7 p.m. update
Wednesdayâs winter storm started before dawn with the hush of flurries over the mountains and tapping of drizzle in central Virginia.
But it steadily escalated to a pounding downpour between Richmond and Norfolk, pinging sleet across the Piedmont, then the crunch and crackle of trees straining after several hours of freezing rain.
It was an âall of the above -style winter storm for Virginia, where the initial wave of snow was overshadowed by the slippery, dangerous wintry mix that followed. As expected, the flakes avoided Richmond in favor of a chilly rain that fell to the tune of about 1 inch.