Ice/rain in SW Va ending (6:20 pm)
UPDATE 6:20 PM: The rain and freezing rain are rapidly dwindling in Southwest Virginia, and all winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories have been allowed to expire. Will post later tonight looking back at this event and looking ahead to cold weather and possible snow chances ahead. END UPDATE
UPDATE 2:35 PM: The winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories have been extended til 6 p.m. Ice is spotty now — if you’ve still got it where you’re at, you may get a little more, or at least hold what you have a few more hours. If you don’t have ice, you’re not likely to see any. If traveling, while most roads are just wet, be aware conditions could differ as you change elevation and location, and be wary of icy patches on bridges and overpasses. END UPDATE
UPDATE 11:15 AM: We are very much in the spotty freezing rain phase, with a few miles, a few hundred feet in elevation and a few tenths of a degree making a lot of difference in local ice reports. South of Roanoke a few hundred feet above the valley floor, my location continues to get ice building on trees and exposed objects, with temperatures hovering right at the freezing mark. (The 2-inch icicle on a flag at right is outside my window.) Most of the lower elevations in the Roanoke Valley are escaping ice, however, with temperatures of 32.5-35 degrees. Winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories have been extended to 2 p.m. as temperatures only stubbornly warm up where ice has been occurring. The push and pull of temperatures is very complicated in a borderline ice situation. Evaporational cooling pulls the temperature down, while latent heat released in the process of rain freezing into ice raises it slightly. Rain falling through warmer air aloft helps bring that warmth to the surface … but icy trees near the surface can help keep air around it chilled somewhat. Eventually, the warmer air moving in aloft around the low-pressure system will win out, but a few more hours of ice buildup may occur in winter storm warning areas of Floyd, Carroll, Grayson, and Patrick counties. There may yet be some power outages in those areas, but hopefully we dodge widespread power outages. END UPDATE
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rm Prediction Center mesoscale discussion for icing in Southwest Virginia linked here
A mix of rain, freezing rain and sleet is overspreading Southwest Virginia this morning (latest radar linked here).Precipitation will likely cover the region by 9 a.m. Winter storm warnings for the potential of 1/4 inch of ice or more continue for Floyd, Carroll and Grayson counties, where temperatures are in the mid 20s to near 30 as precipitation moves in over the plateau-like areas of the Blue Ridge, the air and moisture lifted and cooled by upslope east to southeast winds. Elsewhere, with temperatures mostly in the 30 to 34 range, briefly falling at the onset of precipitation with evaporational cooling and then slowly rising as warmer air aloft gradually works to the surface, some icing will occur mainly on exposed objects in locations that dip to 32 or lower, with patchy ice possible on roads, and some slushy areas if sleet falls heavily. Winter weather advisories cover the region not included in the winter storm warning.
Temperatures are expected to rise above freezing by noon, except in some iced-in areas along the Blue Ridge south of Roanoke and some pockets to the north and west of Roanoke. Beware traveling throughout the day, as conditions can vary considerably within short distances, especially with elevation changes.
February 26, 2013 - 7:17 AM
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Freeing rain and 29. Glad I don’t have to go to work this morning.
Freezing rain and 29. Glad I don’t have to go to work this morning. See, I learned that freezing has a “z” in it.
With temperatures generally a bit colder than forecast, we are riding the cusp of a possible more widespread ice situation. We’ll just have to see how it unfolds this morning, whether additional winter storm warnings will be needed.
My thermometer is at 33 just south of Roanoke, 1400 feet elevation. Suspect I’ll see ice on trees once it begins. Roanoke Regional at 35 degrees. Possible the valley floor still squeaks out barely above freezing, or barely scrapes 32 with light icing on trees/exposed objects.
Still 34.2* in SW Roanoke City.
In martinsville ice all over cars
Roads are fine
Freezing rain started in the last 45 mins. Temps at 26 and windy.
Your temp is going to have a hard time getting above freezing from 26, Doppler Carol.
