Storm log
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
6.5 inches of snow in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged 10 storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 6.5 in.Reported 7 a.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 8 in.1 mile south-southeast of Waseca
- Storm reports
- 10Within 20 miles
- In 2021: The eighth storm day of the year.
- 10 storm reports, 4:30 to 8 a.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 34°
- Wind no gusts; to 7 mph
- Pressure 29.96 to 30.05 in.
High 34° at 2:15 p.m., low 28° at 1:15 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 10
- 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.
- Waseca 3
- Dennison 1
- Faribault 1
- Montgomery 1
- Nerstrand 1
- Northfield 1
- Owatonna 1
- Veseli 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:30 a.m. | Snow 6 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-1 MONTGOMERY 3ENE. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 5 a.m. | Snow 5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-11 VESELI 1W. | 1 mile west-northwest of Veseli | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 6 a.m. | Snow 6.1 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-WC-8 WASECA 2.0 N. | 2 miles north of Waseca | 17 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 6 a.m. | Snow 4.1 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-GH-33 DENNISON 2.0 NNE. | 2 miles north-northeast of Dennison | 16 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 6:40 a.m. | Snow 4.8 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-DK-63 NORTHFIELD 2NE. | 3 miles northeast of Northfield | 15 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 7 a.m. | Snow 6.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-SE-2 OWATONNA 0.8 E. | 1 mile northeast of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 7 | 7 a.m. | Snow 6.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-38 FARIBAULT 1.6 S. | 1 mile south-southwest of Faribault | In Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 8 | 7 a.m. | Snow 6.9 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-GH-4 NERSTRAND 4E. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 9 | 8 a.m. | Snow 8 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-WC-12 WASECA 1.6 SSE. | 1 mile south-southeast of Waseca | 19 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 10 | 8 a.m. | Snow 6 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION WASM5 WASECA. | 1 mile west-southwest of Waseca | 20 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
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 6, 2018: 6 inches of snow in Faribault
- Feb. 27, 2009: 6 inches of snow in Faribault
- Feb. 21, 2014: 8 inches of snow 1 mile south-southwest of Lonsdale
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.