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I live in Colonial Heights, Va. and right now the conditions are AWFUL!! It is definitely snowing and windy here but what makes it so bad is that everything is so icy & slick- the roads are treacherous! I cannot believe our schools have not closed!
If you have to go through VCU walking or driving just be careful. The sidewalks not maintained by the school are covered in a thick (maybe like 3 inches) of just pure ice, it was and is difficult to walk and the infamous Shafer Street, looks as if it is a huge ice block.
Here in Short Pump we got 4.5″ on Fri. than sleet and rain and then another 6.5″ on Sat. for a Storm Total of 11 inches.
Come on. Time for a new thread. This one is done and we have another storm to talk about dats coming.
You are ill.
I second that.
But my momma luvs me!
Ended up with 8″ on my driveway–the only place that didn’t still have snow on it from last weekend. 3″ of light powder on top of 5″ of heavy, wet snow.
between 7-8 inches from this weekends storm near staples mill/hungary.
snowpack of over 13 inches in many spots in my yard, over two feet on my deck where the snow blows off the roof. let’s add another foot on tuesday or next weekend please.
Tuesday does not look good for us…
They never do. Then they do, then they don’t. Then they do again. You get my point I’m sure.
In north-western Gloucester(on the middle peninsula) we got 6 inches… Thanks for the great forecasts.
Total storm totals at my house in Bellevue (near Brook and Laburnum) were 5.75 inches.
So how did the early morning forecast go so wrong today? Did the storm off the coast just grow bigger than expected?
Model panic
In Amelia we got 6 inches of snow today i just went out and measured it.
Yesterday they were giving 2-6 more for today alone…I think people are measuring storm total snow…in some cases it sounds like they are including everything on the ground including leftovers from last week. In Bon Air we got around 3.5″ today and around 3″ yesterday. So for this storm 6.5″…now there has been melting the whole time so I don’t see anyone particularly more accurate than another.
Wasn’t much left over after rain last night. Unless you looked for areas with snow from last week. I believe most got around 4 to 6 inches of snow today with some loving to exagerate their snowfall totals. Everyone loves to have had the most!
Just about an hour 1/2 ago we did our measurement. We have 8 inches in Henrico County near Parham & 64 in the Regency Square area.
Powhatan got 8 inches
I live off Atlee Station Road in Mechanicsville and we measured 9 1/2 inches in my backyard tonight. We have a table in the yard that was bare on top when the storm began and it was measuring 7 inches, so I assume that’s how much we got with maybe 2 1/2 already in the yard from last weekend. Pretty cool, if only the kids would go back to school soon:)
SNOWSLEDDER
I get you dont like WXRISK.COM. ok fine. To each his own. BUT how did you declare his Saturday forecast of 4-8 ” to be wrong BEFORE it began snowing?
SECOND How is a forecast of 1-3″ … which was Channel 12’s Frisay forecast for Today … a correct one when there is a 6″ of new snow on the ground at the airport and 8″ in short Pump a GOOD forecast?
THIRD… he never — not one time came on any of the blogs here and said Jim or andy was WRONG.
He said he disagreed. And he has PRAISED TV 12 weather on his blog.
Dude you dont like wxrisk… fine. I get that
but dont lie.
Final snowfall for today 4 inches in Chester…. No clue what wee go yesterday.
Just went out and measured 16″ in the Town of Louisa. About 2/3 drifting, blowing snow on top of 1/3 wet, heavy mush. We’re going to have some GREAT sledding once we get our hill packed down!
Had to go to a funeral, so my son took measurements for me as follows (I64/I295 between Innsbrook & Short Pump)
4:30 p.m. – .25 of an inch in last hour, 6.25 inches accumulation.
3:30 p.m. – .25 of an inch in last hour, 6 inches accumulation.
2:30 p.m. – 1.25 inches in last hour, 5.75 inches accumulation.
1:30 p.m. – 1 inch in last hour, 4.5 inches accumulation.
ok boys, time to blog about next weekend storm!
It’s going to be a big one. Wxrisk says so!
snow where does wxrisk say that? he says it COULD…
His statement has 3 or 4 qualifiers
I was be obtuse!
The NWS seems to indicate that it may not be that big (or affect us at all?). I think its too far out
Last week at this time, this week’s forecast was like upper 30s, 40 percent chance of something. And look what happened.
9.5 Inches of snow in Ruther Glen, VA
looks like its about done…..henrico at glenside Friday snow 3 inches todays snow 8 inches total 11! never thought we would get that high. This winter at my house 36 inches of snow! wow i love it when is the next storm!
Yeah, I see the clearing too west end. Still, Not a bad little snow storm today!
Bring on more snow!!!!!!!
I’m glad I did not plan my day around the “little or no accumulation” forcast for today or else I would be stuck somewhere.
Just cleared 2.5 ” off my car. Did it at 1 PM also. Measured 5″ of new snow (since last night) in Parham/64 area.
Anybody know the status of 64 and 95? Gotta get to MCV to work!! If you know? Thanx
8.5 Inches of snow here in Ruther Glen, VA
Heavy snow still falling near Pump Road and Ridgefield Parkway!!!!!!
Looks like we still could see a few more good bands come through! We may see that magic 6″ out at the airport for the 3 consec 6 inch snow falls in a season. Last time 1870 I believe.
that IS impressive but the friday snow was NOT 6 ” at the airport so it is Not 3 consecutive 6″ snows in a row
I’m on the NW edge of Henrico. An hour ago, it looked like the sun was trying to poke through. Now, the snow has intensified again. I can’t see to the end of my street.
Very Heavy snow falling now near Patterson and Libbie Looks like its gonna keep snowing for a while as well.
Very Heavy snow falling at Patterson/Parahm. Looks like its gonna keep snowing for a while as well.
wow snowing really hard have 8 plus inches holy cow. in west end
Ashland has gotten at least another 3 inches today. I shoved the walk around noon and then measured at 3 and got the 3 inch measurement.
Nearly 6″ on my deck in Glen Allen (23059) near VCC (I-295 & Route 1)… and that is just today. I shoveled off yesterday’s snowfall before the rain.
Another REALLY HEAVY band heading our way!
WWBT WRONG 6.5 inches in glen allen 23060
Snow is still coming down at a moderate to heavy pace here in Short Pump where we have received easily 5-6 inches today.
Yippee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5.5″ of new snow since 7 a.m. in Ginter Park! Yesterdays 3″ washed away overnight.
1-3″ my Aunt Fanny! Perhaps…if mode of measurement is to scoop up a handful, pack it in a microwave safe container, melt it down, add a pinch of cinnamon, and peer at the results through a snow-encrusted window. MY measurement device, the stray cat who thinks he lives on my Cold Harbor back deck, takes umbrage. He is standing at my kitchen glass door, shoulder-deep in fluffy. And his legs are 5″ long. I checked. I’m originally from MI, and this is suspiciously beginning to look like any day, Grand Rapids, October through April. **Sigh**
Poor baby. Bring him in!
