Storm log
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Up to 6 inches of snow in Faribault under a winter storm warning
The National Weather Service logged 12 storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued a winter storm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 6 in.Reported 4:50 p.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 6 in.In Faribault
- Storm reports
- 12Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesWinter storm warning, 12:22 to 7:46 p.m.
- In 2019: Rice County's fourth day with a winter storm warning, and the 21st storm day of the year.
- Winter storm warning, 12:22 p.m. to 7:46 p.m., April 11; over Faribault
- 12 storm reports, 11:10 a.m. to 4:50 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 12
- 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 3
- Waseca 3
- Faribault 2
- Kenyon 1
- Lonsdale 1
- Nerstrand 1
- Northfield 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11:10 a.m. | Snow 1.9 in.RemarkSNOW SINCE 10:10AM. | 1 mile north-northeast of Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 11:52 a.m. | Snow 2.5 in.RemarkREPORT SENT VIA FACEBOOK MESSENGER. NO PHOTO. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 3 | 12:37 p.m. | Snow 4 in.RemarkPHONED IN REPORT. NO PHOTO. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 4 | 1:25 p.m. | Snow 5.2 in. | 1 mile north-northeast of Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 1:46 p.m. | Snow 5 in.RemarkRULER PICTURE FROM TWITTER. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Member of the public |
| 6 | 2:20 p.m. | Snow 4.5 in.RemarkRULER PHOTO ON TWITTER. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 7 | 2:45 p.m. | Snow 5.6 in.RemarkRULER PHOTO ON TWITTER. | in Kenyon | 14 miles east of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 8 | 3:40 p.m. | Snow 4.5 in.RemarkRULER PHOTO ON TWITTER. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 9 | 3:45 p.m. | Snow 5.9 in. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 10 | 4:15 p.m. | Snow 5 in. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | TV or radio |
| 11 | 4:45 p.m. | Snow 5.8 in. | 5 miles southeast of Lonsdale | 10 miles north of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 12 | 4:50 p.m. | Snow 6 in. | 1 mile northwest of Faribault | In Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
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 12:22 p.m. to 7:46 p.m., April 11 Included Faribault
- Issued
- 12:22 p.m.
- In effect until
- 7:46 p.m., April 11
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- March 12, 2017: 4 inches of snow in Faribault under a winter storm warning
- Feb. 23, 2018: 6 inches of snow 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery
- Feb. 20, 2011: Up to 5.5 inches of snow in 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.