Storm log
Friday, Jan. 15, 2021
Up to 5 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
- 5 in.Reported 7 a.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 8 in.In Owatonna
- Storm reports
- 21Within 20 miles
- In 2021: The second storm day of the year.
- 21 storm reports, 4:30 a.m. to 2 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 34° to 36°
- Wind gusts to 22 mph
- Pressure 29.32 to 29.75 in.
High 36° at 2:55 p.m., low 34° at 12:15 a.m. Peak gust 22 mph at 4:35 a.m. 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 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.
- Faribault 4
- Waseca 4
- Northfield 3
- Owatonna 3
- Dennison 2
- Dundas 1
- Montgomery 1
- Morristown 1
- Nerstrand 1
- Veseli 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:30 a.m. | Snow 3 in. | 4 miles northeast of Montgomery | 18 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 5 a.m. | Snow 2.5 in. | 1 mile west-northwest of Veseli | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 5:30 a.m. | Snow 3 in. | 3 miles northeast of Morristown | 7 miles southwest of Faribault | TV or radio |
| 4 | 6 a.m. | Snow 2.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-WC-8 WASECA 2.0 N. | 2 miles north of Waseca | 17 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 6:30 a.m. | Snow 3.4 in. | 3 miles northeast of Northfield | 15 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 6:31 a.m. | Snow 3.4 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-DK-63 NORTHFIELD 2NE. | 3 miles northeast of Northfield | 15 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 7 | 7 a.m. | Snow 2.8 in. | 1 mile north-northeast of Waseca | 17 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 8 | 7 a.m. | Snow 6 in. | 1 mile north-northeast of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 9 | 7 a.m. | Snow 5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-38 FARIBAULT 1.6 S. | 1 mile south-southwest of Faribault | In Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 10 | 7 a.m. | Snow 4 in. | 1 mile east-northeast of Faribault | In Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 11 | 7 a.m. | Snow 2.4 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION FBTM5 FARIBAULT. | 1 mile north of Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 12 | 7 a.m. | Snow 6.1 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-GH-4 NERSTRAND 4E. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 13 | 7 a.m. | Snow 3.3 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-43 NORTHFIELD 2.1 SSW. | 1 mile east of Dundas | 11 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 14 | 7 a.m. | Snow 5.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-GH-33 DENNISON 2.0 NNE. | 2 miles north-northeast of Dennison | 16 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 15 | 7 a.m. | Snow 5.5 in. | 3 miles north-northeast of Dennison | 16 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 16 | 8 a.m. | Snow 5.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-WC-12 WASECA 1.6 SSE. | 1 mile south-southeast of Waseca | 19 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 17 | 8 a.m. | Snow 5 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION WASM5 WASECA. | 1 mile west-southwest of Waseca | 20 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 18 | 8 a.m. | Snow 6.5 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION OWAM5 OWATONNA. | 1 mile north-northwest of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 19 | 8 a.m. | Snow 4 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-39 FARIBAULT 1.1 E. | 1 mile northeast of Faribault | In Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 20 | 9 a.m. | Snow 3.9 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-49 NORTHFIELD 0.4 SSE. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 21 | 2 p.m. | Snow 8 in. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | TV or radio |
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. 3, 2016: 8 inches of snow 1 mile west-northwest of Veseli
- Dec. 24, 2020: Up to 7.4 inches of snow in Faribault
- Dec. 17, 2010: 8 inches of snow in Waseca
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.