Its been snowing like crazy here in Ashland since noon. I can’t see to the end of my street.
4-5 inches in Church Hill so far (M & N. 29th Streets)
storm update…I live off glenside drive in henrico north of 64 yesterday 3 inches of snow probably 1-2 inches rain today so far we are at 5 inches of snow total 8 inches and still coming down…..man if no rain we would be like my mother in law in fairfax va she has 25 inches of snow! oh well i am enjoying the heavy snow while its coming down!
in the last hour its coming down at a 3/4 inch clip in Midlothian
Anyone notice how the northern edge of the precip is retreating and the western edge is staying about where it is? Look at the precip bands around richmond in a regional loop and you can see they are heading west actually…and there is a large band of the 2-3″/hr snow heading south right now…if the western edge doesn’t miss us, we could get quite a suprise later this afternoon….
It will be winding down from west to east over the next hour or two. Enjoy while it’s still out there.
I have a feeling it will come in fits and starts as some of the bands come by but I think we’ll see one last shot of snow between 3-4pm today as the upper band comes through…and we’ll end up with 4-6″ total in the area…not the 1-3 suggested. I already have just shy of 3″ of new snow in Brandermill.
4:30pm – Still coming down like gangbusters in western Goochland. Fluffy now. Only piled up about 6-8″ in 33 hours, but it’s a messy mix! When I tried to measure, the ruler hit an ice layer at the 2-1/2″ mark. Slush and wet ground on the bottom makes for treacherous driving!
have 5 inches in Powhatan
12:30 p.m. Update:
1.25 inch snowfall rate in the last hour.
3.5 inches accumulation so far today.
I-64/I-295 between Innsbrook and Shortpump.
Farther East of Shortpump, near the end of Monument Ave/Horsepen
Looks like 4 inches and a heavy flurry
12:30 p.m. Update:
1.25 inch snowfall rate in the last hour.
3.5 inches accumulation so far today.
gonna be hard for these plows to get the snow slush off after tonight, suppose to get down to 10 degrees, freeze hard and solid
12:15 and snowing steadily in Midlothian. Great job today weather team!!
Weather team, what are your thoughts on the system headed our way this weekend (13th-14th)? I know its a ways out, but is this going to be a Valentine’s Day storm to remember?
Snowing really hard in Crewe with no signs of stopping. Stopped looking at the reports/predictions, just sitting back enjoying the beauty.
No quite sure about the 1-3″. Already have 3 in the west end and still coming down hard.
That is 3 new since this morning.
Should begin to taper off around 1pm as heavier snow bands shift their focus to the northeast, then bullseye around the Northern Neck during the afernoon.
Jim D.
Still snowing heavy with close to 4″ new.
Hmmm…. it’s 2:40 now and still snowing…
And now 3:30pm
ummm if someone tells you 1-3″ of snow and you have 3 ” of snow already on the ground… you should be sure that is a busted forecast
I am LOVING the snowfall, however long it last and however deep it may get. It is still gorgeous!!!
11:30 a.m. Update
3/4 inch snowfall rate in the last hour.
2 1/4 inch accumulation so far today.
I-64/I-295 between Innsbrook & Shortpump.
Heavy snowfall right now in Short Pump! Huge flakes! To be honest, we have been spoiled by this winter so far. This storm should humble us.
See Matt, don’t say it’s over till it’s over.
I’ll learn sometime. Haha.
10:30 a.m. Update
2 hour snowfall rate of 3/4 of an inch.
Total accumulation today of 1.5 inches so far.
I-64/I-295 between Innsbrook & Shortpump.
I just walked around VCU campus starting at the VCU Siegel Center.
There seems to be a fresh layer of ice covering everythingy (seems like the sidewalk as well) which the snow covers and is covering at a brisk pace. It just enough snow to completely cover the sidewalk (I guess about an inch) and its falling quite heavily I guess. Another interesting thing is that the ice seems to have frozen some of the puddles from overnight making it dangerous to walk, often times I had to keep myself from slipping, even though it seemt to just be a layer of snow.
Oh well the campus looks quite beautiful with the snow, and VCU’s snow removal force seems to be in full force (prepping).
The roads around campus are all covered in the snow and ice too, so be careful, such as Harrison, Franklin, Shafer st, floyd st, and the other offshoots
the warparound bands seem to be supported well with moisture and cold air, im a little confused as to how the snow could leave NW henrico mid afternoon… just a thought.
Don’t understand why people seem to be upset. Its snowing pretty damn hard. May not end up being a foot, but remember where we are people. Its still a significant snow. You guys have been spoiled by a few freak storms that are totally uncharacteristic of this region. This is more of a Richmond, VA snow.
oh trust me, Im as happy as a lark! im a 15 year old kid missing school, nothings better!
Parham & 64 coming down briskly for about 3 hrs. bursts of wind. Here not looking like the “fluffy” stuff…more like wet and heavy. The fine stff that sticks on everything. Not too happy about this.
Ending at 2 or 4 PM?
Were the models that wxrisk(wxblows) looking at wearing swinsuits?
Once again, we get all excited after a big snow prediction by an amature and we get amature results…..I feel a little guilty that I actually baught into his hype.
NBC 12 Weather dudes got this one dead on.
I guess wxblows will lie low, play a little WOW, and then come back when he thinks we forgot about his air ball and begin screaming for attention again. Is he selling something?
It’s probably Jim Ukrap trying to make a few extra bucks before he gets canned.
Why should anyone lie low, even the very best can not always call it. So you call it right a few times or you call it wrong a few times that’s just life. Why is it hype? You know I find it interesting how if the weather does what we want the meteorologist are heroes and if it doesn’t pan out the way we want then they are the bad guys. It’s weather people it can do what it wants, when it wants regardless of who predicted what. Besides everyone knows, if there is 100% chance of something it either will be very little or won’t happen and if there is 0% chance then we’ll get something. 🙂
Great point Carroll! I think the issue here is that some hack is trying to use this blog to try and sell his lame weather risk product. I realize people can be wrong but this wxrisk(wxblows) guy was attempting to cry wolf on someone else’s medium to get attention for his business….and he succeeded….but did for so being wrong. Be careful what you ask for!
I have seen a few of the NBC 12 folks cop up to misses in the past but this coward ran his mouth, staked his reputation, and which is pretty much exemplifies the difference here.
