Storm log
Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020
6 inches of snow 1 mile north-northwest of Owatonna; Faribault under a blizzard warning
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued two warnings for Rice County: a blizzard warning and a winter storm warning; both included Faribault.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 6 in.1 mile north-northwest of Owatonna
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 2For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesTwo warnings
- In 2020: Rice County's first day with a blizzard warning, and the 26th storm day of the year.
- Winter storm warning, 1 to 1:54 p.m.; over Faribault
- Blizzard warning, 1:54 p.m. to 2:43 a.m., Dec. 24; over Faribault
- 2 storm reports, 5 to 7:55 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 5° to 46°
- Wind gusts to 38 mph
- Pressure 29.13 to 29.68 in.
High 46° at 7:55 a.m., low 5° at 10:35 p.m. Peak gust 38 mph at 2:35 p.m. Shaded: the hours under the day's warnings (1 p.m. to midnight). The airport reports about every 20 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 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.
- Owatonna 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 p.m. | Snow 4 in. | 1 mile north-northeast of Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 7:55 p.m. | Snow 6 in. | 1 mile north-northwest of Owatonna | 13 miles south 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 1 to 1:54 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 1 p.m.
- In effect until
- 1:54 p.m.
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
Blizzard warning 1:54 p.m. to 2:43 a.m., Dec. 24 Included Faribault
- Issued
- 1:54 p.m.
- In effect until
- 2:43 a.m., Dec. 24
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- Dec. 29, 2025: 6 inches of snow 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery
- Dec. 15, 2022: 2.1 inches of snow in Faribault
- Dec. 7, 2021: 6 inches of snow in Northfield
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.