March 1, 2015: Observations

Church Hill Storm Observation Summary:
* Place – Time: Church Hill, (3/1/2015)
* Temperature: 27-32, During Event
* Winter Weather Watch/Warning/Advisory: Advisory
* Closings: None.
* Predicted Totals: Less than ¼”.
* Road Conditions: Minor accumulation on roads. Roads were mainly wet during the event.
* Precipitation Description: Sleet and Freezing Rain/Drizzle, which began around 10:00 AM on 3/1 and ended around 5 PM that afternoon. Sleet quickly changed to all freezing rain/rain by 11 AM.
* Total Precipitation: 0.03″ of primarily freezing rain. 0.16″ of precipitation was reported at the Richmond airport. A system overriding a recent cold surge into the Virginia Piedmont created a minor ice event for the Richmond metro area. Elevated surfaces and trees accumulated the most ice. A winter storm advisory was issued the evening before the event to notify residents of minor ice accumulations. No major power outages were associated with this storm.

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