The rain has picked up considerably here but the temp is stuck on 28º. Went out to get the paper and the grass and all raised surfaces freezing but the driveway was mostly clear. The road seems o.k. also. The pine trees are already drooping some.
29 and a freezing rain glaze on plants, cars and on our gravel road. Strong wind is blowing from the east. It is actually creating a roar in trees up on the ridges. My location is near Alleghany Springs in southeastern Montgomery County, elevation 1615 feet.
Light rain has begun at my location a couple miles south of Roanoke, Can’t tell how much it’s freezing yet. Thermometer says 33. Suspect I wouldn’t have to go far up the hill to find ice on trees if it’s not right where I’m at.
Elevation 3150 at the base of Poor Mountain. Temp is 23 degrees, just started to put down some heavy freezing rain.
So it seems that over the next 3-5 hours 1-2 degrees are the difference between rain and a major ice storm for Roanoke area? Too close for me…
Light rain. Temperature has risen some since the rain has started.
Temperature at my location south of Roanoke has fallen quickly to 32 with start of rain so undoubtedly some ice will be forming on exposed objects at least.
Temp at 7 AM was 33 – it’s fallen to 30 now. Random splats on the window, very still just a few minutes earlier but the trees are starting to rustle now.
My weather station said 34/35, but 60% humidity this morning. It started raining around 715-720 or so, and by the time I got to my car at 730, it had a coating of ice. The drive from New River to Blacksburg got it solidly coated in a good layer of ice all over the front…thermometer in the car bounced between 30-32 the whole way.
I am at 35.2 degrees and no precip falling yet here in Bonsack @ 1250′. Expect it shortly…
1-2 degrees are difference between cold rain and significant ice on trees/power lines. Probably more like 3-4 degrees and .25-.50 inch of liquid margin between cold rain and major ice storm for Roanoke Valley. Margin much thinner along the Blue Ridge to the south.
Makes since! Thanks Kevin for your coverage this morning
31 degrees and freezing rain this morning with elevated surfaces coated in ice at the moment. VDOT is out in full putting down salt on the roads.
Could they issue more Winter Storm Warnings?
It has been raining here for about 30 minutes. Some sleet mixed in and it is freezing on elevated surfaces.
After a low of 27.6, it made it to 34.1 before the light rain hit about 20 minutes ago. Now down to 33.5 and falling.
If it’s expected there will be more .25-inch ice reports, warnings could be extended. So far, those reports have been pretty isolated even down in NC’s mountains where it’s been colder and raining a long time.
It was 32 when I left Radford at 7 – nothing happening.
Checking the wind map.
http://hint.fm/wind/
It has been raining here for a while but I do not yet see any evidence of freezing. Water is still dripping off the wrought iron table on my back patio and that table is usually one of the first things to freeze. As I am nearly on the valley floor, I am beginning to believe we may miss the ice entirely. That would be a good thing!
Light freezing rain here. Some light icing on deck and handrails. Surprised Roanoke Co is still on a delay and not closed.
Just went outside temp is 31 and the trees are starting to get icicles on them.
Trees, car tops, back deck all iced up where I’m at (south of Roanoke, 1,400 feet). Street, driveway, sidewalk just wet.
From Carroll County my mother reports a nice glaze on trees/powerlines/grass/cars .. basically everything minus the grass. Steady freezing rain and temps been holding at 31.5 for last hour after increasing a bit. Would estimate between .10-.15″ of ice accretion thus far
Winter weather advisory just extended until 2pm today for our area.
Patrick County is being added to the winter storm warning.
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SURRY-PATRICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…DOBSON…STUART
922 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS…ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS.
* HAZARD TYPES…FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET.
* ACCUMULATIONS…ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE. LESS THAN HALF AN INCH
OF SLEET.
* TIMING…LASTING UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS…ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS
LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES…OVERPASSES AND HIGHER
ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK.
