I ran across these photos today from a snowstorm that occurred on January 3, 2002. I believe the Richmond airport received 7.7″ of snow from this storm, which was a daily record for snowfall. These images were taken in Midlothian.
Grim. No real significant storm threats loom on the horizon for Metro Richmond over the next week. A storm near Christmas may drop some precipitation, but it looks likely that tempratures will be too warm to support wintry precipitation. Bummer.
In the hopes of seeing some more chances of snow emerge in the next few weeks, I’ll post this handy summary guide that tallies the snow totals for the Richmond Airport since 1898. Enjoy!
This storm rapidly moved through the area the day of December 8th. No winter precipitation fell in Richmond from this storm event. However, a 50+ MPH gust accompanied the squall line that marched through with the main batch of precipitation.
The first substantial chance of winter weather might be heading our way tomorrow night. The various models seem to point to an accumulating snow event along the Appalachian mountains. In Richmond, the NWS still has the metro area in 100% rain. Areas like Short Pump and Powhatan have a slight chance of the precipitation changing to snow.
The chance of accumulating snow for Richmond remains very low. However, we could see a rain to snow changeover on the tail end of the precipitation shield. This scenario will likely preclude any meaningful accumulation. It will be worth watching to see how the event pans out for Metro Richmond.
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12/7/2011 Forecast per TWC
