Storm log
Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019
4 inches of snow in Waseca; Faribault under a blizzard warning
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued a blizzard warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 4 in.In Waseca
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesBlizzard warning, 6 to 9 p.m.
- In 2019: Rice County's first day with a blizzard warning, and the 12th storm day of the year.
- Blizzard warning, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Feb. 24; over Faribault
- 2 storm reports, 6 a.m. to 11 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 2
- 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.
- Montgomery 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 a.m. | Snow 2 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-1, MONTGOMERY 3ENE. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 11 p.m. | Snow 4 in.RemarkSTILL SNOWNING. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
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.
Blizzard warning 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Feb. 24 Included Faribault
- Issued
- 6 p.m.
- In effect until
- 9 p.m., Feb. 24
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- Feb. 7, 2019: 4 inches of snow in Lonsdale
- Jan. 27, 2019: 4 inches of snow in Northfield; Faribault under a winter storm warning
- Jan. 25, 2017: 3 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.