Storm log
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019
4 inches of snow in Lonsdale
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
- 4 in.In Lonsdale
- Storm reports
- 3Within 20 miles
- In 2019: The sixth storm day of the year.
- 3 storm reports, 6:30 a.m. to 1:52 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 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.
- Lonsdale 1
- Nerstrand 1
- Owatonna 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:30 a.m. | Snow 1.1 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-SE-2, OWATONNA. | 1 mile northeast of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 7 a.m. | Snow 1.1 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-GH-4, NERSTRAND 4E. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 1:52 p.m. | Snow 4 in.RemarkSNOWFALL MEASUREMENT SINCE MIDNIGHT THURSDAY SENT VIA TWEET. PHOTO PROVIDED. | in Lonsdale | 15 miles northwest 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.
- Jan. 27, 2019: 4 inches of snow in Northfield; Faribault under a winter storm warning
- Jan. 25, 2017: 3 inches of snow in Faribault
- Feb. 23, 2019: 4 inches of snow in Waseca; Faribault under a blizzard 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.