* WINDS…EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET…AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SLIPPERY ROADS…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR
AT PHONE NUMBER 1…8 6 6…2 1 5…4 3 2 4.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE…UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
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…LOOK FOR ICY CONDITIONS INTO THIS AFTERNOON…
.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BOOTHEEL OF MISSOURI EARLY THIS MORNING
WILL TRACK SLOWLY NORTHEAST INTO INDIANA BY THE END OF THE DAY.
ANOTHER LOW WILL FORM ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW YORK IS KEEPING A WEDGE OF COLD
AIR IN PLACE EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS. AS PRECIPITATION CONTINUES
INTO THIS AFTERNOON…PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET WILL
PERSIST BEFORE ALL PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO RAIN LATER THIS
AFTERNOON.
Last comment is supposed to say everything minus the pavement – - grass is completely iced over.
Was 31.8 on deck, but has risen to 32.5 in past couple of minutes. Ice on car and deck. Just walked the dogs and encountered a very few slick spots developing on blacktop bike path in Woodbine.
Ice glaze is thick and unwalkable on the deck in nw bburg.
Temperature has warmed to 32. Winds gusty with rain. Ice glaze melting on grass and gravel driveway.
Temp above freezing in my part of carroll county and dripping now. A few power outages being reported in CC.
My wife just called me, and said everything except the roads was iced up in New River. The decks are a solid sheet of ice, icicles hanging off the grill, mailbox, etc…she estimated about 1/8″ of it.
Temp is up to 32º here now, I hope it keeps rising.
Warming to slightly above freezing now 2.4 ENE of Blacksburg. Deck still has a glaze of ice but puddling above that now.
At my house in North Roanoke ( 1150 ft. ), temps are 35, no ice on anything. At work in Daleville ( 1300 ft ) temps are 33 and no ice on anything.
Snow mixing in in Blacksburg. Roads getting icy.
Best I can tell, the “ice line” in the Roanoke Valley is somewhere around 1,200 feet, maybe a tad higher. Above that line, ice on exposed objects. Below it, mostly above freezing, little or no ice.
Heavier rain falling through the warmer layer aloft is helping warm temps at the surface now.
My drive in from Riner to Blacksburg was uneventful. The truck thermometer said 29 degrees most of the way in. The roads were wet and not icy, however. That was around 8:00 this morning – things could be worse by now. Fortunately the rain is pushing through fairly rapidly. It looks like it should be over in the NRV by around 1-2 pm. We will end up with a fair amount of ice on trees and elevated surfaces by then, but hopefully not enough to cause widespread power outages.
29.8* with very light iding on limbs but none on roads.
Small icicles hanging from some of my truck mirrors here at work around 1000 feet in Rocky Mount. I’m just thankful for the precipitation… especially for the farmers in the midwest. Snow is a great way to put moisture into the water table and they definitely need it.
Mid morning report – up to 29 here with wind, freezing rain. Ice starting to accumulate on tree branches. Windows on the south and southeast side of the house are coated with ice so we can’t see out. Some of the icicles hanging off the windows are melting. We still have power – for now.
My thermometer just bumped up to 33. Trees have small icicles on them.
Just a very think layer of ice developed on deck railings and such but it appears to be melting now.
Icicles on the edge of our metal roof, but none on concrete, grass, etc. My thermometer reads 34. I have to travel to Roanoke today about 11 and am hoping nothing gets any worse.
Good Morning everyone
Pulling some long and very, very late hours at work the past few days so woke up late around 7:30 am and didn’t see ice yet. Woke up again at 9:30am when one of my staff called to check in with me about not opening today. Looked out the window and ice everywhere, even on some of the windows. Yuck, Yuck. The NC part of the Blacksburg NWS service area also have ice along with power outages already. Wind is gusty so I am prepared to start the generator up again – it’d be the sixth power outage in the last few months if my memory serves me right. Approaching 1/4 inch but rain has slacked off a bit. 30F up from 23F late last night/this morning. Icicles on the deck railings and fences are significant. My gravel road has spotty ice,
Wd – “puny” is a good word to describe my woodpile now. Gonna need to trek up into the woods and haul in some wood that we cut about a year ago and split it to get through this “winter,” (teasing some folks on this blog with the last quote marks.)
