RIC Airport

May hit 32 at RIC before midnight. Was 34 at 10pm.

The line is moving through Wburg now, just heavy rain. There's been no lightning or thunder.

I'm in Williamsburg so will be on standby. I'm also liking the much colder temps for Veterans Day week.

BWI: 62.5 DCA: 46.0 IAD: 61.9" RIC: 32.2" Tiebreaker LYH: 57.8"

IAD has reached 32. BWI and RIC both at 33 as of 6 am.

Dulles hit 33 this morning, close call. I suspect will reach 32 Monday morning.

Yep, this is the main thread all year. Welcome. :-)

DCA: Nov 11 BWI: Nov 09 IAD: Nov 09  RIC: Nov 10 Tiebreaker: 3.01"

If RIC does not reach the 50s between now and Sunday, this September will be the first on record with no readings below 60 degrees.

Not quite but close. Last time was the winter of 2009-10. Since 1897, about 20% of winters were 20"+.

Eh, nothing over 6" for MOST people outside of Tidewater. 2-4" events get old....can definitely be better. But, no complaints I guess... even if you nickle and dime your way to seasonal average. A good season at RIC is one in excess of 20". We are due.

Officially 2" at the airport bringing the season total to 12.4".

Here are the Norfolk late March snowstorms from largest to smallest since 1891. 7.5” March 25, 1974 5.5” March 20-21, 1908 5.0” March 22, 1914, 4.6” March 24, 1940 4.2” March 26, 1971 4.0” March 24, 1906 3.3” March 27-28, 1947 2.5” March 20, 1914 2.0” March 24, 1896 1.5” March 23, 1934 1.0” March 30, 1964, March 17, 1893 0.3” March 20, 1934 0.1” March 29, 1941, March 26, 1894

It CAN happen. Most recently, RIC got 4" on 3/24/2013. Look further back, there was a storm on 3/26/1971 that dumped 8.4". Also, on 3/25/1975, Norfolk received 7.5" of snow.

Looks like 0.3" at both airports yesterday morning. Season totals now at 13.1" ORF and 8.4" at RIC.

Yeah, ORF broke the record for the date. Old record was 1.8" set in 1911, new record for 1/17 is 2.5". RIC is now at 8.1" for the season and ORF sitting at 12.8".

Officially 2.0" at RIC on the preliminary report. ORF likely to break daily snowfall record.

RIC has it -1, which is the lowest temperature since January 28, 2000.

Official storm totals for the airports are 10.3" ORF 3.0" RIC Both stations broke their daily snowfall record for January 4th and the 10.3" at Norfolk is the 9th biggest snowstorm on record.

2nd Blizzard Warning in LESS than 12 months for southside Hampton Roads. Last one issued was on 1/7/2017!!! Jealous!!!

One of the very heavy bands is about to enter Eastern Henrico County.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wakefield VA 402 PM EST Wed Jan 3 2018 VAZ095-097-098-041200- /O.CON.KAKQ.BZ.W.0001.180104T0000Z-180104T1800Z/ Norfolk/Portsmouth-Chesapeake-Virginia Beach- 402 PM EST Wed Jan 3 2018 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Travel will be very dangerous to impossible, including during the morning commute on Thursday. Tree branches could fall as well. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 10 inches are expected, with locally higher amounts up to 12 inches. A trace of ice is possible as well this evening in sleet and freezing rain. * WHERE...Norfolk/Portsmouth, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach Counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 1 PM EST Thursday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 50 mph will cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. Significant drifting of the snow is likely. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout conditions, making travel extremely dangerous. Do not travel. If you must travel, have a winter survival kit with you. If you get stranded, stay with your vehicle. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