WXRisk admitted that he was wrong on some of his calls…so I don’t get where you’re coming from when you say he ran his mouth, but then eluded to the fact that the NBC12 weather team can admit their mistakes; but he cannot. You should go back and read WXrisk’s site, and see where he’s admitted to being wrong….and really? WXblows? What is this; a child’s nursery school here? How old are you, 12? Maybe you should stay off the computer all together. You and the others who are resorting to cheap name calling should get together at Starbucks somewhere in Richmond and marvel in your own self-proclaimed magnificence. Did you notice how no one laughed at your “wxblows” reference (and you did it more than once)? That’s right, no one’s laughing because it was stupid. All from the safety of your computer, where no one really knows who you are. And you call WXrisk a coward? Tragic irony. If you need any help getting that huge foot out of your mouth, you can call 911; they can send a team over to help you remove it.
I laughed! He made a couple of good guesses on previous storms and suddenly he’s god! Please! He should never have come on here and mouthed off the way he did. He even tried to make fun of my models!
Oh, come on. I got a little tired of DT and his fanboys being smug all over this blog the last week but he actually is a professional meteorologist and they all make bad calls sometimes. His bust (and to be fair, it’s only half a bust) for this storm doesn’t change the fact that he was dead on for the last two. There’s no need to be petty.
Wow , language. We. Have kids who check this blog out.
*eyeroll* Clutch those pearls harder.
But you also shouldn’t expect to come onto the nbc12 weather forum and tell the weather team they are WRONG with their predictions(as vocally as he did)! We mess with them a little but he took it way too far with his posts on his website and radio interviews. There’s the difference.
Wow Annie, I guess you sure showed everyone here! Momma must be proud. Do you kiss her with that mouth too?!?!?! 🙂
I don’t see how in the grand scheme of life it is really necessary to make snarky comments about people on this website. People make mistakes all the time. So this storm didn’t turn out the way someone predicted, deal with it, and move on!
Agreed.
I couldn’t agree more, Chester. Well said.
It’s the weather for God’s sakes. How about you move on in your life and stop trashing people. It’s so low-class.
Uhhh… not sure why wxrisk is so wrong.. at least not looking out my window at the snow that’s been falling pretty much all day.
snowsledder made that statement that wxrisk was wrong BEFORE the heavy snow arrived … like MORON.
what is so wrong with his forecast? looking out my window, it appears he may have had to the best bead on this one.
SNOWSLEDDER
How is a forecast of 1-3″ with 6″ on the ground at the airport a CORRECT channel 12 forecast?
you dont like wxrisk… fine. I get that
but dont lie
I just checked the radar and I swear this storm looks like the cold air is pushing it right back at us! Anyone else see what I’m seeing? Look at the storm retreating from northern PA and now look Winston Salem, NC.
It has clearly snowed and is snowing in my VCU Siegel Center area, I dont see how this storm is “over”.
Just wait til we get to Phase XXIV!!!
Isn’t that the Superbowl number this year?
This looks like it could be a VERY interesting day for snow lovers!
Snow began here in the West End with very light flurries around 6:30-7am. It’s been steady ever since. New measurement of about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch on the surface. Snow is starting to come down at a more steady, heavy pace now. The chances of getting another 4″+ out of this round today seems very possible. The heaviest snows haven’t even arrived yet.
Plenty of freezing rain last night; mixed with some heavy wet snow flakes…this probably cut about an inch out of what was already on grassy surfaces.
….but really, to add to my above comment: What are we worried about right? The snow is over, the wraparound moisture will never happen, and this whole thing was a bust right? Nothing but rain, rain, rain. I think it’s supposed to be sunny and 65 today! These meteorologists, storm trackers, and weather reporters could never possibly get anything right! 😉 🙂
Another classic example of how it’s just impossible to predict the weather. You guess the weather forecast!
wow Dave you look MIGHTY stupid… 6″ at ther aiport at 5pm 8″ in short Pump
wxrisk called for 4-8″
channel 12 1″-3″
and dave says wxrisk Busted ???
5.0 of snow and .05 of sleet here in Ruther Glen, VA in Caroline as of 9:10am
8:30 a.m. New Snow Measurement of 3/4 of an inch.
Near I-64/I-295 between Innsbrook & Shortpump
Looks like this thing is turning into a good size snow maker for us!
Can we have a new thread please.
Could you leave please?
Negative
When it hits 300+ replies, ya need another thread!!
So it anywhere get the BIG snows in the end? The 2′ plus?
Light snow falling again. My neiborhood roads look like an icy mess! Looks like radar is trying to fill in with this wrap around. Who knows..
The radar is correct. We are in for 5″ today in Richmond, Shortpump included. The wraparound moisture is abundant and if we get all of that the totals could be higher.
*gets on knees, prays for snow to his hips*
strongly agree… No One had the rain snow line as far N as fredericksburg and up to Charlottesville.
I did not see that in one forecast… did anyone ?
I didnt see ANYONE having the r/s line go that far North.
7:30 a.m. the flakes are beginning to fall again.
I think Jim D is right… on this wrap around. For the City on south I dont see this wrap around snow reaches RIC and chesterfield. Mechanicsville ?maybe … Northernnneck sure… 4 to 6″ I could see that.
FWIW wxrisk yesterday afternoon was downplaying the “wrap around for richmond and to the south and said the wrap around snow could miss chesterfield completely”…. have not see his morning update…
Who the heck is Ross Runner? A new meteorologist on NBC12 I guess…never seen him before! So they have five now?
I thought the same thing? Guess he is new
Ross used to be on another station in town and moved away to another market. This is sorta scary…I know toooo much about the local meteorologists! 🙂
Ros is helping us out this weekend and likely more after that!
-Andrew
yay! the more the merrier 🙂
Where is he from? Where did he go to college? What made him choose a career in meteorology? We need answers. lol
Yay–he mentioned the Northern Neck area a lot! Sometimes we have the squirreliest weather here and what’s happening in Richmond is not like what’s happening out here, so I love it when we get special mention!!!
I used to love those cartoons he did with Wile E. Coyote.
I am in Midlothian…near James River High.
Thank goodness the precip stopped. In the last 5 min prior to ending…the temp dropped enough that it was freezing up.
If it continued…we would get major ice on trees, hydro lines, etc…power outages for sure.
I walked onto my deck for a smoke and it was iced up…not so 10 min ago. Phew.
So during the dry spell…if we go to snow in the morning….it will be just that…SNOW…and not freezing rain. Phew again.
Surprised we’re under a WSW when it’s only raining. If anything, a WWA would more than suffice.
After a load of rain…basically melted everything from last week…we have clear skies, stars and about 43°F.
Just jokin’
I has been raining…heavy at times…at a ton has melted.
From looking at the radar…I do not see enough moisture with the “wrap-around” to really effect us. By the time it does twist around…the moisture will be close to the Atlantic…north east.
I just want power for the Super Bowl.
Here’s to some sun.
Gosh…apparently booze does effect typing.
I = It
at = and
Cheers
Than again…looking at this radar…
http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/Conus/full_loop.php
It looks like the stuff way west might just make its way over here. Hmmm…tough call. All it needs is a push from the north and we get the snow.
