Storm log
Sunday, March 15, 2026
Up to 7.5 inches of snow in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged 27 storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 7.5 in.Reported 7:35 a.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 14.5 in.1 mile west of Elko New Market
- Storm reports
- 27Within 20 miles
- In 2026: The seventh storm day of the year.
- 27 storm reports, 2 a.m. to 4:02 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 18° to 30°
- Wind gusts to 36 mph
- Pressure 29.67 to 29.95 in.
High 30° at 12:55 p.m., low 18° at 11:55 p.m. Peak gust 36 mph at 5:15 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 27
- 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 6
- Owatonna 4
- Faribault 3
- Northfield 3
- Waseca 3
- Dennison 2
- Montgomery 2
- Dundas 1
- Lonsdale 1
- Near Faribault 1
- Nerstrand 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 a.m. | Snow 5.5 in.Remark1.7 inches fell between 1 AM and 2 AM. | 1 mile west of Elko New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 4 a.m. | Snow 8 in.Remark1.3 inches between 3 and 4 AM. | 1 mile west of Elko New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 6 a.m. | Snow 6 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-89 Faribault 1.2 W. | 2 miles west-northwest of Faribault | 2 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 6 a.m. | Snow 7.2 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-GH-33 Dennison 2.0 NNE. | 2 miles north-northeast of Dennison | 16 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 6 a.m. | Snow 3 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-1 Montgomery 3ENE. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 6 a.m. | Snow 9.5 in. | 1 mile west of Elko New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 7 | 6:20 a.m. | Snow 8 in. | 8 miles south of Lonsdale | 9 miles northwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 8 | 6:20 a.m. | Snow 7.2 in. | 2 miles north-northeast of Dennison | 16 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 9 | 6:35 a.m. | Snow 8.3 in. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | TV or radio |
| 10 | 6:37 a.m. | Snow 6 in.RemarkCorrects previous snow report from Faribault. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Member of the public |
| 11 | 6:38 a.m. | Snow 6.5 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 12 | 7 a.m. | Snow 10 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-SE-22 Owatonna 1.0 ENE. | 1 mile northeast of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 13 | 7 a.m. | Snow 9 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-SE-34 Owatonna 1.5 N. | 2 miles north of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 14 | 7 a.m. | Snow 8.5 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-GH-4 Nerstrand 4E. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 15 | 7 a.m. | Snow 7.4 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-60 Dundas 0.4 SW. | 1 mile southwest of Dundas | 9 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 16 | 7 a.m. | Snow 7.5 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-78 Northfield 0.4 SSW. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 17 | 7 a.m. | Snow 6 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-LS-51 Montgomery 1.8 NE. | 2 miles northeast of Montgomery | 18 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 18 | 7 a.m. | Snow 7.9 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-90 Northfield 0.5 WNW. | 1 mile north-northwest of Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 19 | 7 a.m. | Snow 10 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 |
| 20 | 7:20 a.m. | Snow 9 in. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 21 | 7:35 a.m. | Snow 7.5 in.Remark1 inch of additional snow in the last hour (since 6:38am). | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 22 | 8 a.m. | Snow 11 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-WC-12 Waseca 1.6 SSE. | 1 mile south-southeast of Waseca | 19 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 23 | 8 a.m. | Snow 11 in.RemarkCO-OP Observer station OWAM5 Owatonna. | 1 mile north-northwest of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 24 | 8 a.m. | Snow 9 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-57 Northfield 0.6 ESE. | 1 mile east of Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 25 | 9:52 a.m. | Snow 9.5 in. | 1 mile south-southwest of Waseca | 19 miles southwest of Faribault | TV or radio |
| 26 | 11 a.m. | Snow 11 in. | 3 miles south-southwest of Elko New Market | 17 miles north of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 27 | 4:02 p.m. | Snow 14.5 in.RemarkStill lightly snowing. | 1 mile west 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.
- Jan. 5, 2023: 14.3 inches of snow in Northfield
- March 3, 2007: 13 inches of snow in Faribault
- Feb. 24, 2017: Up to 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.