Storm log
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Up to 8 inches of snow in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged 21 storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 8 in.Reported 9 a.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 13 in.2 miles north-northeast of Dennison
- Storm reports
- 21Within 20 miles
- In 2025: The sixth storm day of the year.
- 21 storm reports, 12:15 to 11:08 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 25° to 30°
- Wind gusts to 32 mph
- Pressure 29.37 to 29.82 in.
High 30° at 12:15 a.m., low 25° at 8:15 p.m. Peak gust 32 mph at 1:55 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 21
- 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.
- Owatonna 4
- Faribault 3
- Northfield 3
- Elko New Market 2
- Kenyon 2
- Montgomery 2
- Waseca 2
- Dennison 1
- Lonsdale 1
- Nerstrand 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:15 a.m. | Snow 4.7 in. | in Lonsdale | 15 miles northwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 2 | 1:30 a.m. | Snow 6 in. | 1 mile northwest of Faribault | In Faribault | Member of the public |
| 3 | 2 a.m. | Snow 7.5 in. | 1 mile north-northeast of Kenyon | 14 miles east of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 4 | 6 a.m. | Snow 7 in.RemarkMeasured at KOWZ-FM studio. | in Owatonna | 16 miles south of Faribault | TV or radio |
| 5 | 6 a.m. | Snow 13 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-GH-33 Dennison 2.0 NNE. | 2 miles north-northeast of Dennison | 16 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 6 a.m. | Snow 8 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-1 Montgomery 3ENE. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 7 | 6:50 a.m. | Snow 11.5 in. | in Elko New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 8 | 7 a.m. | Snow 9 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-SE-22 Owatonna 1.0 ENE. | 1 mile northeast of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 9 | 7 a.m. | Snow 8.5 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-SE-34 Owatonna 1.5 N. | 2 miles north of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 10 | 7 a.m. | Snow 7 in.RemarkCO-OP Observer station FBTM5 Faribault. | 1 mile north of Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 11 | 7 a.m. | Snow 11.9 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-GH-4 Nerstrand 4E. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 12 | 7 a.m. | Snow 9 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-78 Northfield 0.4 SSW. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 13 | 7 a.m. | Snow 11 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-LS-51 Montgomery 1.8 NE. | 2 miles northeast of Montgomery | 18 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 14 | 7 a.m. | Snow 9.8 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-DK-209 Northfield 1.8 NNE. | 2 miles north-northeast of Northfield | 14 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 15 | 7 a.m. | Snow 11.5 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 |
| 16 | 7:30 a.m. | Snow 8.6 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-DK-63 Northfield 2NE. | 3 miles northeast of Northfield | 15 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 17 | 8 a.m. | Snow 7.4 in. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 18 | 8 a.m. | Snow 11 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-SE-20 Owatonna 1.6 E. | 1 mile east-northeast of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 19 | 9 a.m. | Snow 10 in. | in Kenyon | 14 miles east of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 20 | 9 a.m. | Snow 8 in. | 1 mile southeast of Faribault | In Faribault | Member of the public |
| 21 | 11:08 a.m. | Snow 8 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.
- Feb. 26, 2007: 7.1 inches of snow in Faribault
- May 3, 2013: 13.5 inches of snow 14 miles south of Faribault
- March 2, 2007: 10.8 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.