My husband and I always check the weather on NBC12.com with Jim, Andrew, and Tom.
But i’ve been coming to the blog to read the comments purely for entertainment 🙂
Same here, I find reading the blog as much entertaining as watching TV if not more so. Besides, the weather has a mind of it’s own and sometimes I honestly think it changes just to keep everyone guessing. I love the way my grandparents would tell you what you could expect by signs such as: if snow lingers it is waiting for a fresh snowfall, they could “smell” the snow coming and this one I like best, if you have plans to do something you really like then you can bet your last dollar the weather will put a stop to it. lol
this storm is over….in my many years of wrap around snow i have never actually had one come true i just don’t see 4-8 inches……oh well….feb. 15/16 lets go!
I’ve seen it come true…here in Richmond. I don’t remember the year, I think it was sometime in the 70’s, but we got about 6″ of snow and then it was predicted to be over. Then that good ol’ wrap around occurred and we ended up with over a foot.
Yeah, wrap around is actually a possibility because it is a pretty powerful low.
What a Slop Storm. NBC 12 Guys! Make it stop!
I dont think that they forecasted the snow/rain line to go as far north as it did. Heck it is just south of DC right now…this plain sucks, i was feeling optimistic about tomorrow…we’ll see what happens. Heck the costal low is just now taking shape and is forecasted to move SE which will shift all the heavy stuff DC is getting down to us before it moves out…this isn’t going up the coast like normal folks. We could still end up getting dry slotted though…
Brian S……….
I Feel your pain! This just pl;ain SUCKS….out loud and in color…………..and here I was hoping for something respectable and all. Boo….hiss! This’ll be the one reason that I dont like the Richmond area….well, this, and the freaking humidity in the summer!
Oh well…….c’est la vie, “y’all” !!!!
Be safe guys!
My forecast = 100% chance of lame
I remember these classic Richmond VA snow/rain storms. I hated them because of the mess that they caused, and the frigid cold thick drops of rain. But as a whole you all got a lot of snow this year. Reminds me of the winter storms of the 80’s in good ol Richmond.
Speaking of 80’s I stumbled on some nostalagic WWBT video with WWBT Native Jim Duncan, this was in 81 (I was only 8):
Now this is funny!!
this is awesome! I was born the next day!!! lol
I think we will see the sun by mid morning Saturday.
Any news about the tuesday-wednesday storm?
Jim just tweeted that tomorrow won’t be much snow. Not what I wanted to hear.
Yeah, pretty drastic change…
I guess other stations just haven’t updated?
The guys over at WTVR are saying that they’re sticking with their 3-6″ for metro Richmond as of this moment. For whatever that’s worth.
I will take that over nothing!
But he won’t come and talk in here!
I agree with Jeff. This thing is done.
Yes it is! It just never started in this area! Lets all move on to the next one.
Stick a fork in this storm. It’s done.
It is interesting though, if you watch the Local on the 8’s , they are calling for 5-8 inches tomorrow.
So much wasted precipitation! I can’t stand the thought of this!
Dirro that…………all that liquid……gone to pot. T’is a damned shame guys. owell……….anyone know anything about this Tuesday Thang comin up? any room for hope at all?
I was looking at the rain/snow line. It is lined up somewhere near gordonsville. Over the last 30 minutes, the rain snow line has been shifting south again. i think we will see a changeover by early morning
damn DC is getting hammered with 1-3 inch rates per hour all night…..this will be there biggest storm on record holy cow…i’m jealous.
I’m beyond jealous. Why did this warm air have to come in when the heaviest precipitation was coming in?!?!?!?
Looks like mainly rain at Parham/64 now. Would not have believed it a few hours ago.
Channel 8 is saying ( online ) western Henrico will get 7-15 inches ???????????
yeah maybe 7-15 inches of rain.
When ws that updated? Maybe tomorrow’s snow?
he doesnt have that much
He does actually…it’s on the front page of their website on the accumulation map.
Maybe he knows something we don’t.
Let’s hope!
What really sucks about this for snow lovers is that this storn had sooooo much potential to be a massive white out for us! Just a few degrees lower! Man, so close and yet sooo far!
Don’t get too bummed. The rest of February into early March should be cold and snowy so we shall see.
Another report from VCU Siegal Center area. Although its raining pretty moderately, and windy. It doesnt seem liek the slushy stuff on the ground is going away. On the sidewalks and roads not traveled on its still glistening white and quite a slippery mess.
BUST BUST BUST! THIS SUCKS!!
Actually, the 12 news guys have called this pretty well…and if you’re saying the storm’s a bust…we’re still in line for potentially 3″ up to 8″ depending on the where the storm redevelops off the coast and your location tomorrow morning through afternoon…
it changed to rain as forecasted… how is that a bust?
I have to laugh at this, Bob. When others called this storm a “bust” b/c it was going to turn to rain on the other post, you called them morons and idiots b/c you saw snow. Now the rain is NOT a bust. We do appreciate you toning it down, though.
I am not saying 12’s forcast was a bust!! GEEZ!!It’s all the hype from everyone else…that’s the bust! IT’S A DISAPPOINTING BUST!
Mostly rain with a little sleet mixed in since around 4pm here in Brandermill area (288 and Hull St)
When is the changeover back to snow expected?
Agree David, well put. If any one of us had this level of scrutiny and second guessing during the course of a normal work day…well, I’ll just say I would not wish that on anyone.
Channel 12 Team, you all do great work in a tough profession and are to be commended for all the hard work and long hours. Thanks for all the hard work and keep it up!
But that’s why they’re paid the BIG BUCKS! I would like to earn a quarter of what Andrew F. makes. Have you seen the mansion that man lives in! Woah..
Meteorologists making big bucks? No way. Have you ever looked at the average salary for meteorologists? No, they don’t make the big bucks. TV stations may pay a bit for their well-known personalities who have been with them for years but I can assure you that meteorologists do NOT make “BIG BUCKS.”
5:30 p.m. update near I-64/I-295 between Innsbrook & Short Pump
1/4 inch of sleet from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Total accumulation reduced by the sleet packing to 3 3/4 inches.
I am not sure I have ever seen it snow any harder than it is right now–cars are completely covered and the wind is blowing harder.
You are showing that Tappahannock should be rain or a mix right now with the radar, but at this moment we are still getting only snow falling with no sleet or rain mixed in.
I was just noticing that too! Are you in town limits or out in the county? It is pouring snow in Howertons.
Yuck. More and more power outages popping up.
http://www.dom.com/storm-center/dominion-electric-outage-map.jsp
5-6 inches of new heavy wet snow in western Goochland at 5:00pm, changed to sleet/freezing rain. The loblollies are already leaning! At 29 degrees, those pines will be popping in half tonight! Ugh. Messy. More fluffy snow instead, please!
