Storm log
Monday, March 15, 2021
Up to 5 inches of snow in Faribault under a winter storm warning
The National Weather Service logged eight 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
- 5 in.Reported 4:23 p.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 8.2 in.1 mile south of Waseca
- Storm reports
- 8Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesWinter storm warning, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- In 2021: Rice County's second day with a winter storm warning, and the seventh storm day of the year.
- Winter storm warning, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; over Faribault
- 8 storm reports, 9:17 a.m. to 6:07 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 28° to 36°
- Wind gusts to 26 mph
- Pressure 29.98 to 30.23 in.
High 36° at 1:15 a.m., low 28° at 8:35 a.m. Peak gust 26 mph at 1:35 a.m. Shaded: the hours under the day's warnings (8 a.m. to 7 p.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 8
- 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 2
- Waseca 2
- Kilkenny 1
- Lonsdale 1
- Morristown 1
- Owatonna 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9:17 a.m. | Snow 2 in. | 1 mile south of Waseca | 19 miles southwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 2 | 11:55 a.m. | Snow 2 in. | 3 miles east-northeast of Morristown | 7 miles southwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 3 | noon | Snow 3 in. | 1 mile south-southwest of Faribault | In Faribault | Member of the public |
| 4 | 12:03 p.m. | Snow 4.5 in. | 7 miles east of Kilkenny | 9 miles west of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 5 | 1:55 p.m. | Snow 5 in.RemarkPHONED IN REPORT. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 6 | 4:23 p.m. | Snow 5 in.RemarkSPOTTER NETWORK REPORT. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 7 | 6:06 p.m. | Snow 8.2 in. | 1 mile south of Waseca | 19 miles southwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 8 | 6:07 p.m. | Snow 6 in.RemarkTWEETED REPORT. | in Lonsdale | 15 miles northwest 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.
Winter storm warning 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 8 a.m.
- In effect until
- 7 p.m.
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- April 1, 2008: 8.1 inches of snow in Montgomery
- Dec. 24, 2009: Up to 8.1 inches of snow in Faribault
- March 6, 2018: 6 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.