There is potential for Richmond to remain below freezing for up to 6 straight days. All depends on whether it goes above freezing later today. (AKQ has a 32F forecast) The next blast of cold will guarantee below freezing highs until at least Saturday or Sunday before a warm up begins. If this happens, it will be the longest subfreezing stretch since February 1996. It's not too uncommon to go 3 days in a row below freezing, but beyond that, it becomes increasingly hard to do. Most consecutive days highs 32F or below at Richmond 1. 12 days (January 23 - February 3, 1936) 2. 8 days (December 29, 1917 - January 5, 1918) and (January February 7-14, 1899) 3. 7 days (December 25-31, 1935) and (December 10-16, 1917) 4. 6 days (February 1-6, 1996 and 4 previous occurrences) 5. 5 days (January 6-10, 1988 and 4 previous occurrences) **Recently there were 4 days in a row February 12-15, 2016

Pretty good for another decent snowfall for Hampton Roads. The following is a list of snowfalls 4.0" or more since records began, beginning with the most recent. Looks like we'll be adding to this list. Norfolk Snowstorms 4" or more (since 1891) 5.3” January 7, 2017 5.5” February 26, 2015 8.5” January 28-29, 2014 14.2” December 25-26, 2010 6.5” January 30-31, 2010 5.0” December 26, 2004 7.7” January 2-3, 2002 4.7” January 25, 2000 7.1” February 3-4, 1996 6.2” January 6-8, 1996 9.0” February 24, 1989 15.4” February 17-19, 1989 4.4” January 7-8, 1988 5.2” February 5-6, 1984 13.7” March 1-2, 1980 6.5” February 9-10, 1980 12.4” February 6-7, 1980 4.0” January 31, 1980 5.3” January 5-6, 1980 7.0” February 18-19, 1979 5.1” February 7, 1979 6.2” February 2, 1978 7.5” March 25, 1974 9.1” January 8-9, 1973 4.2” March 26, 1971 5.1” February 9-10, 1967 4.2” January 19, 1967 4.8” January 29-30, 1966 9.4” January 26-27, 1966 5.4” January 30-31, 1965 5.2” January 16-17, 1965 6.3” February 26-27, 1963 4.2” January 28, 1962 4.0” March 1-2, 1960 11.4” December 11-12, 1958 4.1” January 14-15, 1957 5.3” January 19, 1955 4.7” January 11, 1955 12.4” February 10-11, 1948 5.8” January 31-February 1948 5.3” March 8, 1947 4.2” February 23, 1947 4.5” January 8-9, 1944 4.0” December 20, 1942 5.8” February 27-March 1, 1941 4.6” March 24-25, 1940 5.8” January 23-24, 1940 6.0” January 8, 1940 8.8” January 16, 1939 11.0” February 7, 1936 5.7” January 27, 1936 7.2” December 29-30, 1935 9.0” December 22-23, 1935 6.0” March 10, 1934 6.0” February 25, 1934 4.0” January 29-30, 1930 11.0” March 2, 1927 4.0” January 10-11, 1927 4.9” March 13, 1926 5.5” January 25, 1926 6.0” February 15, 1922 7.4” December 11-12, 1917 5.1” February 13-14, 1916 4.0” December 12, 1915 5.0” March 22, 1914 6.5” March 12, 1914 7.0” March 6, 1912 5.0” March 3-4, 1912 7.0” January 7-8, 1912 4.0” January 17-18, 1911 4.0” January 31-February 1, 1910 5.5” March 20-21, 1908 4.0” March 24, 1906 6.4” December 15-16, 1904 7.0” February 10-11, 1904 8.8” February 15-17, 1902 6.0” February 23-24, 1901 13.5” February 11-14, 1899 4.0” January 28-29, 1899 11.0” December 2-3, 1896 5.6” February 7-8, 1895 6.6” February 25-26, 1894 9.8” January 19, 1893 18.6” December 26-28, 1892 6.7” November 29, 1891

ORF's snowiest month occurred during the La Nina winter of 1988-89. http://www.13newsnow.com/news/local/counting-down-the-regions-top-five-snow-storms/382593325