Storm log
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023
Up to 5 inches of snow in Faribault under a blizzard warning
The National Weather Service logged 12 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
- 5 in.Reported 8 a.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 7 in.2 miles north of Waseca
- Storm reports
- 12Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesBlizzard warning, noon
- In 2023: Rice County's first day with a blizzard warning, and the eighth storm day of the year.
- Blizzard warning, noon to noon, Feb. 23; over Faribault
- 12 storm reports, 6 to 9 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 16° to 19°
- Wind gusts to 32 mph
- Pressure 29.72 to 29.85 in.
High 19° at 11:55 a.m., low 16° at 12:15 a.m. Peak gust 32 mph at 7:15 p.m. Shaded: the hours under the day's warnings (noon 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 12
- 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
- Dennison 1
- Dundas 1
- Kilkenny 1
- Montgomery 1
- Near Faribault 1
- Nerstrand 1
- Northfield 1
- Owatonna 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 a.m. | Snow 7 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-WC-8 WASECA 2.0 N. | 2 miles north of Waseca | 17 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 6 a.m. | Snow 3.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-GH-33 DENNISON 2.0 NNE. | 2 miles north-northeast of Dennison | 16 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 6 a.m. | Snow 3.5 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 5.7 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-WC-5 WASECA 1NNE. | 1 mile north-northeast of Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 7 a.m. | Snow 3 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION FBTM5 FARIBAULT. | 1 mile north of Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 6 | 7 a.m. | Snow 4.4 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-GH-4 NERSTRAND 4E. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 7 | 7 a.m. | Snow 3.9 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-60 DUNDAS 0.4 SW. | 1 mile southwest of Dundas | 9 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | 8 a.m. | Snow 5 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION OWAM5 OWATONNA. | 1 mile north-northwest of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 10 | 8 a.m. | Snow 5 in.RemarkSTORM TOTAL SNOW PROVIDED BY SOCIAL MEDIA. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Member of the public |
| 11 | 8:22 a.m. | Snow 5 in. | 2 miles north-northwest of Faribault | 2 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 12 | 9 a.m. | Snow 2.2 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-50 WATERVILLE 5.0 NE. | 4 miles southeast of Kilkenny | 12 miles west of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
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 noon to noon, Feb. 23 Included Faribault
- Issued
- noon
- In effect until
- noon, Feb. 23
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- Feb. 24, 2019: 6.2 inches of snow in Faribault
- Feb. 19, 2026: 1.9 inches of snow in Faribault
- Jan. 19, 2023: 5.7 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.