Got lots of wood cut already for next winter but after hiking into the woods this weekend, the damage to the trees after the Dec icestorm and Jan 17th storm is quite impressive, especially in the pine plantations so we may have enough on the ground for the next few years! And I’m going to be doing quite a bit of fence line repair up in the back 40.
Freezing rain now falling north on 81 in Lexington area. 31.7F Surfaces very slick.
31.5 degrees and trending back down. Light freezing rain and the icicles keep adding up on the trees and elevated surfaces. Any chance this will be as high as we go today?
It is 28 here. Just like Doppler Carol, our windows on the east and south sides of the house are coated with ice and are translucent. Started to drive out for a paper and stepped into the driveway (I’m up on a hill) and it was a very solid and slick sheet of ice. Don’t think I’ll attempt driving for the sake of a newspaper; I’ll just stay online. Power is still holding, but who knows how long? I’m just off the Parkway, and am starting to see fog drifting in now as I was writing this…
Kevin,
DT is talking potential snow March 2 and 3 possible with some model showing the low forming stronger and closer to the coast. Have you looked at any of this yet or still focusing on the current situation. Thanks
Ridgeway: There is some potential for snow on March 2-3 as a disturbance moves through on its way to helping fire that coastal low, but I think the March 5-6 storm system has greater potential at this point for significant snowfall in SW Virginia. The coastal low on March 2-3 likely goes out to sea too fast or at least stays too far east to be much of a factor where we are. The March 5-6 storm may form in the southern Rockies or southern Plains and move all the way across the South.
.17 inches of rain with a temp of 32.6 in Goodview. There was no ice on anything when I left for work.
Ice on trees and power lines in SW Roanoke County. Surfaces look wet though including my deck. Temp here is 36.
Ice is starting to melt. The edges are all turning milky white as water gets under the layer of ice. Ice bits are now coming off the trees as the wind gust shake them loose. Temp is now 33F and I hope it doesn’t go back down. Rain is picking up again.
Yes, Mr. Winter, the temperature is falling up here in Rockbridge County also. In the past half hour we have dropped from 31.7 to 29.9.
Moderate amount of rain here SW of Christiansburg. The tree limbs are really starting to sag. Hopefully January’s heavy snow brought down all of the weakest branches.
Up to 34º here now. Most of the icicles are gone. The winds picked up some but I think the worst of the icing might be over here.
Downtown Roanoke has escaped the ice again. We’ve been hovering right around 33 all morning with moderate rain.
Kevin, How much longer do you think it will be putting down the moisture in SW Rke County?
Holding at 31 degrees the trees are starting to sage and the power lines are covered in ice and icicles. I took some good pics and hope to share soon.
We may get a lull in the rain by 3 p.m. or so.
I ‘m still getting ice building on my trees (elev. 1400, south of Roanoke), too, Mr. Winter. Deck ice has melted.
Up to 31.9 here in Wytheville. We need to get warmer! Limbs starting to break off the white pines, after saging a lot all morning.
Lunch time report – made it to 32. Still blowing freezing rain but like Indian Valley John, it looks like there is some melting going on. The ice on the windows is sliding down and we can see out a little more. Some of the ice on the trees is blowing off. Still have power. Radar looks like we are nearing the end of the rain.
Temps are shooting up in Goodview (now 33.5 with .25 inches) and Jordantown (now 34.9 with .23 inches)
At 36 degrees and trending up, all rain today (.22″) so far here at 1250′ in Bonsack Read Mt.
34.2* now and it’s been all rain. 0.45″ so far.
at the base of Poor Mountain sitting at 29 degrees, lots of freezing rain, some melting might be occurring, but driveway still looks very slick, have not ventured on the roads yet…but just saw the VDOT truck, re-salting again.
Well goodness gracious ME! There are some stumpy icicles hanging from
mainly twig-ends and railings, and barely-coating small branches now!
