Storm log
Monday, March 5, 2018
6 inches of snow in Faribault under a winter storm warning
The National Weather Service logged four storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued a winter storm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 6 in.Reported 6 p.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 6.8 in.In Waseca
- Storm reports
- 4Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesWinter storm warning, 6 to 3:06 a.m.
- In 2018: Rice County's third day with a winter storm warning, and the eighth storm day of the year.
- Winter storm warning, 6 a.m. to 3:06 a.m., March 6; over Faribault
- 4 storm reports, 6 to 8 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).
- The airport reported only 16 hours of its day, too few for a high and low.
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 4
- 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.
- Faribault 1
- Northfield 1
- Waseca 1
- Waterville 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 p.m. | Snow 6 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | TV or radio |
| 2 | 6 p.m. | Snow 3.5 in. | in Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | TV or radio |
| 3 | 7:45 p.m. | Snow 5.5 in.RemarkSNOWFALL IN THE PAST 8 HOURS. | in Waterville | 16 miles west of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 8 p.m. | Snow 6.8 in. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest 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.
Winter storm warning 6 a.m. to 3:06 a.m., March 6 Included Faribault
- Issued
- 6 a.m.
- In effect until
- 3:06 a.m., March 6
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- Feb. 24, 2019: 6.2 inches of snow in Faribault
- Feb. 22, 2023: Up to 5 inches of snow in Faribault under a blizzard warning
- Feb. 19, 2026: 1.9 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.