It started snowing overnight and it piled up quickly.
All school systems in our area canceled classes today, governments delayed their opening, and Quantico Marine Corps Base closed altogether.
The National Weather Service just released some unofficial snow totals that measure what snow fell overnight:
…CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG… FREDERICKSBURG 4.0 827 AM 2/26 PUBLIC
…PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY… 1 ENE DUMFRIES 3.5 849 AM 2/26 TRAINED SPOTTER
HAYMARKET 1.3 936 AM 2/26 PUBLIC
…STAFFORD COUNTY… STAFFORD 2.5 831 AM 2/26 PUBLIC
A winter storm warning in effect for Stafford County expires at noon. Expect more snow showers this afternoon and evening ending before 2 a.m.
There’s another chance of snow showers Friday, and high temperatures will only be in the low 30s, according to the weather service. It’ll be sunny and cold on Saturday, and cloudy and in the low 40s un Sunday.
We could see highs in the low 50s on Monday – hello winter warm up.
