Church Hill Storm Observation Summary:
* Place – Time: Church Hill, (2/14/2015)
* Temperature: 31-44, During Event
* Winter Weather Watch/Warning/Advisory: None.
* Closings: None.
* Predicted Totals: Little to no accumulation was predicted for the event.
* Road Conditions: Slight impact to local roads, during heavy snowfall.
* Precipitation Description: Snow; which began around 8 PM and ended by 9 PM.
* Total Precipitation: Approximately 0.1″ of snow on most surfaces. A trace of snow/sleet or ice was reported at the Richmond airport.
* Comments: This was a short but intense event that accompanied the passage of an arctic front. Heavy snowfall rates coupled with gusts in the 45-50 MPH range (gust to 52 MPH at RIC airport) made for a dramatic snowfall event. Observations of lightening and thunder were observed in Church Hill. Overnight temperatures fell to 14 degrees on the 15th. Most of the accumulations evaporated by the morning of the 15th.

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