Winter Weather in Fairfax, Virginia
Winter Weather December 17, 2016 · Fairfax, Virginia
What the National Weather Service wrote
A tenth of an inch of ice was reported at Falls Church. There was 23-car accident from icy conditions on the Beltway near Exit 49. Four injuries resulted from the accident and there was a fatality about a mile north of the accident of a man who was walking away from his disabled vehicle.
The wider storm
Warm and moist air overran an arctic air mass that was in place. This resulted in a period of freezing rain that caused hazardous conditions.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 669826. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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