Storm log
Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024
4.3 inches of snow in Faribault under a winter storm warning
The National Weather Service logged 14 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
- 4.3 in.Reported 7 a.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 7.3 in.1 mile north of Montgomery
- Storm reports
- 14Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Faribault warned
- YesWinter storm warning, 6:51 a.m. to midnight
- In 2024: Rice County's third day with a winter storm warning, and the 28th storm day of the year.
- Winter storm warning, 6:51 a.m. to midnight, Dec. 20; over Faribault
- 14 storm reports, 4:30 a.m. to 7:01 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 19° to 27°
- Wind gusts to 23 mph
- Pressure 29.90 to 30.25 in.
High 27° at 12:15 p.m., low 19° at 2:55 a.m. Peak gust 23 mph at 10:15 a.m. Shaded: the hours under the day's warnings (6:51 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 14
- 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.
- Montgomery 4
- Northfield 3
- Elko New Market 2
- Dennison 1
- Faribault 1
- Lemond 1
- Nerstrand 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:30 a.m. | Snow 2 in. | 1 mile west of Elko New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 7 a.m. | Snow 4.3 in.RemarkCO-OP Observer station FBTM5 Faribault. Snow still falling. | 1 mile north of Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 3 | 7 a.m. | Snow 4.3 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-GH-4 Nerstrand 4E. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 7 a.m. | Snow 4 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-78 Northfield 0.4 SSW. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 7 a.m. | Snow 5 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-LS-51 Montgomery 1.8 NE. | 2 miles northeast of Montgomery | 18 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 7 a.m. | Snow 4.9 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-DK-63 Northfield 2NE. | 3 miles northeast of Northfield | 15 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 7 | 7 a.m. | Snow 4.8 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 |
| 8 | 8 a.m. | Snow 6.4 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-57 Northfield 0.6 ESE. | 1 mile east of Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 9 | 1:50 p.m. | Snow 6.7 in.RemarkVia social media. | in Montgomery | 18 miles northwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 10 | 2 p.m. | Snow 7 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-1 Montgomery 3ENE. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 11 | 3:13 p.m. | Snow 7.3 in. | 1 mile north of Montgomery | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 12 | 4:50 p.m. | Snow 3.8 in. | 4 miles north of Lemond | 18 miles south of Faribault | TV or radio |
| 13 | 5:30 p.m. | Snow 7.2 in. | 2 miles north-northeast of Dennison | 16 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 14 | 7:01 p.m. | Snow 4 in. | 1 mile south of Waseca | 19 miles southwest 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.
Winter storm warning 6:51 a.m. to midnight, Dec. 20 Included Faribault
- Issued
- 6:51 a.m.
- In effect until
- midnight, Dec. 20
- Area
- Rice County's forecast zone
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- Dec. 22, 2022: 4 inches of snow in Faribault under a blizzard 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.