MidlothianWX Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 9:35am - snowfall begins 10:35am - 0.5" 11:35am - 1.25" 12:35pm - 2.5" 1:35pm - 3.0" 2:35pm - 3.25" 3:35pm - 4.0" cleared 5:00pm - 5.5" 5:30pm - cleared due to sleet 7:20pm - 5.75" 8:20pm - 5.75" 11:55pm - 6.5" cleared 1:10am - 6.75" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlothianWX Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Just to put things in perspective. We have a 992 slp over Hatteras tracking ENE in late January. Textbook for central VA. The result is sleet up to CHO and a massive dryslot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Just to put things in perspective. We have a 992 slp over Hatteras tracking ENE in late January. Textbook for central VA. The result is sleet up to CHO and a massive dryslot. And with temps in the lower/mid 20s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesin2011 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 mostly light snow now here again in west end Glen Allen... Gonna be a race now with the backfilling so we can hold onto the snow with the wrap around and transfer.. Wind picking up a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlothianWX Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 And with temps in the lower/mid 20s. Sadly I think the days of Richmond cashing in (12-16+) on big coastals is over. It's my opinion that AGW is having a very real effect on the snow climate here which trickles down to things such as SST's etc. We'll have to do our work primarily with bowling balls or SE systems from this point forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesin2011 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Sadly I think the days of Richmond cashing in (12-16+) on big coastals is over. It's my opinion that AGW is having a very real effect on the snow climate here which trickles down to things such as SST's etc. We'll have to do our work primarily with bowling balls or SE systems from this point forward.Ummm it's never been an snow belt area here common now... People should know by now what happens 99 percent of the time.. The last official total over 12 inches was 1983. Soon it's normal wishful thinking ( know matter what the silly models say...I said b4 this storm even started that I would be happy with anything over 8 inches...We should be able to make at least that... Ric still may get lucky if the bands set up right later today .. with the wind tho who knows what will be measured... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlothianWX Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Ummm it's never been an snow belt area common now... People should know by now what happens 99 percent of the time.. The last official total over 12 inches since 1983. I said b4 this storm even started that I would be happy with anything over 8 inches...We should be able to make at least that... Ric may get lucky if the bands set up right later today with the wind tho who knows what will be measured... It's undeniable though that the frequency of large events in Richmond is way down. Just ask RIC Airport - he has all the data to back it up. Whether that is due to a decrease in frequency of the types of events that perform well here ("Miller C") or some of the other things I mentioned I am not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesin2011 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 It's undeniable though that the frequency of large events in Richmond is way down. Just ask RIC Airport - he has all the data to back it up. Whether that is due to a decrease in frequency of the types of events that perform well here ("Miller C") or some of the other things I mentioned I am not sure. Large events?? As in fantasy on the models? Just because the models say it may happen dosnt mean it's written in stone .. Especially for this area..History proves that..... People rely on them way too much.. Big storms like this are also way over hyped with the media and social sites these days.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Large events?? As in fantasy on the models? Just because they say it may happen dosnt make it written in stone for this area..History proves that..... When you look at the RIC snowstorm history, there is about a 60% correlation with DCA and about a 40% with RDU. It's the RDU/SE snowstorm connection that has been lacking over the last 25 years. The SE storms are the ones that would deliver say... 6"+ at RIC, but spare DC and the rest of the NE cities. And although RIC isn't a particularly snowy city, the frequency of events 12"+ from 1897 to 1983 would suggest that RIC should've gotten 2 or 3 12"+ events over the last 30 years. Some of them would be celebrated with the rest of the big NE cities like February 1983 and some with a SE connection such as January 26, 1966 or March 1980. At least that is the rough idea I get when I look at the storm history if that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee six Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Sadly I think the days of Richmond cashing in (12-16+) on big coastals is over. It's my opinion that AGW is having a very real effect on the snow climate here which trickles down to things such as SST's etc. We'll have to do our work primarily with bowling balls or SE systems from this point forward. SMH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlothianWX Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 SMH Yeah, I'm shaking my head too over the fact that Richmond has had a quantifiable decline in the frequency of large SE-connected events and large events in general while DC has had an uptick in recent times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesin2011 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I'm sure the mountains, elevation, distance from the ocean all are big factors as well but I'm no expert just know the history and what normally happens more often then not in these kind of storms.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee six Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Winds are picking back up now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee six Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Yeah, I'm shaking my head too over the fact that Richmond has had a quantifiable decline in the frequency of large SE-connected events and large events in general while DC has had an uptick in recent times. smh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesin2011 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Good time now for a little sleep since it looks like we will be in a break for awhile until the backfill gets going.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikingfool85 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 7.7" on the ground here (5 am) It started snowing again at 5:45 am lightly here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjammin Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Finally decent snow again near chesterfield county airport. Sent from my XT1575 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowzone Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Near Hanover High School - heavy sleet took over at 6:15 p.m. - lots of QPF in those little pellets. 5 inches of snow plus 2 inches of sleet. Moderate accumulating snow has resumed, with radar filling in. Would love to see the predicted 3 to 5 more inches of snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcwahoo Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Well, another Richmond sleet storm. What's new? I'd say 7 inches of snow and sleet combined here in the city. Back to some good snow though and radar looks promising, would love to see us get over 10 inches. Thoughts if that's possible with today's stuff? Also I had Charlottesville pegged as getting nailed in this storm, but looks like they will come in way under predicted. Anyone know how much on ground there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elrock Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 rmcwahoo – looks like about 10" on the ground. A local reporter measured 9.5" in C'ville proper. (I live just outside the city, south of I-64.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesin2011 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Radar looking good for today a good bet would be to double up on what what was received yesterday b4 the mixing in our area ....Another 4-8 in most areas imo today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnweather757 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 31.8 in Newport News with freezing rain and a bit of sleet. Radar looks great but need to cool down the 850-950mb temps here if we want to switch back to snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokierulz98 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Radar looking good for today a good bet would be to double up on what what was received yesterday b4 the mixing in our area ....Another 4-8 in most areas imo today. HRRR is showing 9 inches for the W part of Ric and 7 for the E part today according to Weatherbell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcwahoo Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 4-8 today, or heck 7-9! would really save this storm. That would put us all into double digits. Let's hope it happens And thanks Elwood for the C'Ville report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnweather757 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 HRRR is showing 9 inches for the W part of Ric and 7 for the E part today according to Weatherbell Are the HRRR snowfall graphics only available via WB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inudaw Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Woo! Let's see if the wrap around will deliver today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjammin Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I hate it when the radar on top of you looks better than what you see out your window! Sent from my XT1575 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesin2011 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Most of the action is still out to the west and north of us so allot of wrap around left to come threw... Depends how each of the lows move threw and away from our area.. If we end up with the heavier banding or just more of these very light snow bands that have come threw this morning.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokierulz98 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Are the HRRR snowfall graphics only available via WB? The only place I know that has them are pay sites unfortunately. The latest 13z HRRR has more like 5 - 6 over Richmond today and the 13z RAPP has between 3 - 4... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnweather757 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 The only place I know that has them are pay sites unfortunately. The latest 13z HRRR has more like 5 - 6 over Richmond today and the 13z RAPP has between 3 - 4... Appreciate the response. Newport News now back to mostly sleet. No snow yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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