Storm log
Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019
10 inches of snow in Faribault
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 in Faribault
- 10 in.Reported 7 a.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 10 in.In Faribault
- Storm reports
- 4Within 20 miles
- In 2019: The 11th storm day of the year.
- 4 storm reports, 5 to 7 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 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.
- Faribault 1
- Northfield 1
- Owatonna 1
- Veseli 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 a.m. | Snow 7 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-11, VESELI 1W. | 1 mile west-northwest of Veseli | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 6:05 a.m. | Snow 6.9 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-DK-63, NORTHFIELD 2NE. | 3 miles northeast of Northfield | 15 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 6:30 a.m. | Snow 5.8 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-SE-2, OWATONNA. | 1 mile northeast of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 7 a.m. | Snow 10 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION FBTM5, FARIBAULT. | 1 mile north of Faribault | In 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. 8, 2010: 10 inches of snow in New Market
- March 24, 2016: 3.5 inches of snow in Faribault
- Dec. 29, 2015: 8 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.