Storm log
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
1 inch of snow in Faribault under a winter storm warning
The National Weather Service logged 12 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
- 1 in.Reported 7 a.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 7 in.In Owatonna
- Storm reports
- 12Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesWinter storm warning, 1 a.m.
- In 2018: Rice County's fifth day with a winter storm warning, and the 11th storm day of the year.
- Winter storm warning, 1 a.m. to 1 a.m., April 4; over Faribault
- 12 storm reports, 5 a.m. 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 17 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 12
- 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.
- Nerstrand 2
- Northfield 2
- Owatonna 2
- Waseca 2
- Faribault 1
- Montgomery 1
- Veseli 1
- Other places 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 a.m. | Snow 0.6 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 0.2 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-1, MONTGOMERY 3ENE. THE DURATION OF THE SNOW EVENT WAS 24 HOURS. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 6:15 a.m. | Snow 2.4 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-SE-2, OWATONNA. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 7 a.m. | Snow 2.7 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-WC-5, WASECA 1NNE. | 1 mile north-northeast of Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 7 a.m. | Snow 1 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION FBTM5, FARIBAULT. | in Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 6 | 7 a.m. | Snow 0.8 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-GH-4, NERSTRAND 4E. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 7 | 7 a.m. | Snow 0.8 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-DK-63, NORTHFIELD 2NE. THE DURATION OF THE SNOW EVENT WAS 24 HOURS. | 2 miles northeast of Northfield | 15 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 8 | 8 a.m. | Snow 3.5 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION WASM5, WASECA (AG EXP FRM). THE DURATION OF THE SNOW EVENT WAS 24 HOURS. | 20 miles southwest of Faribault | 20 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 9 | 4:30 p.m. | Snow 4.2 in. | 3 miles northeast of Northfield | 15 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 10 | 5:30 p.m. | Snow 5.9 in. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 11 | 6:20 p.m. | Snow 7 in. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | TV or radio |
| 12 | 8 p.m. | Snow 6.3 in. | 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.
Winter storm warning 1 a.m. to 1 a.m., April 4 Included Faribault
- Issued
- 1 a.m.
- In effect until
- 1 a.m., April 4
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- April 19, 2013: 7 inches of snow 1 mile south-southwest of Lonsdale
- April 23, 2013: Up to 7 inches of snow in Faribault
- Feb. 24, 2019: 6.2 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.