Storm log
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019
3.9 inches of snow 4 miles east of Nerstrand
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
- 3.9 in.4 miles east of Nerstrand
- Storm reports
- 6Within 20 miles
- In 2019: The ninth storm day of the year.
- 6 storm reports, 5:20 to 8 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.
- Owatonna 2
- Montgomery 1
- Nerstrand 1
- Northfield 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:20 a.m. | Snow 2.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-1, MONTGOMERY 3ENE. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 6:15 a.m. | Snow 3 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-SE-2, OWATONNA. | 1 mile northeast of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 7 a.m. | Snow 3.2 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-WC-5, WASECA 1NNE. | 1 mile north-northeast of Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 7 a.m. | Snow 3.9 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-GH-4, NERSTRAND 4E. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 7 a.m. | Snow 3.8 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-DK-63, NORTHFIELD 2NE. | 3 miles northeast of Northfield | 15 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 8 a.m. | Snow 3.5 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION OWAM5, OWATONNA. | 1 mile north-northwest of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
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.
- Feb. 7, 2019: 4 inches of snow in Lonsdale
- Feb. 23, 2019: 4 inches of snow in Waseca; Faribault under a blizzard warning
- Jan. 27, 2019: 4 inches of snow in Northfield; 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.