Storm log
Friday, Dec. 10, 2021
Up to 5.8 inches of snow in Faribault under a winter storm warning
The National Weather Service logged nine 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
- 5.8 in.Reported 4:49 p.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 11.5 in.In Montgomery
- Storm reports
- 9Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesWinter storm warning, 9 to 6 a.m.
- In 2021: Rice County's third day with a winter storm warning, and the 22nd storm day of the year.
- Winter storm warning, 9 a.m. to 6 a.m., Dec. 11; over Faribault
- 9 storm reports, 12:01 to 9:30 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 25° to 30°
- Wind gusts to 29 mph
- Pressure 29.52 to 29.91 in.
High 30° at 9:35 a.m., low 25° at 1:15 a.m. Peak gust 29 mph at 10:55 p.m. Shaded: the hours under the day's warnings (9 a.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 9
- 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.
- Elko New Market 2
- Faribault 2
- Montgomery 2
- Northfield 2
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:01 p.m. | Snow 1.5 in.RemarkCORRECTS REPORT SOURCE TO BROADCAST MEDIA. WCCO WEATHER WATCHER NETWORK. | in Faribault | In Faribault | TV or radio |
| 2 | 1:04 p.m. | Snow 2.3 in.RemarkWCCO WEATHER WATCHER NETWORK. | in Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | TV or radio |
| 3 | 2:30 p.m. | Snow 3.4 in.RemarkREPORTED VIA TWITTER. | in Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 4 | 4:49 p.m. | Snow 5.8 in.RemarkWCCO WEATHER WATCHER NETWORK. | in Faribault | In Faribault | TV or radio |
| 5 | 4:49 p.m. | Snow 4 in.RemarkWCCO WEATHER WATCHER NETWORK. | in Elko New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | TV or radio |
| 6 | 4:50 p.m. | Snow 5 in.RemarkWCCO WEATHER WATCHER NETWORK. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | TV or radio |
| 7 | 8 p.m. | Snow 9 in.RemarkREPORTED VIA FACEBOOK. INCLUDED PHOTO OF MEASUREMENT. | in Montgomery | 18 miles northwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 8 | 9 p.m. | Snow 9.5 in. | in Elko New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 9 | 9:30 p.m. | Snow 11.5 in.RemarkSENT VIA FACEBOOK MESSENGER WITH PHOTO. | in Montgomery | 18 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 9 a.m. to 6 a.m., Dec. 11 Included Faribault
- Issued
- 9 a.m.
- In effect until
- 6 a.m., Dec. 11
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- March 6, 2013: 11.1 inches of snow in Faribault
- April 12, 2019: 7.5 inches of snow in Faribault
- Dec. 9, 2012: Up to 8.5 inches of snow in Faribault under a winter storm warning
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.