Storm log
Friday, Feb. 23, 2018
6 inches of snow 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery
The National Weather Service logged seven storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 6 in.3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery
- Storm reports
- 7Within 20 miles
- In 2018: The sixth storm day of the year.
- 7 storm reports, 4:06 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).
- Temperature 9° to 30°
- Wind gusts to 17 mph
- Pressure 30.04 to 30.30 in.
High 30° at 4:35 a.m., low 9° at 11:15 p.m. Peak gust 17 mph at 9:15 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.
- Snow total 7
- 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
- Northfield 1
- Owatonna 1
- Veseli 1
- Waseca 1
- Waterville 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:06 a.m. | Snow 4.6 in.RemarkREPORT RECEIVED VIA TWITTER. | in Waterville | 16 miles west of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 2 | 5 a.m. | Snow 4.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-11, VESELI 1W. | 1 mile west of Veseli | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 5:15 a.m. | Snow 6 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-1, MONTGOMERY 3ENE. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 6 a.m. | Snow 5.3 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-DK-63, NORTHFIELD 2NE. | 2 miles northeast of Northfield | 15 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 6:30 a.m. | Snow 3.4 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-SE-2, OWATONNA. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 7 a.m. | Snow 4 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-WC-5, WASECA 1NNE. | 1 mile north-northeast of Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 7 | 7 a.m. | Snow 3.3 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-GH-4, NERSTRAND 4E. | 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.
- Feb. 20, 2011: Up to 5.5 inches of snow in Faribault under a winter storm warning
- Feb. 18, 2020: 3.5 inches of snow in Faribault
- March 12, 2017: 4 inches of snow in 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.