Typical Central VA “snow storm” — two inches of snow followed by rain. I read all the stuff people posted and it seems to me like the Channel 12 guys got it almost exactly right!
WRIC saying 8-16 inches of snow for western henrico. http://www.wric.com/Global/category.asp?C=160419 . this shows the snowfall forecast. Check it out.
Well that’s just silly! It’s raining now!
Oh that’s just great! RAINING here now in west end!!
Not good. Hopefully the rain/snow line doesn’t go any further north.
So… wxrisk kept a low profile from here today! Not so vocal now! That’s what happens when ya bash the nbc12 weather team!
cheap shot
I am sure he has forecasting to do rather than listen to someon like you who seems to have issues with the truth
I guess wxblows is moving on to something like…..’My models show that some Toyotas will beginning accelerating real fast sometime very soon!’
I don’t know what he looks like but from his actions I can only imagine something like this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Lesko
Yo A- Rain/sleet here at 12…North wind 16-24 tomorrow..show Little H. the sleet
Showed her and she learned: “sleet pings, freezing rain clings.” She thinks it’s no big deal. In her world, it snows all the time.
yeah…my guys are starting to dial 9 with the snow as well..
Lets see VCU Siegal Center, Broad is still clear.
Sidewalks are a complete mess a nice 2+ inch layer of slush, sleeting now, kind of light. Ever so often a snowflake mixes in
4:30 p.m. measurements
1/2 inch snowfall rate in last hour
3 7/8 inches accumulation right now (definitely some melting taking place, total snowfall measured is about 4.5 inches.
What had been falling as almost all snow just now changed over to sleet.
I’m near I-64/I-295 between Innsbrook & Short Pump.
All sleet now in short pump. Just hoping no rain.
Why do you want “no rain”?
Rain below freezing= freezing rain. Also turns the snow into slush
Ruther Glen, VA in Caroline County
2.0 Inches of snow as of 4:30pm
I have to take just a minute to make a quick comment about the weather forecasting “bashing”.
I know that I cannot be the only one that understands that weather is in fact, nature. And as such, you can only “predict” what you think nature it will do/how it will act. A prediction, by definition, is to foretell on the basis of observation, experience, or scientific reason. Meaning, it is an educated guess.
It just doesn’t make any sense to “puff out chest” and say that you are a better forecaster than someone else or that someone else’s forecast (prediction) makes them a poor weatherman/woman just because nature wasn’t as easy to predict as observations, experience, scientific reason, or “models” lead you to believe.
So very, very true. Well said.
I’d also like to add that the NBC12 weather team has accurately predicted 3/3 this winter season for my area. Anyone who thinks their forecasts have been major off b/c their accumulations varied or a storm’s tracked veered slightly from originally thought just have no idea what they’re criticizing and forget that even though meteorology is comprised mostly of atmospheric physics, chemistry, etc., nature will still do what it wants many times.
Very small sleet pellets here in Richmond (Stratford Hills) at 4:20pm. Forecast looking good, guys. Part I of III has ended….
-Andrew
what do you mean by ‘good’?
good= our forecast is on track, accurate, confirmed so far.
Andrew, You guys do a fantastic job. It is very reassuring, especially when one can not just stay in. Can you make all this evaporate??
Thanks for the good job!
Thanks Derry
The forecast has been excellent so far with the start of the snow, accumulations so far, and the changeovers happening almost right on cue…
Dickens road area has noticeably been switching around between snow, sleet, and rain or a combination of all 3 the last 45 mins or so. Radar shows inevitable rain. I guess the question is now, when the switch back to snow?
well, see more white mixed in now. Literally changes every 5 to 8 minutes now.
So we could actually see more snow tomorrow than we did today! Hmmmm, interesting.
Chesterfield, near Chesterfield Towne Center – changed to all sleet at about 3:50 PM. Occasionally there is a bit of snow mixed in. I have not seen/felt any rain as of yet.
All I can say is I said last night this storm was going to be a “dud” at least in regards to the exaggerated snow totals some on here were forecasting and got called a moron. Two inches followed by rain does not equal “Major Snowstorm”
none had heavy snwo for matoaca Jeff
Trees are really coated…hoping power won’t go out!
Amazed at how fast it went from near white-out conditions on 64E at Laburnun Exit to sleet just after the Highland Springs Exit! I was so excited thinking the rain/snow line would be east of New Kent 😦 Apparently not…
Just rain by the airport.
Who the heck was working the camera for Andrew F/Tom P’s online weather update. Did you guys bring in one of your kids to use the camera? Jeesh, that was terrible work. Zooming in and out and all over the place! Ya don’t need to keep zooming in and out for this type of interview. Stick it on a tripod and leave it be! Good grief charlie brown!
Parham & 64 ..have not seen the taper. Starting to pile up here. Am counting on the rain to wash it away. No Sleet/ICE please. Anybody know about roads in West End?
neighborhoods have snow on the roads ..main roads slushy.. i was out an hour ago.
Thanks Nocole. Easy to worry just looking out the window. Wasn’t too bad at 11. Waiting for family to make it home
Sleet mixing with fine snow…But heavy as heck..
Still snowing in Short Pump off Church Road. I will take sleet…just no rain!
Chesterfield, near Chesterfield Towne Center – just measured @ 3:40 PM and we have 3″ of new snow. Snow tappered off at about 3:10 PM and changed over the 75% sleet. At 3:45 more snow is starting to mix in with the sleet (40/60 sleet to snow ratio).
Are we still anticipating a change to rain in the evening for western Chesterfield?
This is by FAR the most beautiful snow we have seen in years. I was out driving and the evergreens are spectacular!!
3:30 p.m. update: 1 inch snowfall rate in the last hour, total of 3.5 inches accumlation. Near I-64/I-295 between Innsbrook & Shortpump.
switched over to sleet here (Brandermill) as eveyone else noted in the area. However, as of 335 light snow is mixing back in.
on the website. I think we will get a foot or over but keep your eye on tuesday, Wednesday!!!!!!!!!
Thanks NBC12 and NWS for a great forecast in Petersburg/Prince George. WXRISK forecast of 4-8 going down in flames. Been raining for an hour now after 1.5″ to 2″. It’s MELTING!!!
It is coming down fast and steady in Essex Co., just off Rt.17 South. Sticking to the grassy areas and cars–also very breezy. The wind really kicked up right before it started snowing, a little over an hour ago.
so about 15min ago we were seeing HEAVY snow fall..it was amazing now we are getting a mix. location :far westend near lauderdale
snowing again 🙂
A whooping 4″ now on my deck.
In RIC near west end…moderate snow just changed over to sleet in a matter of minutes. Looking at radar, you can see the yellow spreading barely into RIC metro.
At VCU Siegel we seem to have had a brief pause and now getting snow and sleet, it seems.
