Storm log
Friday, Jan. 18, 2019
4.8 inches of snow in Waseca
The National Weather Service logged four storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 4.8 in.In Waseca
- Storm reports
- 4Within 20 miles
- In 2019: The first storm day of the year.
- 4 storm reports, 4 to 10:29 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 4
- 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.
- Waseca 2
- Lonsdale 1
- Northfield 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 p.m. | Snow 1.5 in. | in Lonsdale | 15 miles northwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 2 | 5 p.m. | Snow 4 in.RemarkREPORTED VIA TWITTER. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 3 | 8:40 p.m. | Snow 2.5 in.RemarkREPORTED VIA TWITTER. PHOTO OF MEASUREMENT INCLUDED. | 1 mile east-northeast of Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 4 | 10:29 p.m. | Snow 4.8 in. | in Waseca | 19 miles southwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
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. 1, 2015: 4.8 inches of snow 1 mile northeast of Owatonna
- March 16, 2006: 3.5 inches of snow in Faribault
- Nov. 29, 2022: 4.9 inches of snow 2 miles north-northeast of Dennison
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.