Storm log
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
6 inches of snow in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged nine storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 6 in.Reported 7 a.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 8 in.3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery
- Storm reports
- 9Within 20 miles
- In 2018: The ninth storm day of the year.
- 9 storm reports, 5 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).
- The airport reported only 15 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 9
- 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 2
- Faribault 1
- Montgomery 1
- Nerstrand 1
- Owatonna 1
- Veseli 1
- Waseca 1
- Waterville 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 a.m. | Snow 3.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-11, VESELI 1W. | 1 mile west of Veseli | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 5:30 a.m. | Snow 8 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-1, MONTGOMERY 3ENE. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 5:50 a.m. | Snow 6.4 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-DK-63, NORTHFIELD 2NE. | 2 miles northeast of Northfield | 15 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 6 a.m. | Snow 7.5 in. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 5 | 6:30 a.m. | Snow 4.8 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-SE-2, OWATONNA. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 6:53 a.m. | Snow 6.2 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-LS-19, WATERVILLE. | in Waterville | 15 miles west of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 7 | 7 a.m. | Snow 2.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-WC-5, WASECA 1NNE. | 1 mile north-northeast of Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 8 | 7 a.m. | Snow 6 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION FBTM5, FARIBAULT. | in Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 9 | 7 a.m. | Snow 6.4 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. 27, 2009: 6 inches of snow in Faribault
- March 16, 2021: 6.5 inches of snow in Faribault
- Feb. 21, 2014: 8 inches of snow 1 mile south-southwest of Lonsdale
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.