Storm log
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019
11 inches of snow in Webster; Faribault under a winter storm warning
The National Weather Service logged 11 storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued a winter storm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 11 in.In Webster
- Storm reports
- 11Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesWinter storm warning, midnight to 6 p.m.
- In 2019: Rice County's second day with a winter storm warning, and the 10th storm day of the year.
- Winter storm warning, midnight to 6 p.m.; over Faribault
- 11 storm reports, 6 a.m. to 2:38 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 11
- 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.
- Northfield 3
- Owatonna 2
- Waseca 2
- Dundas 1
- Montgomery 1
- Nerstrand 1
- Webster 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 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 2.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-SE-2, OWATONNA. | 1 mile northeast of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 6:52 a.m. | Snow 2 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-DK-63, NORTHFIELD 2NE. | 3 miles northeast of Northfield | 15 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 7 a.m. | Snow 2.9 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-WC-5, WASECA 1NNE. | 1 mile north-northeast of Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 7 a.m. | Snow 2.9 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-GH-4, NERSTRAND 4E. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 9 a.m. | Snow 6.5 in.RemarkMEASUREMENT ESTIMATED FROM TWITTER PHOTO. | in Dundas | 10 miles north of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 7 | 9:13 a.m. | Snow 5.5 in.RemarkMEASUREMENT FROM TWITTER. | 1 mile east of Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 8 | 11:25 a.m. | Snow 9 in.RemarkREPORTED VIA FACEBOOK. | 2 miles west of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 9 | noon | Snow 7.7 in. | 1 mile east of Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 10 | 1:43 p.m. | Snow 8 in.RemarkVIA SOCIAL MEDIA. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 11 | 2:38 p.m. | Snow 11 in. | in Webster | 11 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.
Winter storm warning midnight to 6 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- midnight
- In effect until
- 6 p.m.
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- Feb. 25, 2007: 4.1 inches of snow in Faribault
- Feb. 9, 2010: 11 inches of snow in Faribault
- Dec. 11, 2016: Up to 9.5 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.