Storm log
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
6.4 inches of snow in Owatonna
The National Weather Service logged five storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 6.4 in.In Owatonna
- Storm reports
- 5Within 20 miles
- In 2018: The 12th storm day of the year.
- 5 storm reports, 5:30 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 7° to 28°
- Wind no gusts; to 5 mph
- Pressure 30.08 to 30.23 in.
High 28° at 3:55 p.m., low 7° at 6:55 a.m. The airport reports about every 60 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 5
- 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
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:30 a.m. | Snow 5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-1, MONTGOMERY 3ENE. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 6:30 a.m. | Snow 6.4 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-SE-2, OWATONNA. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 7 a.m. | Snow 4.1 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-WC-5, WASECA 1NNE. | 1 mile north-northeast of Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | 7 a.m. | Snow 3.4 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-DK-63, NORTHFIELD 2NE. | 2 miles northeast of Northfield | 15 miles northeast 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.
- April 4, 2014: 3 inches of snow in Faribault
- April 12, 2013: 6.5 inches of snow 5 miles east-southeast of New Prague
- April 12, 2020: 6.5 inches of snow in Owatonna; 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.