Winter Storm, Faribault
- When
- December 18, 12:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Faribault forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.674, -93.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 18, 2000
A surface low pressure system tracked east-northeast through Iowa on the 18th and then into western Illinois during the early evening hours. A dumping of snow, mainly in the 6 to 10 inch range, was recorded in extreme south central Minnesota, and into southeast Minnesota.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS MPX wrote it up.
A surface low pressure system tracked east-northeast through Iowa on the 18th and then into western Illinois during the early evening hours. A dumping of snow, mainly in the 6 to 10 inch range, was recorded in extreme south central Minnesota, and into southeast Minnesota. (Southeast Minnesota's storm data is completed by the La Crosse National Weather Service office). Some snow totals of note: Albert Lea 10.5 inches; Kiester 6.0 inches; Bixby 6.0 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Freeborn
- When
- December 18, 12:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Freeborn forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.674, -93.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Steele
- When
- December 18, 12:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Steele forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.022, -93.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Blizzard in Iowa, December 18, 2000
- High Wind in California, December 18, 2000
- High Wind in Kansas, December 18, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, December 18 to 19, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Nebraska, December 18 to 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 18 to 19, 2000
- High Wind in Colorado, December 18, 2000
- High Wind in Vermont, December 18, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 18 to 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, December 18, 2000
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, December 2000
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5166642, 5166643, 5166644.