Storm log
Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018
2 inches of snow in Waseca
The National Weather Service logged six storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 2 in.In Waseca
- Storm reports
- 6Within 20 miles
- In 2018: The 29th storm day of the year.
- 6 storm reports, 5 to 8:52 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).
- Snow total 6
- 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
- Veseli 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 a.m. | Snow 1 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-11, VESELI 1W. | 1 mile west-northwest of Veseli | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 5:20 a.m. | Snow 1.9 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 1.7 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-GH-4, NERSTRAND 4E. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 7 a.m. | Snow 1.2 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-DK-63, NORTHFIELD 2NE. | 3 miles northeast of Northfield | 15 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 8:52 a.m. | Snow 2 in.RemarkREPORT FROM SNOWFALL SUMMARY TWEET BY TV METEOROLOGIST. NO PHOTO PROVIDED. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | TV or radio |
| 6 | 8:52 a.m. | Snow 1.4 in.RemarkREPORT FROM SNOWFALL SUMMARY TWEET BY TV METEOROLOGIST. NO PHOTO PROVIDED. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | TV or radio |
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.
- Dec. 3, 2011: 2 inches of snow in Faribault
- Dec. 5, 2017: 2 inches of snow 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery
- Dec. 10, 2016: Up to 2 inches of snow in 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.