Not much to report on this event, but there was a brief period of sleet and freezing rain on the morning of February 22nd:
Church Hill/Drive to Saint Francis in Chesterfield County: Very minor accumulations on raised surfaces. Mixed precipitation began around 7 AM and quickly changed over to rain by 8:45 AM.
My Report (Church Hill):
* Place – Time: Church Hill, 11:00 AM (2/17/2013) *After the Event Update*
* Temperature: 34-38
* Dewpoint: 33-36
* Relative Humidity: 90-95%
* Pressure: 1009 hPa
* Trends: N/A
*Winter Weather Watch/Warning/Advisory: Hazardous Weather Outlook
* Road Conditions: All roads remained clear through event.
* Precipitation Description: Light and moderate snow fell throughout the event.
* Total Precip: Trace of snow. Liquid Equivalent of 0.17″ fell during the event at my home.
* Comments: Snow began around 8 AM on the 16th. The precipitation fell as light to very brief periods of moderate snow throughout the morning and afternoon hours. Snow was occasionally mixed with rain in the morning. Surface temperatures precluded any accumulation. The snow began to taper off by 6:00 PM. Snow was wet and flakes were medium sized. The airport reported a trace of snow.
An arctic cold front will swing through central Virginia tonight and usher in a new round of cold air for the weekend. Along the cold front, a low pressure system may develop during the day on Saturday to bring some light rain and snow showers to the area. Accumulations will likely be light. The system bears watching for some accumulating snowfall.
My Report (Church Hill):
* Place – Time: Church Hill, 11:00 AM (2/3/2013) *After the Event Update*
* Temperature: N/A
* Dewpoint: N/A
* Relative Humidity: 100%
* Pressure: N/A
* Trends: N/A
*Winter Weather Watch/Warning/Advisory: Advisory
* Road Conditions: All roads had snow cover during the event. Both secondary and major roads had snow cover on them during and after the event.
* Precipitation Description: Light and moderate snow fell throughout the event.
* Total Precip: 1.25″ of snow. Liquid Equivalent of 0.11″ fell during the event at my home.
* Comments: Snow began around 1 PM on the 25th. The precipitation fell as light to occasionally moderate snow throughout the afternoon hours. The snow began to taper off by 5:30 PM. Snow was very dry and fluffy. The airport reported 1.4” of snow.
This ended up being a fairly minor event with approximately 0.2″ of snow accumulation.
My Report (Church Hill):
* Place – Time: Church Hill, 11:00 AM (2/3/2013) *After the Event Update*
* Temperature: N/A
* Dewpoint: N/A
* Relative Humidity: N/A
* Pressure: N/A
* Trends: N/A
*Winter Weather Watch/Warning/Advisory: None
* Road Conditions: All roads had snow cover during the event. The morning after the event, secondary roads remained covered. Most major roads cleared.
* Precipitation Description: Light snow fell throughout the event.
* Total Precip: 0.2″ of snow. Liquid Equivalent of a trace fell during the event at the airport.
* Comments: Snow started shortly after midnight on the 24th. The precipitation fell as light to occasionally moderate snow throughout the early morning hours. The airport reported 0.2” of snow.