Storm log
Friday, Dec. 28, 2018
3.1 inches of snow 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery
The National Weather Service logged three storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 3.1 in.3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery
- Storm reports
- 3Within 20 miles
- In 2018: The 32nd storm day of the year.
- 3 storm reports, 4:40 to 6:30 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 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
- Owatonna 1
- Veseli 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:40 a.m. | Snow 3.1 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-1, MONTGOMERY 3ENE. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 5 a.m. | Snow 2 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-11, VESELI 1W. | 1 mile west-northwest of Veseli | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 6:30 a.m. | Snow 1.2 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-SE-2, OWATONNA. | 1 mile northeast of Owatonna | 14 miles south 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.
- March 18, 2013: 2.5 inches of snow in Faribault under a blizzard warning
- Dec. 27, 2014: 3 inches of snow in Lonsdale
- Dec. 31, 2006: 3 inches of snow in Morristown; 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.