Winter Weather in Loudoun, Virginia

An area of low pressure moved across the area on the 26th and 27th. This low produced a second round of freezing rain and snow across the region. Due to the inclement weather Federal agencies in the Washington DC Metropolitan area closed three hours early on the 27th. Two fatalities were reported in Loudoun County from separate automobile accidents. The motorists died when their vehicles rear ended snow plows. Other less severe injuries were also blamed on the ice, along with scattered power outages and breaks in natural gas services. Some schools were closed again on the 27th.