A bit of a surprise today, WOW! Steady rain, with no sign of it
transitioning to anything other than rain; sky has become a bit lighter/brighter.
31.8*, light to moderate rain and ice is building up. Wind trying to get going also.
Up to a blistering 31 here now, with some wind gusts. I don’t like that. Fog continues to roll through.
On an unrelated note, I noticed mention of a tropical cyclone on Wunderground.com, and it was named “Rusty.” Rusty?? Who’s going to take that storm seriously? Storms of a severe nature should come with names like “Vlad the Impaler” or other names to make folks sit up and take notice. Just a thought…
Looks like a wet snow is stuck to all the trees and elevated surfaces from a distance then you get closer and its ice still beautiful though.
Finally some upward momentum to the mercury — up to 35 at my location south of Roanoke, ice on trees melting, but some icicles on the trees.
The temps are on a roller coaster for sure. We made it to 33 and now we are back down to 31.5.
At ele. 2,941 in Bent Mtn, ice began at about 830 am and in four hours has coated everything. Wind is sending a hail of ice hunks and chips from trees onto house and ground. Would not go outside without a hard hat and eye protection.
We’re just under 33 degrees here, with a good 1/4″ of ice in the trees. Still raining, and windy. Power has gone off twice for 10 – 20 seconds. Hope it holds.
Today’s wandering temps are now steady at exactly 32.0.
I notice many of us are now reporting digital temperatures in tenths of a degree. Are these things calibrated at the factory? It is interesting to watch trends in these small increments, but I wonder if several in the same place would agree.
Up to 39º here with gusty winds and lots of rain. All the ice seems to be gone.
Lex the only weather station that agrees with mine is Franklin County high school and its a weather bug site. We are now back up to 32 degrees.
Winter weather advisory extended til 6pm now for our area.
Ahhh – finally made it to 33. Still light rain and lots of wind. Lots of ice coming off of house and trees. Agree with Jeff – you need a hard hat and safety glasses out there. Enough ice has melted we can now see out the windows. Wind is causing the ice encrusted tree tops to wave back and forth.
Kevin, do you think the NRV could see anymore ice?
The stumpy icicles and icy branch-coatings NOW have melted away, and
there’s a steady rain/heavy mist. Looks like “all clear” for THIS portion of
the Roanoke / Roanoke County area.
If you have ice now you may see more. Once it gets above freezing at any given location, it’s not likely to fall back below.
Has there been any mention of flash flooding? I can see Murray Run in the distance from my house and it looks like it is coming up.
Bad icing in northern Patrick County
We’re getting near back edge od heavy rain shield or there might be more flash flood concerns, Leo Lady. I’ve been out driving round in these chilly downpours. Ick.
We have a 1.00″ report of freezing rain near Aho, NC – - above 4k feet on Parkway near Boone, NC.
From reading reports – - seems a general .10-.25″ across the area. Most areas on the lower end, but several .25-.50 reports in your typical areas such as Bent Mountain, Meadows of Dan, Fancy Gap, etc. etc.
Glad the NWS put out warnings. While they may have not verified at your house (didn’t at mine as we only got .2″ of ice) – - reports suggest that they did in most communities along the Parkway.
34.3* and ice is slowly coming off trees. Went to 221 and ice was already off from Canyon Rd. to the highway, so we’re safe from limbs falling in the lines from there down and will be here by dark. Power flickered a time or two but never kicked. Now from my place to the top of da Knob is an entirely different matter. I didn’t even go check cause I know what I’d find .Any ice event is Mother Natures pruning service on top of that Knob and does it at least once a year.
Ice Totals?
Dave, comment 80 ….. fabulous stuff!! LOL funny. Too bad George Carlin is no longer alive. He once did a routine making derisive fun of names that mothers were giving their sons in the early 90s. “George, Eddie and Vince could beat blank, blank, and blank 10 out of 10 in a street fight.” I didn’t mention the latter names because I don’t want to offend anybody. I manage to offend some folks some times without even trying to ….. I think George C. would have had a wonderful comedy routine about some of the TWC names.
