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    Richmond Metro/Hampton Roads Area Discussion

    in Mid Atlantic

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    16 minutes ago, RIC Airport said:

    Been a while since we've been screwed this bad. 

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    NAM was showing basically nothing 24 hours ago, right? Also, from what I've heard it tends to have a north bias.

    I think it's an improvement and definitely better than where we thought it be going a couple of days ago. 

    2-4" with some sleet and ZR will stick around a while with the advertised temperatures. I got 4" with the second Jan 2022 storm, including an inch of sleet, and it stuck around for two weeks with warmer temperatures than what we are seeing on models. 

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    January Medium/Long Range: A snowy January ahead?

    in Mid Atlantic

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    16 minutes ago, SnowenOutThere said:

    As someone who is that age I don’t remember anything much before 2016 besides glimpses of storms. I vaguely remember the 2016 blizzard but wish I could recall more about it. The Monday system may be the first time I can truly remember getting 10+ inches of snow (ig Jan 2019 counts too but yk what I mean)

    I was in Fredericksburg for Jan 2022 and got 15". Other than that, the only 10"+ storm I remember clearly is the 2016 blizzard. 

    I have very vague glimpses of the 2009-2010 winter despite being 7 years old then, because I was a weather nerd, my parents got me a 3-year weather observation book for my 7th birthday :lol:

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    Richmond Metro/Hampton Roads Area Discussion

    in Mid Atlantic

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    CMC is a step in the right direction as well. Confluence further south. Snow jackpot and QPF max now over Fredericksburg, not DC. Verbatim, not exactly what we want in Central VA, but it's an improvement - the 6" line is roughly from Charlottesville to Hanover County. I'm liking these trends. 

    The January 5/6 Thing

    in Mid Atlantic

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    17 minutes ago, Buddy1987 said:

    Nam is the Nam but I will be interested to see what it shows with CAD after seeing the Canadians output from last night. 

    I hope we can get a couple of inches of snow before the flip to ice. If so, it will definitely stick around a while. 

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    December Banter 2024

    in Mid Atlantic

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    The snowstorm of March 2-5, 2026, was an extraordinary late-season weather event that brought widespread disruption to the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast United States. Following an otherwise average winter with near-normal temperatures, the storm emerged from a significant shift in atmospheric patterns. The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) sharply dropped, resulting in a blocking ridge over Greenland. This pattern supported the stalling of a cutoff upper-level low, which interacted with a slow-moving surface low-pressure system. As the storm meandered over Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina before stalling off the Outer Banks, it created a unique setup for prolonged and intense snowfall across the region.

    Temperatures during the storm hovered near freezing, creating a perfect environment for heavy, wet snow. On March 4th, snowfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour were recorded across Virginia and Maryland, making travel nearly impossible and leading to widespread power outages. The Washington, D.C. area experienced significant snowfall, with totals of 12.6 inches at DCA, 18.1 inches at IAD, and 16.2 inches at BWI. The heaviest snow, however, fell in a corridor stretching southwest of D.C., from Roanoke and Lynchburg, Virginia, to Winchester and Hagerstown, Maryland. Another secondary maximum extended across southern and eastern Maryland into southern Delaware. Augusta and Rockingham Counties in Virginia reported over two feet of snow, tying records set during the historic Blizzard of 1993.

    This snowstorm's impact was particularly severe due to the timing and intensity of the snowfall. With spring nearing, many areas were unprepared for such a significant winter event, amplifying the disruption. The storm not only highlighted the unpredictable nature of late-season winter weather but also underscored the importance of atmospheric dynamics, such as the NAO and upper-level blocking patterns, in shaping regional weather extremes. In the aftermath, the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast faced days of recovery, as residents worked to dig out from the heavy snowfall and return to normalcy.

     
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