An impressive band of moisture has set up over Metro Richmond these evening. An upper level low coming out the great lakes has made spun some moisture over the mountains and we have has some impressive snowfall this evening. Already a dusting of snow is on most surfaces and the snow appears to be sticking around for the next few hours. Maybe 1/2″ to 1″ might be possible?
Two videos from Church Hill last night:
Reporting from Wstrn Chesterfield:
– started snowing around 8-8:30
– flurries changed to light to moderate snow around 9
– as of 10pm, about .25″ to .5″, with a heavy band set up over central-northern C’field
* Place – Time: Church Hill, 9:30 AM (1/8/2010)
* Temperature: 32.9
* Dewpoint: 31
* Relative Humidity: 89%
* Pressure: 996.6 hPa
* Trends: Temp slowly rising this morning. Snow band arrived this morning between 9-10 AM
* Precipitation Description: Moderate to occasionally heavy snow last night from 9 PM – 12 AM. Light precipitation this morning (1/8/2011).
* Total Precip: 2″ Average, Trace this morning
* Comments: Light snow developed last night and mostly accumulated on grassy surfaces. Towards the end of the event, cars and portions of the street were covered. Temperature fell from 36 degrees at the beginning of the event to 29 Saturday morning.