Forecast Discussion

January 20-22, 2012: Wx Observations *CLOSED*

* Place – Time: Church Hill, 8 PM -12 AM(1/20/2012)
* Temperature: 37 (Falling to 31)
* Dewpoint: 24-32 (Rising)
* Relative Humidity: N/A
* Pressure: N/A
* Trends: Event started as light snow, which quickly turned to sleet and freezing rain.
* Precipitation Description: Snow, to sleet, to freezing rain and finally rain.
* Total Precip: Light coating of ice on cars, trees and elevated surfaces.
* Comments: Moisture arrived from the south and west and started as a little bit of light snow and sleet mix. The mix quickly converted over to sleet and freezing rain. Freeing rain lasted until 12 AM before turning over to light rain. Close to half an inch (0.48 as of 1/21/2012) of rain fell. No significant or measurable ice fell in Richmond.