Storm log
Monday, March 16, 2026
14.8 inches of snow 2 miles west-southwest of Elko New Market
The National Weather Service logged eight storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 14.8 in.2 miles west-southwest of Elko New Market
- Storm reports
- 8Within 20 miles
- In 2026: The eighth storm day of the year.
- Against the records: One of the storm log's 10 biggest winter days since 2006, by its largest snow report.
- 8 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 3° to 16°
- Wind gusts to 30 mph
- Pressure 29.93 to 30.11 in.
High 16° at 1:15 a.m., low 3° at 7:55 a.m. Peak gust 30 mph at 1:35 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 8
- 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 2
- Dennison 1
- Elko New Market 1
- Montgomery 1
- Near Faribault 1
- Nerstrand 1
- Northfield 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 a.m. | Snow 12.7 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 10.2 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 a.m. | Snow 9 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-1 Montgomery 3ENE. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 7 a.m. | Snow 13 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-SE-22 Owatonna 1.0 ENE. | 1 mile northeast of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 7 a.m. | Snow 12.4 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 10.3 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-GH-4 Nerstrand 4E. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 7 | 7 a.m. | Snow 10.5 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-78 Northfield 0.4 SSW. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 8 | 7 a.m. | Snow 14.8 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 |
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.
- March 3, 2007: 13 inches of snow in Faribault
- Jan. 5, 2023: 14.3 inches of snow in Northfield
- 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.