Storm log
Saturday, April 14, 2018
0.6 inch of snow 4 miles east of Nerstrand; Faribault under a blizzard warning
The National Weather Service logged three storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued two warnings for Rice County: a blizzard warning and a winter storm warning; both included Faribault.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 0.6 in.4 miles east of Nerstrand
- Storm reports
- 3Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 2For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesTwo warnings
- In 2018: Rice County's second day with a blizzard warning, and the 13th storm day of the year.
- Winter storm warning, 1 to 11:04 a.m.; over Faribault
- Blizzard warning, 11:04 a.m. to 3:43 a.m., April 15; over Faribault
- 3 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).
- Temperature 21° to 32°
- Wind gusts to 39 mph
- Pressure 29.87 to 30.09 in.
High 32° at 1:06 a.m., low 21° at 11:55 p.m. Peak gust 39 mph at 11:55 a.m. Shaded: the hours under the day's warnings (1 a.m. to midnight). The airport reports about every 42 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 3
- 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
- Veseli 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 a.m. | Snow 0.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-11, VESELI 1W. | 1 mile west of Veseli | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 6 a.m. | Snow 0.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-1, MONTGOMERY 3ENE. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 7 a.m. | Snow 0.6 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.
Winter storm warning 1 to 11:04 a.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 1 a.m.
- In effect until
- 11:04 a.m.
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
Blizzard warning 11:04 a.m. to 3:43 a.m., April 15 Included Faribault
- Issued
- 11:04 a.m.
- In effect until
- 3:43 a.m., April 15
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- Feb. 15, 2023: 0.5 inch of snow 2 miles north of Waseca
- Dec. 14, 2009: 0.5 inch of snow in Faribault
- Dec. 28, 2021: 0.8 inch of snow 1 mile south of Waseca
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.