Winter Storm in Northern Fauquier, Virginia

An area of low pressure tracked across southern Virginia bringing the first widespread accumulating snow of the season. Snow overspread the area during the late evening hours of January 5th into the overnight. Snow overspread the area during the late evening hours of January 5th into the overnight. This continued steady through mid-morning. A lull occurred during the afternoon with a few snow showers. Another round of snow on the back side of the upper level low moved in during the evening bringing additional accumulations. This resulted in a swath of 6 to 12 inches of snow, with the higher totals in the northern Shenandoah Valley east towards Prince William County. Winds gusted to 45 mph resulting in blowing snow at the end of the storm.