Looks like it is moving out – now only a light mist. Temps went down to 32 briefly but now back up to 33. The ice melting and sliding off the roof is deafening. You definitely need to have a hard hat on if you are out under any trees – a full faced motorcycle helmet would be the thing. Ice thickness is about a quarter of an inch.
Folks at the other end of the county are still without power.
Time for some rainfall totals, weather fans. I see that Ben G posted a comment with one earlier. TY. I have an inch in my gauge, but that may be high. I failed to empty it after the tiny systems of last week.
Kevin, comment 96 a couple of minutes ago. If you think driving around in today’s downpours was “ick,” try being outside walking in it most of the day. Not me, although I have done it many times in the past. But dozens and dozens of my fellow letter carriers on walking routes throughout Roanoke city, and Salem and Vinton, etc. And anyone else who was outside most or all of the day.
But every dark cloud has a silver lining ….. we needed this rainfall, and it POURED for large chunks of the day here in ROA, especially from about 9:45 on until mid-afternoon, or at least 2 PM.
Great to hear from you, Doppler Carol. Did you manage to maintain electricity all day, even with that much ice? If so, GREAT! I am glad to hear that most of the areas that received quite a bit of ice are now seeing melting conditions. That is very important. If that stuff had stayed as ice, lots of problems would have ensued. Numero uno would be outages.
35.1* and the ice is gone. Good riddance. Higher above me I know it ain’t. A break to lighten the stress of weather watching. Karen Hager on the Down To Earth board recently put up a post on how to sprout seeds to eat. Well, I improved on it. I left a pack of radish seed in my vest pocket, chunked her in the washer and runner on thru. Took the vest out to hang up downstairs beside the fire so the zipper wouldn’t chip the coatin off the dryer drum and several days later I had sprouts. Ain’t tried them yet but got a notion they’ll have a hint of a Tide taste to them.
APCO (i.e., AEP) outages. Floyd County, 1757. Patrick County: 759. Carroll County: 408. Russell County (NW of Bristol): 340. These are the outages among AEP customers only. There may be more by folks who use other sources of power.
NWS has not made a final list of ice accretions available yet. Will hope to post that — and perhaps rainfall totals too — later tonight.
Here is an earlier list of ice accretions, through midday. The one listed as “City of Roanoke” is actually mine from south Roanoke County. I’m a little frustrated they listed it as Roanoke city because I said I’m about 2 miles south of Roanoke. I’ll use a different location as a marker next time.
https://nwschat.weather.gov/lsr/#RNK/201302261200/201302261659/0100
I watched the ice thaw line slowly creep from my front door up the hill beside my house all day and about an hour ago the ice was finally melting off at the top approximately 80 ft above my house. Got my appco power back on a short. About 20% of the appco customers in Floyd County had power outage today.
Doppler Carol, did you lose your power today? Heard that the parkway got hard hit today with half inch of ice or more. It got up to 35F at the house but has dropped down to 33.5 now. Winds died down this afternoon and are fairly calm now.
WD, I’m glad my power came back on in time to read your radish sprouting tip before bedtime. We lost power for about 5 hours and have plenty of ice left on the timber and fences here in southwestern Floyd Co. (elevation 2851′ not far from Buffalo Mt.). Ice is sliding off the roof in noisy chunks as the temperature has finally risen to 34.7. Rough day for farmers and Apco folks here.
Me and the wife left Roanoke this morning at 7:30 am headed for UVA hospital and managed to stay ahead of the rain til we got just about to 64 east.
Off and on light stuff then with temps right at freezing all the way up 81, as we topped Afton mountain the temp was 28 degrees with light drizzle at the time and temps were back up to 35 at Charlottesville.
We left UVA medical center at 4:20 and had moderate to heavy rain all the way back until the Natural bridge area. We did not see the first ice pellet or snow flake today but it sure was cold and also very foggy for about 2 miles at the top of the mountain.