MidlothianWX Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Great storm, especially for those in the RIC area. Here is what I recorded in my log book for the storm: 1/30/2010: Began very early in the morning as snow. Temperatures were very cold throughout the event, averaging around 19*F. Precipitation remained as snow through the end of the event. Storm total was 13.3" Post your images/maps/memories! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 As posted in the Richmond thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fozz Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 It was one of the coldest storms of recent memory, probably the coldest snowstorm since PDII. The temp was in the upper teens throughout most of the storm with a wind chill a few degrees above 0. And yet, I still spent most of the day outside, walking around DC, and didn't feel that cold. We got about 6" from this storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I had no idea you guys did so well with that storm. The start of an incredible two-week stretch of winter, the likes of which we'll be hard-pressed to ever see again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainstorm Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 i dont remeber getting nearly that much. 4 inches here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I got much more snow than forecasted. 6.25 inches here in northern MD. Very cold high 18 low 13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainstorm Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 according to that radar it was all snow here but i remember mostly sleet and rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Some terrible forecasts with that one. Ended up with six inches of fluff. Kicked off an amazing stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Nice fun storm. Prelude to the menacing monster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CheesyPoofs Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Nice fun storm. Prelude to the menacing monster This was one of those storms where the modeled QPF kept increasing each run from like 36 hours out and people on here complained about LWX "playing catch up throughout the event." This was the first of four WSW criteria events in a span of 11-12 days since we also had the 4-6" event on February 2nd/3rd that often gets forgotten about because of the two HECS that followed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAsnowfan Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 We had 12 inches of snow here in Bedford, which is about 20 miles west of Lynchburg. At one point we were getting 1.5 inches of snow per hour for several hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 *Radar loop* Last winter was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 We had just a couple inches forecasted in my area (25 miles NW of DC), and my parents in lower southern MD were expecting 8-10" so I drove down that morning during the storm (got a little hairy for a while on I-270 and the Beltway). Ended up at 7.5" at their house and back home we got 7" -- an almost three-hour harrowing drive for a half inch LOL! What an incredible winter last year was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I do miss last winter. Funny how this was just a little event (almost 6 inches) last year. The 2 week stretch beginning with this storm was incredible. I doubt we ever see it again in our lifetimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo2 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I remember getting 6-7" from that storm, but most of the snow fell with temps in the 13-15 degree range. Probably no more than .2" of qpf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffwx Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Awesome storm-- 11.5 inches at my house. Long duration-- started around 10PM Friday and last flakes ended 1 am Sunday. Had a crazy heavy burst between 8 and 10 am-- 5 inches fell in about 2.5 hours. Best pic from last winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesnowsknows Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Some terrible forecasts with that one. Ended up with six inches of fluff. Kicked off an amazing stretch. Very much so. I distinctly remember the day before with one to two inches forecast for my area. Then the next morning Nowcasting obviously led to a WWA for 2-4 inches. Then b y the height of the storm (just in time...) a WSW was posted for something like 4-8. I love when that happens, It's almost as good as a blizzard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Best part...the snow was easy to shovel. I remember the temperature was like 16-18 degrees while it was falling, the 10mph wind actually blew the snow around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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