Storm log
Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026
1.9 inches of snow in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged 10 storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 1.9 in.Reported 7 a.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 7 in.3 miles south-southwest of Elko New Market
- Storm reports
- 10Within 20 miles
- In 2026: The third storm day of the year.
- 10 storm reports, 6 to 7 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 23° to 32°
- Wind gusts to 18 mph
- Pressure 29.58 to 29.71 in.
High 32° at 1:35 p.m., low 23° at 4:15 a.m. Peak gust 18 mph at 12:15 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 10
- 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
- Owatonna 2
- Dennison 1
- Dundas 1
- Faribault 1
- Montgomery 1
- Near Faribault 1
- Northfield 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 a.m. | Snow 3 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-89 Faribault 1.2 W. | 2 miles west-northwest of Faribault | 2 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 6 a.m. | Snow 1 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-GH-33 Dennison 2.0 NNE. | 2 miles north-northeast of Dennison | 16 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 6:50 a.m. | Snow 7 in.RemarkStrom total snowfall measurement provided via Facebook. | 3 miles south-southwest of Elko New Market | 17 miles north of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 4 | 7 a.m. | Snow 3 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-SE-20 Owatonna 1.6 E. | 1 mile east-northeast of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 7 a.m. | Snow 1.9 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-SE-34 Owatonna 1.5 N. | 2 miles north of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 7 a.m. | Snow 1.9 in.RemarkCO-OP Observer station FBTM5 Faribault. | 1 mile north of Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 7 | 7 a.m. | Snow 3.2 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 2.5 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-78 Northfield 0.4 SSW. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 9 | 7 a.m. | Snow 3.5 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-LS-51 Montgomery 1.8 NE. | 2 miles northeast of Montgomery | 18 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 10 | 7 a.m. | Snow 5.2 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 |
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. 22, 2023: Up to 5 inches of snow in Faribault under a blizzard warning
- Feb. 24, 2019: 6.2 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.