Tristan, How are the roads near VCU?
Broad St is clear, Harrison is too, I guess because the traffic has been consistent. Side roads have a fair amount of the slush on them
Thanks.
Starting to hear the ping of sleet on the windows here in Westover Hills. Snow is still falling moderately, though.
Just changed over from snow to sleet in midlothian near 288
It’s interesting that radar still shows all of us under “snow”…and not really near the rain./snow line, yet we’re getting rain/sleet
we got 4 inches of snow in Powhatan also its 30 outside and with last weekends snow we have 10 in all
NBC12 Weather team. Are we still getting the Snow Saturday you talked aout?
It would be nice if they were participating in this blog AT ALL….
It’s starting to stick to the roads here in Mechanicsville after coming down heavy for the last hour. I’d say we’ve gotten about 2 – 3 inches on non-road surfaces, but it’s hard to tell with all of the leftover snow from last weekend’s storm.
This is just really bad accumulating snow
Still snowing hard in Short Pump and around 3 inches on the ground
3″ here and coming down
Sleet/freezing rain now in Matoaca…
Huge flakes and something is tipping on the windows?
so you have sleet there?
Yes. Snow is really fine and slowing.
Its white out near chesterfield county airport. Belmont road and other roads has 2 or more inches on the road. Almost 4 on ddck and going up quick now
a little over 3 inches in Short Pump right now
2:40pm in Richmond, just north of the Diamond. Moderate snow since 9:00a.m. with about 2 inches on grassy surfaces. Side roads are beginning to show signs of accumulation but not much. I’m doing my anti-rain dance but do think it will eventually turn to all rain. BOOOOO!
Amazing how sharp the cutoff line is. Snow has been sticking to the roadways in my neighborhood (Brandermill) since before noon. Now we have approx 2 1/2″ and it is snowing pretty heavily right now. Very wet and large flakes….power outages are definitely coming with this one…
as ‘he who shall remain nameless’ on 8 sez, it’s falling like lard out here-been snowing since 830 or so-most of the main roads are okay, a bit slushy at intersections…but some of the back roads are slick and whitening…like the song goes, ‘the nearer your destination the more you’re slip-sliding away’
A person has noted on the WTVR site that he belives Richmond has been on a 7 year snow cycle- 2010,2003,`996,1989,1982,1975. Any thoughts?
That’s about right, if you look at charts it’s about every 7-10 years that we get spikes but it isn’t as even as that.
2.5 inches total accumulation as of 2:30 p.m.
Last hour snowfall rate measurement was .75 of an inch.
Location: Near I-64/I-295 between Innsbrook & Shortpump.
Starting to see power outages. My mom in Stratford Hills lost power about 45 minutes ago. Dominion VA says it’ll be back around 7 pm.
I was just looking out thinking about that… UUGGGHHHH!!!!
Well, her power was restored much faster than the original estimate, so that’s good news. Hopefully DomVA will be just as speedy throughout this storm, especially tomorrow when the winds will pick up.
Moderate snowfall in Mechanicsville, but it’s still not sticking to the roads… strange that it’s been snowing since 8 a.m. without anything on the roadways. If any of this switches over to rain this afternoon then we might not have any accumulations on the roads here.
Slushy snow here in Colonial Heights North ES is posting 31.7 degrees About 1-1 1/2 snow on the hard surfaces
I’m in Petersburg and have about 2 inches on the ground at close to 2:00 p.m. It is snowing heavily with no signs that rain is on the way. I thought it might be useful to compare the Channel 12 Forecast for my area with the Wxrisk forecast.
Channel 12: South and SE of Richmond: Snow This morning, then a changeover to sleet and rain before midday (especially along NC state line) Snow/ice accumulations will be sharply less these areas. Expect only 1-4″ slush here before a quick changeover.
WXRisk: The first interval or a period of snow will bring 4 to 8 inches across the Richmond Metro area and points south and east.
Immediately to the west northwest at north of Richmond — Western Henrico County Short Pump far western Chesterfield County Powhatan Amelia and Hanover Counties… snow amounts will be close 8-10″ by 6pm.
In my book…the latter has been far more accurate so far.
Neighborhood streets have been covered here in Midlothian (Brandermill) since before 12. About an inch and a half or so of heavy wet snow on the ground. More like 2 1/2″ on top of existing snow. Small trees are already sagging under the weight….
Big flakes still falling steady in Elko/Sandston. It’s been steady since early morning. No sleet/rain/mix yet. All snow!! Coming heavy now! Slushy roads!
nnevermind, the snow (size of quarters/halfdollars), has overpowered my srteet! it is sticking in my neighborhood!!!! be careful ya’ll!
Well I just went around outside, its quite difficult telling what the true amount of “slush” is in the VCU Siegal Center area because some of the sidewalks still have old snow on it, and where thats at its like pure snow, so I assume its only the ground itself thats causy this mess of ice and water? Its like a weird suspension of stuff, on the pure sidewalk, Id guesstimate under an inch.
Broad street seems to be fairly clear, off shoots streets are definitely covered in a slushy mess.
Im a bit confused.
Say we get 6 inch of slush, then, we get the heavy rain. Will the rain make this stuff wash away a bit? And then wont it freeze overnight when it starts snowing?
So tomorrow the layer on the sidewalk will be “slush” type stuff, underneath a layer of ice, underneath 4-8+inches of snow in metro richmond?
2 inches accumulation so far…HUGE flakes falling right now!
At 11:30 a.m. I had 1.25 inches. In the following 2 hours I received an additional .75 of an inch and have a total of 2 inches accumulation on my snow measurement station. I live Near I-64/I-295 near Innsbrook/Short Pump.
Still snowing hard in Short Pump. Big flakes.
It is snowing pretty heavily here in short pump. lots of slush on the roadways, but now true stickage! I presume it won’t really stick until later tonight/ this evening when temps may be cooler. Does that seem probable? I’m looking at flakes the size of quarters yet still no white roads…
strike that, it is now sticking to the roads in my neighborhood, flakes the size of half dollars are coming down with wind, yes, half dollars size, it overpowered the road!
Nothing much happening in Tappahannock either. Wassup, Andrew?
Andrew F/Jim D. Any idea’s what’s happening with his storm. Even DC is only seeing light snow?
yeah no mid day update what is going on?
im in western henrico, 8 news is forcasting 18-24 inches not kidding!!!!!! I think 12 was wrong. Or at least i hope. the last storm went north and we got more i hope whatever helps us get more happens.
On there website or TV?
Their website or tv?
say what? I live off exit 183 is that western Henrico?
a little over 2 inches here in Short Pump on my deck
There is nothing worse than a good snow that won’t stick to the roads. I hate the wet slushy stuff.
