Storm log
Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022
4 inches of snow in Faribault under a blizzard warning
The National Weather Service logged 11 storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued a blizzard warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 4 in.Reported 7 a.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 7.3 in.1 mile west of Elko New Market
- Storm reports
- 11Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesBlizzard warning, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- In 2022: Rice County's first day with a blizzard warning, and the 22nd storm day of the year.
- Blizzard warning, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., Dec. 24; over Faribault
- 11 storm reports, 3:30 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 -13° to -2°
- Wind gusts to 28 mph
- Pressure 30.05 to 30.14 in.
High -2° at 12:15 a.m., low -13° at 4:35 p.m. Peak gust 28 mph at 12:55 p.m. Shaded: the hours under the day's warnings (6 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 11
- 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
- Northfield 2
- Owatonna 2
- Waseca 2
- Dundas 1
- Faribault 1
- Montgomery 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:30 a.m. | Snow 7.3 in. | 1 mile west of Elko New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 6 a.m. | Snow 4 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-WC-8 WASECA 2.0 N. | 2 miles north of Waseca | 17 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 6 a.m. | Snow 6.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-1 MONTGOMERY 3ENE. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 7 a.m. | Snow 3.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-SE-2 OWATONNA 0.8 E. | 1 mile northeast of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 7 a.m. | Snow 4 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-38 FARIBAULT 1.6 S. | 1 mile south-southwest of Faribault | In Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 7 a.m. | Snow 4 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-60 DUNDAS 0.4 SW. | 1 mile southwest of Dundas | 9 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 7 | 7 a.m. | Snow 4.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-57 NORTHFIELD 0.6 ESE. | 1 mile east of Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 8 | 7 a.m. | Snow 7.3 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-SC-73 ELKO NEW MARKET 1.2 W. | 2 miles west-southwest of Elko New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 9 | 7:22 a.m. | Snow 5.3 in. | 1 mile south of Waseca | 19 miles southwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 10 | 8 a.m. | Snow 5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-SE-20 OWATONNA 1.6 E. | 1 mile east-northeast of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 11 | 8 a.m. | Snow 5.6 in.RemarkWATER EQUIVALENT OF 0.36 INCH. | 1 mile north of Northfield | 13 miles north 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.
Blizzard warning 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., Dec. 24 Included Faribault
- Issued
- 6 p.m.
- In effect until
- 6 a.m., Dec. 24
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- Dec. 19, 2024: 4.3 inches of snow in Faribault under a winter storm warning
- Dec. 3, 2010: Up to 5.5 inches of snow in Faribault under a winter storm warning
- Jan. 28, 2019: 6.5 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.