Storm log
Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020
Up to 7.6 inches of snow in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged 21 storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 7.6 in.Reported 7 a.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 10.5 in.2 miles east of Dennison
- Storm reports
- 21Within 20 miles
- In 2020: The fifth storm day of the year.
- 21 storm reports, 5 a.m. to 12:30 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).
- Temperature -4° to 27°
- Wind gusts to 17 mph
- Pressure 29.95 to 30.12 in.
High 27° at 3:55 p.m., low -4° at 11:55 p.m. Peak gust 17 mph at 10:35 a.m. The airport reports about every 19 minutes, so a gust between its reports isn't in this record. Pressure is its altimeter setting, in inches of mercury. Over The airport's day Midnight to midnight standard time all year (1 a.m. to 1 a.m. in daylight time): the day the airport's high and low cover. This site's report card: midnight to midnight standard time.
- Snow total 21
- 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 5
- Northfield 4
- Waseca 3
- Faribault 2
- Nerstrand 2
- Veseli 2
- Dennison 1
- Lonsdale 1
- Montgomery 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 a.m. | Snow 2 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-11 VESELI 1W. | 1 mile west-northwest of Veseli | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 6 a.m. | Snow 6.2 in.RemarkMEASUREMENT WITH PHOTO SENT VIA FACEBOOK COMMENT. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 3 | 6 a.m. | Snow 4 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-1 MONTGOMERY 3ENE. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 6:50 a.m. | Snow 7 in.RemarkMEASUREMENT WITH PHOTO VIA FACEBOOK COMMENT. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Member of the public |
| 5 | 7 a.m. | Snow 8 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-SE-2 OWATONNA 0.8 E. | 1 mile northeast of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 7 a.m. | Snow 6.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-WC-8 WASECA 2.0 N. | 2 miles north of Waseca | 17 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 7 | 7 a.m. | Snow 7.6 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION FBTM5 FARIBAULT. | 1 mile north of Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 8 | 7 a.m. | Snow 6.3 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-GH-4 NERSTRAND 4E. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 9 | 7:48 a.m. | Snow 9 in.RemarkMEASUREMENT WITH PHOTO VIA FACEBOOK COMMENT. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 10 | 8 a.m. | Snow 8 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION OWAM5 OWATONNA. | 1 mile north-northwest of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 11 | 9:29 a.m. | Snow 8.5 in.RemarkPHONED IN REPORT. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 12 | 9:30 a.m. | Snow 7.8 in.RemarkPHONED IN REPORT. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 13 | 9:37 a.m. | Snow 7.8 in.RemarkMEASUREMENT WITH PHOTO SENT VIA FACEBOOK MESSENGER. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | NWS employee |
| 14 | 9:48 a.m. | Snow 8.6 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-DK-63 NORTHFIELD 2NE. | 3 miles northeast of Northfield | 15 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 15 | 10 a.m. | Snow 7.8 in. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 16 | 10:22 a.m. | Snow 7.9 in.RemarkMEASUREMENT WITH PHOTO VIA TWITTER. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 17 | 10:58 a.m. | Snow 10 in.RemarkMEASUREMENT WITH PHOTO VIA TWITTER. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 18 | 11 a.m. | Snow 10.5 in.RemarkREPORTED ON FACEBOOK. | 2 miles east of Dennison | 16 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 19 | 11 a.m. | Snow 9.7 in.RemarkMEASUREMENT WITH PHOTO VIA TWITTER. | 3 miles west-southwest of Veseli | 20 miles northwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 20 | 11:24 a.m. | Snow 8.3 in.RemarkREPORTED VIA FACEBOOK MESSENGER. | in Lonsdale | 15 miles northwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 21 | 12:30 p.m. | Snow 10.3 in.RemarkSNOW ENDED. | 1 mile northeast of Owatonna | 13 miles south 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.
- March 23, 2015: 7 inches of snow in Faribault
- Dec. 9, 2009: Up to 10.5 inches of snow in Faribault
- Feb. 9, 2010: 11 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.