Will Saturday be different?
this storm is so slow to get going I think that everyone’s forecasts have actually OVERestimated the ammounts RIC and surrounding areas will get. it’s been snowing for four hours in north Glen Allen near Ashland and nothing is sticking to roads or sidewalks.
Coming down really well here in Sussex. Sticking to everything!! I’m guessing about half-inch so far.
Maybe an inch in Matoaca and lightening up…about to end I think….soon to be washed away by rain as predicted…
Just left Chick-Fil-A across from Chesterfield Towne Center. The parking lot looked just wet but it was starting to get slick with ice. Be careful out there.
Snow started about 3 hours ago in New Kent, started out pretty crappy, but is getting more impressive, really coming down now…starting to stick on some of the grass now!! Keep it coming!!!!
it’snow 2:45, and the snow is still really coming down out here…I am surprised, I thought we were supposed to get that “quick” changeover east of RIC…not looking like rain is in the near future this way!!!
A little over 3 inches out here in fluvanna
A little over 3 inches in fluvanna
Up here in Fredericksburg, it’s been very light snow for a couple of hours but no accumulation yet – temps still above freezing. The Winter Storm Warning for our area includes possibly snow accumulation between 20-30 inches – I wish I could send some down south….
OK, this needs to pick up in intensity! It’s pathetic right now. There’s no excuses here. It’s a great big storm, send some heavy bands our way while we still have the cold air in place.
I have 2″ on my deck. (should be 5-6 by now!)
It’s snowing very heavy in Emporia and everything is turning white……where are the warmer temperatures and the rain?!?! Please tell me the rain is still coming and it is not going to stay snow.
That’s good news for snow lovers in Central VA if it’s still snowing in Emporia…means it will be a bit before we see the changeover in the Richmond area.
I don’t think it’s gonna happen. with the streets this wet, it’s going to have to snow a lot within a short time frame to get any sort of accumulation before the change over tonight.
1.75 inches on my deck in Short Pump at 12:20pm
Is it time to start talking about next Tuesday storm?
wxrisk is downplaying the Tuesday event
he says it is a New england stormn
What happened to the rain? We are getting blasted here in the Dolphin area of Brunswick County. At least 3 inches in the last 2 hours.
It’s been snowing here in Eltham (just outside West Point) since about 10 a.m. – no sign of rain at all.
Judging by the current radar loop, it appears RIC and vicinity will have some moderate to heavy bands of snow working through the area over the next two to three hours. If you are looking at the radar, where you see the yellows (and perhaps dark greens), that is where the concern lies for those of us who want to stay snow. With the yellows may come the warmer air aloft and potential for overrunning. The yellow often indicates sleet. Right now, it appears a large swath of this is occurring down near Emporia and having difficulty moving north, however, you can see a thinner swath emerging just east of Farmville which may works its way into our area early/mid pm?
First flurries now falling in Sussex, 7 miles east of 95.
12 News Team: Any thoughts on where we’re headed in terms of accumulations? Are you sticking by your earlier forecast? Just curious. Like Shortpump Snowman, we’ve had constant snow but little accumulation.
Thanks!
Very slow accumilations with this storm so far. Maybe later today it will pick up.
Temp is down from 33.3 an hour ago to 32.5 at 11:42 am in Bon Air. Snow is now sticking to the street!
11:30 a.m. measurement of 1.25 inches on my snow accumulation station at my house near Nuckols Road and I-295 (Innsbrook/Short Pump area).
It’s been snowing here in Mechanicsville area since 8:30 a.m. but nothing is sticking to the roads – when will it start sticking?
Snowing really nicely here in Colonial Heights and sticking to grass but not roads yet. Temp has dropped to 32 with a dew point of 31 though. Yay!
Is it still a possibility that colder air will stick around and richmond would see mostly snow and sleet? To me it looks as if the snow/rain line is moving further south east
I hope that is true!!!
You and me both, i guess we’ll see
Moderate snow here now in Dinwiddie, close to P’burg. No sticking, but temps have dropped to 35 from 39 in the past two hours. I’m not looking forward to the drive home to Glen Allen this evening.
So temps are dropping…could this possibly continue throughout the day? That snow/rain line is quite a ways south east now
don’t worry. I’m in the VCC area of Glen Allen and it’s nothing up here yet- only wet streets.
1.25 inches on my deck near Short Pump
From 23rd street you cant see the city at all, its just a blanket of white snow…Wanting to get at least a foot here in richmond 🙂
Still at VCU Siegel Center area, Broad st is fairly decent, but the offshoot streets visibly have snow on them. My apartment place put salt on the sidewalks earlier but the snow has already covered it. The snow seem to now have coated the snow mounds still on the roads lol.
I hope we stay all snow for the entire event
When is it supposed to start sticking to the road ways?! I am in Glen Allen, Innsbrook area and it’s already been snowing for a couple hours.
It’s sticking to patio, sidewalks & gravel driveways in old Glen Allen near Staples Mill Road.
Stickin to the roads now here…. :))))
Snowing pretty good here now but it seems too warm for anything to stick.
update 🙂 sticking to streets in far westend between lauderdale and gayton! love this!
Has been snowing moderately for a few hours now and the pace is quickening. Snow has begun to stick to the roads and sidewalks and cars are lightly covered. Moderate traffic is keeping accumulations at bay on some roads.
snowing at VCC mall, but not sticking very well. I’m thinking this storm might be a complete bust.
Moderate snow in short pump. Covered roads almost completely now. Plows are patrolling and waiting for 2 inches to start clearing the roads. Andrew, in the west end (short pump) when do you expect sleet to start mixing in and when do you expect that sleet to end and all snow to take back over after?
Roads are now covered, rest of snow will accumulate here. If it keeps snowing like this for another 8-9 hours we could be up towards 9-10 inches
Update from Sussex…. still nothing. 🙂
Snowing here since just before 8am. Nothing sticking to the parking lot yet. Outside thermometer reads 34*.
It’s been sleeting/raining for the last couple of hours and now it’s a light snow coming down here in Charles City.
Steady moderate to heavy snow in Bon Air. Sticking to everything but the street at this time.
Well on my end of Broad St, VCU Siegal Center, the snow is now starting to stick to the sidewalks and road.
It’s been snowing ~2 hours and is coming down moderately. Still not sticking to roads, just grassy surfaces and to cars. Moderate bands look to keep coming per the radar. LET IT SNOW! and stick.
I’m just south of the city.
Up in the Midlothian area, right at Monacan Highschool, we have a pretty light snow coming down.
Started out light, then got heavier, and now it’s coming down light again. Nothing is sticking on the roads, but the bushes outside my house are getting a nice coating. Can’t really tell what it’s doing on the grassy areas as their still covered in snow from last weeks storm.
Sticking on my neighborhood streets near Short Pump! Already White!
It’s still snowing hard but it seems to be un-sticking down here by the Diamond. The gravel parking lot next to my building was all white, but now its clearing again. The thermometer on the outside of the building has gone UP a degree in the last hour to 37. Booo.
