Storm log
Sunday, April 15, 2018
8.4 inches of snow in Owatonna
The National Weather Service logged seven storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 8.4 in.In Owatonna
- Storm reports
- 7Within 20 miles
- In 2018: The 14th storm day of the year.
- 7 storm reports, 5 to 8 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 7 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 7
- 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.
- Owatonna 2
- Montgomery 1
- Nerstrand 1
- Veseli 1
- Waseca 1
- Waterville 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 a.m. | Snow 6.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-11, VESELI 1W. THE DURATION OF THE SNOW EVENT WAS 48 HOURS. | 1 mile west of Veseli | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 6 a.m. | Snow 6.5 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 | 7 a.m. | Snow 7.9 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-WC-5, WASECA 1NNE. THE DURATION OF THE SNOW EVENT WAS 24 HOURS. | 1 mile north-northeast of Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 7 a.m. | Snow 8.4 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-SE-2, OWATONNA. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 7 a.m. | Snow 7.9 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-LS-19, WATERVILLE. THE DURATION OF THE SNOW EVENT WAS 24 HOURS. | in Waterville | 15 miles west of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 7 a.m. | Snow 8.4 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-GH-4, NERSTRAND 4E. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 7 | 8 a.m. | Snow 8 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION OWAM5, OWATONNA. | in Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
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.
- Jan. 1, 2007: 8.5 inches of snow in Montgomery
- Dec. 2, 2018: Up to 7.8 inches of snow in Faribault
- Oct. 20, 2020: 8.5 inches of snow 2 miles north-northwest of 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.