Storm log
Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026
2.5 inches of snow in Waseca
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 2.5 in.In Waseca
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- In 2026: The fourth storm day of the year.
- 2 storm reports, 10:45 to 11:23 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 25°
- Wind no gusts; to 12 mph
- Pressure 30.07 to 30.41 in.
High 25° at 12:15 a.m., low 16° at 8:35 p.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 2
- 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 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10:45 a.m. | Snow 2 in.RemarkSpotter reported 2 inches of snow had fallen over approximately the last hour and a half. Snow continues to heavily fall at time of report. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 11:23 a.m. | Snow 2.5 in.RemarkReport from social media. | in Waseca | 18 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. 21, 2012: 2.5 inches of snow 4 miles east-southeast of New Prague
- Feb. 11, 2013: 2.5 inches of snow 1 mile south-southwest of Lonsdale
- April 11, 2013: 2.5 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.