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Traffic cams show it really coming down on I-64 northwest of Richmond, just past Gum Springs. As you get closer to Richmond, some flakes are starting to show on the cams in places like Short Pump.

Front has come through. Getting some strong N gusts. Temp has risen to nearly 40 though

Ground covered in Stuart VA at the farm and now snowing nicely in Kernersville. No more mix.

Currently 22 here (10:30 a.m.) with some scattered flurries between 8 and 8:30. Currently mid to upper teens NW Sussex County ice box spots as cold air continues to spill in behind the front.

Mention her name and the resident predator goes wild.

Is this because we stopped getting smaller storms or because some of the same storms got bigger? More of a rhetorical question because I have no idea how one could answer it. Is there a way to look at annual snowfall totals net of NESIS storms?

Congratulations, get all you can, love snow

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Indeed, and look at the trend of just the last 3 GEFS for 12Z on 12/18: E trough deepening/W ridge strengthening. It’s important to keep watching these trends as the models in general have been much too warm since the runs starting 3 weeks ago:

Stuck at 33.9 in Mechanicsville with no sticking to any surfaces. Probably already wasted a good half an inch

End of the HRRR run looks like it gets the coastal cranking earlier which enhances precip back towards Richmond later today. Maybe a trend to watch.

Your generalizations are a figment of your imagination. You need to supply proof.

-sd's/10's this morning with sd's along the shore. Looks like 24-36hrs of light/mod snow my way. 6-8" total accum forecasted for TH.

Instead of the “I had to walk to school barefoot in 4 feet of snow” you’ll be saying “back in my day we had bare ground walking to school in my sneakers and we liked it!”

latest HRRR - still a bit more for RIC and east at this point:

Been snowing moderately for at least an hour near Carytown but only slight hint of sticking on high roof of house - nothing any where else since still showing 36 as temp - don't think folks though temps were going to be an issue but sure are at this point

way too early to nail down xmas week-if you remember 3 weeks ago some said Thanksgiving week/first week of December would be mild-complete and total bust.

Little ocean effect out by Chatham right now?

Yup…we got that this go around.

Yep. 2 pm- 8 pm will determine how this storm does (for Richmond). HRRR brings in .2-.3" QPF with temps dropping into the twenties and sun going down.

The oil rigs in the Gulf have had more snow in the past 365 days than we’ve had in 7 years

There does seem to be a significant difference in temperatures sometimes. Snow has started to accumulate on the road in front of my house now.

I am sure Virginia wasn't looking for average or above average snowfall and they are getting closer to it and its only December 8 - totally unexpected - could easily have happened around these parts = also these Clipper systems are not being handled well by the models or the arctic air - have to take them one at a time - this supposed warmup Christmas week is suspect too at this point

My view as I study for finals before going out to downtown later today to get snow pictures.