, 2018
Up to 12 inches of snow in Faribault under a blizzard warning
The National Weather Service logged 18 storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued two warnings for Rice County: a blizzard warning and a winter storm warning; both included Faribault.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 12 in.Reported 2:30 p.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 17 in.2 miles northeast of Owatonna
- Storm reports
- 18Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 2For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesTwo warnings
- In 2018: Rice County's first day with a blizzard warning, and the fourth storm day of the year.
- Against the records: One of the storm log's 10 biggest winter days since 2006, by its largest snow report. 17 in. is the third-largest snow report within 20 miles since the 2006-07 winter. 12 in. ties for the fourth-largest snow report in Faribault since the 2006-07 winter.
- Blizzard warning, 10:17 a.m. to 6:58 p.m.; over Faribault
- Winter storm warning, 6:58 p.m. to midnight, Jan. 23; over Faribault
- 18 storm reports, 10:15 a.m. to 6:37 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 27° to 36°
- Wind gusts to 35 mph
- Pressure 29.59 to 29.87 in.
High 36° at 12:15 a.m., low 27° at 6:15 p.m. Peak gust 35 mph at 9:35 a.m. Shaded: the hours under the day's warnings (10:17 a.m. to midnight). 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 18
- 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 7
- Faribault 2
- Nerstrand 2
- Northfield 2
- Waterville 2
- Dennison 1
- Kenyon 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10:15 a.m. | Snow 3.6 in.Remark3.6 OF SNOW IN 3 HOURS. | 3 miles north of Kenyon | 15 miles east of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 11:26 a.m. | Snow 6 in.Remark6 OF SNOW IN THE LAST 6 HOURS. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | noon | Snow 5.5 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Member of the public |
| 4 | 12:30 p.m. | Snow 9 in. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | TV or radio |
| 5 | 1 p.m. | Snow 8.9 in. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 1:05 p.m. | Snow 9 in. | in Waterville | 16 miles west of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 7 | 1:10 p.m. | Snow 10 in. | 1 mile south of Owatonna | 15 miles south of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 8 | 1:11 p.m. | Snow 6 in. | in Dennison | 14 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 9 | 1:13 p.m. | Snow 5 in. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 10 | 1:49 p.m. | Snow 12 in. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 11 | 2:15 p.m. | Snow 12.5 in. | in Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 12 | 2:30 p.m. | Snow 13 in. | in Waterville | 16 miles west of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 13 | 2:30 p.m. | Snow 12 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Member of the public |
| 14 | 4 p.m. | Snow 16.5 in.RemarkPHOTO SUBMITTED VIA TWITTER. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 15 | 4:33 p.m. | Snow 14.4 in.RemarkSUBMITTED VIA TWITTER. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 16 | 5:38 p.m. | Snow 17 in.RemarkPHOTO SUBMITTED VIA TWITTER. | 2 miles northeast of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 17 | 6:30 p.m. | Snow 15 in. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 18 | 6:37 p.m. | Snow 13.5 in. | in Owatonna | 15 miles south 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.
Blizzard warning 10:17 a.m. to 6:58 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 10:17 a.m.
- In effect until
- 6:58 p.m.
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
Winter storm warning 6:58 p.m. to midnight, Jan. 23 Included Faribault
- Issued
- 6:58 p.m.
- In effect until
- midnight, Jan. 23
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- Feb. 23, 2023: 12 inches of snow in Faribault
- Dec. 25, 2009: Up to 16 inches of snow in Faribault
- Feb. 24, 2017: Up to 8 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.