Been snowing here since 8am in Western Powhatan. Sticking to my driveway and car, but not the roads yet…. SNOW SNOW SNOW!!!!!
Ok sticking to the roads now in Western Powhatan.
Coming down pretty good here in Glen Allen (near Hungary and West End Dr.) Not much stickage to anything covered in concrete or asphault.
Sticking to streets in Short Pump. Getting slick.
I am a school teacher in Prince George County. Are we the only school open in the tricities?! There is nothing going on here. Are we expected to get any snow here or in Colonial Heights?
not much. maybe an inch or so before changing to rain.
Andrew
Yes, PG schools were smart not wasting a snow day for this.
snowing lots in far west end near lauderdale and gayton 😀
Its not sticking in Ashland even though its been snowing for a couple of hours. When should I expect conditions to deteriorate or are temps going to stay too high?
Snowing hard at Parahm & Patterson…My windshield windshield wipers quit working so trying to get that fixed….pretty improtant
snowing hard off Church rd near Three Chopt. Now it’s sticking to the roads.
KEEP SNOWING !!!!!
Looks like in a couple of hours the heavy bands will start coming through…
Its coming down a bit more at Siegel Center VCU.
So how long before it starts sticking to roads? Starting to come down harder now
I work at the SunTrust Building downtown. It is snowing so hard you cannot see the River!
Coming down pretty good here around the UR/Three Chopt area. Starting to stick to the grass.
It is coming down stronger now and there is a dusting on all the cleared surfaces! Yay – keep it coming!
The first itty bitty flakes have started to fall in Chester.
FINALLY starting to lightly snow out here in Powhatan..I guess the dewpoints and temp finally got close enough together here for precip to start….
Heavy snow coming down in Glen Allen, VA….
9:36am
Seems to be starting to stick to the grass and cars here at VCU Siegel Center.
Its kind of funny to see that the snow will be stacking up on top of the mounds of snow left from the earlier storm
Absolutely nothing happening down here. No rain, drizzle, flurries, sleet, snow… nothing.
Something happening all around us, but we seem to be pocketed in.
First flakes I saw in the Short Pump area were seen on Cox while crossing the bridge over I-64 at 8:23am. Mere seconds later as I came to the intersection of Cox and Three Chopt the few flaes had been transformed into a moderate snowfall. Just about an hour later it is sticking to everything but the road, the deck is completely covered, and I’m hoping for a FOOT (or more) of snow. Enjoy the beauty!
Sticking to EVERYTHIG now. 🙂 Snow baby, snow!
75% of the posters here are short pump
Yeah, shortpump rules baby!
It’s starting to stick to the parking lots and roads near the Diamond. Its been snowing since right at 9am.
Question for NBC 12 Weather Team: Snow is falling here in Short Pump but so far nothing appears to be sticking to the streets. And, the snow that has fallen on my car windshield is doing quite a bit of melting. Do we expect this to start sticking to streets etc. at some point soon? Or late in the day?
should start soon… it’s just a little light right now. once it gets heavier, it’ll cool down the roads.
Andrew F. You understand that no matter how much we rag on you, we still luv ya man!
I try to ignore the “ragging” and stay positive!
I’ll second “Snowman-shortpump” and just point out that we wouldn’t all be here if we didn’t really really like you and your team and the work you do!
Very light snow out the window of the James Center in downtown.
It’s getting heavier. This is from Tredegar Street..
Snow starting to now accumulate in Short Pump and picking up to more of a moderate snowfall.
Snowing in Ashland. Its a fine snow but its coming down like mad.
Sticking better now
So after 30 minutes of light snow/ flurries, moderate snow is now falling and there is no turning back now! Won’t let up until tomorrow midday.
Coming down much heaver now in short pump . Really picking up in intensity!
Not sticking yet here in short pump.
Happy Weatherman’s Day to the NBC12 weather team!
Thanks Annie!
Seems it just started snowing here nere VCU Siegel Center
My prediction is this storm will be a bust for Richmond. Too much hype and preparedness….
Can snow accumulate on sand (on the roadways)?
Sure– it just takes a little longer than grass. Sand doesn’t melt the snow, just helps with traction.
-Andrew
Very fine light snow pump/church rd area.
I just saw 3 flakes Shortpump area.
Thanks!
keep the updates coming. Not for every 3 flakes, though!
A
This storm is way over rated. I think we will get alot of rain and little snow and the rain will wash all the old snow away. I think we are in the clear after this weekend. Spring is coming in the next week or two
I’ve got a mix of rain/freezing rain and very, very light snow here.
Annie,
Thanks for the update… where are you located?
Andrew
Oh, sorry, forgot that! Westover Hills. And now it looks like the light snow has stopped.
Steady light snow now.
Looks like wxrisk was quite a bit off this time round!
He has very much changed his tune from a day ago! He’s now saying more rain like I’ve been saying for days! Oh well.. We will see how it all pans out..
He has, but hasn’t EVERYONE?
NBC12 started out with a rain even, but he has always said snow.
At any rate..first flakes in Short Pump at 8:17AM!
Weather.com is calling for no more than an inch both in Metro Richmond and Goochland. Please tell me weather.com is staffed by idiots.
They are staffed by idiots.
Henrico county schools closed today. 06 NAM gives us 2.5-3.0 inches of precipitation. For Short Pump, if 1.0 inch of that is sleet, that is still 15-20 inches of snow! We just need to be NORTHWEST of the rain/snow line the entire time, which is entirely possible. Who knows, if we don’t mix with much sleet at all here we could have as much snow as anyone else in Mid-Atlantic and Northeast!
Matt, you really are hoping here buddy! 🙂
Haha, I am but I DO think it is possible.
Oh, anythings possible. It’s mother nature!
It’s starting to snow in Louisa!
Snowing in Powhatan
Nothing in Shortpump yet at 7:22am
I’m thinking this storm is going to skip right past us with little or no accumulating snow. There’s just way too much uncertainty around it.
HAHAHA…yeah that will DEFINITELY not happen.
My snow measuring platforms are set up and ready for snow!
Probably more rain in East Henrico than anything else.
Five inches in Short Pump!
Wait, that was from the last storm.
how are we not Winter storm warning in Henrico yet? that have charlottesville for 2028 inches of snow, holy cow i new i moved to far east when i moved from southwest VA….oh well. i have no idea what to expect tomorrow
oops 2028 inches of snow and 18-24 in Fairfax wow. Alos looked at the radar this storm is HUGE
Measure on your driveway (if it has been shoveled).
Alright, cant wait to see the first snowfall reports.
Do we measure new plus old snow fall? We usually do not have that option around here. Let it snow!
only new for snowfall measurements, new + old= snowpack
Sean are you pumped?