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27 minutes ago, Conway7305 said:

I remember that storm back in the day.  We found a big open parking lot and took the trucks out to spin around.  I think Short Pump did a little better on accumulations than the city if I can remember correctly. 

25 minutes ago, wasnow215 said:

I remember it was VERY VERY cold. Powdery snow.

It was the biggest snowstorm since 2/6/2010. Temps started in the mid-20s, and 3-6" fell initially, followed by warmer temps where RIC peaked at 37°F under +RA. Temps dropped and there was another 2-4" on the back side of the storm, but eastern areas did better on the back end. As you can see from below, the storm started in the south. Even Charlotte recorded 8.4" before eventually flipping.

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18Z Euro AI looked very promising for accumulating snows on Sunday into Sunday night as a wave develops after the front passes on Saturday. 

It shows a similar scenario as the 12z Euro for the mid week storm. We have a coastal low arriving from the south, surface temps are below freezing, but we are above freezing at 850mb.

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2 hours ago, RIC Airport said:

18Z Euro AI looked very promising for accumulating snows on Sunday into Sunday night as a wave develops after the front passes on Saturday. 

It shows a similar scenario as the 12z Euro for the mid week storm. We have a coastal low arriving from the south, surface temps are below freezing, but we are above freezing at 850mb.

What god do we need to sacrifice a virgin to, to get that to stop happening? :lol: 

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Wild run to run differences. Need to first figure out the weekend wave before getting a handle on the 21st/ 22nd.  All potential outcomes are there are depending upon your preferred model run. Pretty crazy. Interesting part is this weekend's situation is not close to model consensus and it's Wednesday already. 

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31 minutes ago, RIC Airport said:

Don't overlook the potential of snow Sunday evening. Both the GFS and Euro highlight this possibility, though to varying degrees. It all depends on strength and where the band forms but some lucky spots could get some minor accumulations. 

Here was the 6z Euro. 12Z GFS is just starting. 

 

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3 hours ago, chris624wx said:

I need this in case next week is a bust haha

It will be interesting to see how the short term models perform as we approach the event in the next 2-3 days. Hopefully the axis of the heaviest snows is similar to what the 12z GFS run depicted. 

3 hours ago, wasnow215 said:

@RIC AirportI need help with timing for Sunday it looks like it won't start possibly in until noon is that what you see? For Richmond,/Glen Allen area

as it stands now obviously

The latest GFS indicates a transition period from rain to snow between 3-4 PM and lasting until about 3-4 AM. In contrast, the Euro model suggests an earlier changeover, starting around noon and continuing until ~7 PM. The Euro is less aggressive and shows that the heaviest snowfall will remain north and west of Richmond. As you indicated, could be slight adjustments with the times from run to run, will need to monitor short term runs as we get closer. 

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