Storm log
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
3.5 inches of snow 1 mile west of Owatonna
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, a snow total. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 3.5 in.1 mile west of Owatonna
- Storm reports
- 1Within 20 miles
- In 2018: The 15th storm day of the year.
- 1 storm report, 6:37 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).
- Temperature 28° to 34°
- Wind gusts to 17 mph
- Pressure 29.85 to 30.23 in.
High 34° at 1:01 a.m., low 28° at 4:23 a.m. Peak gust 17 mph at 1:01 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 1
- 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.
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:37 p.m. | Snow 3.5 in. | 1 mile west of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
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.
- March 10, 2019: 3.5 inches of snow 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery
- March 10, 2013: 2 inches of snow in Faribault
- March 5, 2014: 2.5 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.