Storm log
Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018
Up to 4.3 inches of snow in Faribault under a winter storm warning
The National Weather Service logged eight storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued a winter storm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 4.3 in.Reported 10:30 p.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 6.5 in.In Waterville
- Storm reports
- 8Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesWinter storm warning, noon
- In 2018: Rice County's seventh day with a winter storm warning, and the 30th storm day of the year.
- Winter storm warning, noon to noon, Dec. 2; over Faribault
- 8 storm reports, 4 to 10:30 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).
- Snow total 8
- 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.
- Faribault 2
- Waterville 2
- Kenyon 1
- Nerstrand 1
- Northfield 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 p.m. | Snow 3 in.RemarkTWEET WITH SNOWFALL REPORT. NO PHOTO PROVIDED. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Member of the public |
| 2 | 4:29 p.m. | Snow 5 in.RemarkTWEET WITH PHOTO OF SNOWFALL MEASUREMENT. | in Waterville | 15 miles west of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 4:30 p.m. | Snow 3.2 in.RemarkTWEET WITH PHOTO OF SNOW MEASUREMENT. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 10 p.m. | Snow 5.5 in. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 5 | 10:30 p.m. | Snow 6.5 in. | in Waterville | 16 miles west of Faribault | TV or radio |
| 6 | 10:30 p.m. | Snow 5.8 in. | in Kenyon | 14 miles east of Faribault | TV or radio |
| 7 | 10:30 p.m. | Snow 4.3 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | TV or radio |
| 8 | 10:30 p.m. | Snow 4.3 in. | in Northfield | 13 miles northeast 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.
Winter storm warning noon to noon, Dec. 2 Included Faribault
- Issued
- noon
- In effect until
- noon, Dec. 2
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- Dec. 28, 2015: 6.5 inches of snow in Owatonna; Faribault under a winter storm warning
- Jan. 14, 2022: 6.5 inches of snow in Owatonna
- April 4, 2014: 3 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.