FCPS Starts Two Hours Late; Half and Inch of Snow

Less than an inch of snow covered streets and lawns in Hybla Valley Tuesday morning according to the National Weather Service’s website.

An expected one to two inches was supposed to fall on the area, according to earlier NWS reports.

As a safety precaution, Fairfax County Public Schools opened on a two-hour delay. It is possible that more snow could be on the way later this week.

“Our next chance for anything other than rain is Sunday night into Monday,” said NWS meteorologist Chris Strong. Strong said the precipitation then will be freezing rain or snow.

Cars along Interstate-495 moved at a steady pace this morning aside from typical back ups and jams. Traffic along Route 50 in Falls Church also moved without any problems.

Dave Haskins, 44, of Fairfax, said the roads were not bad at all. He said most of the problems he saw were people who looked scared to be driving in the snow.

“You would see some people looking like they were hanging onto their steering wheel for dear life,” Haskins said Tuesday morning at a Falls Church gas station. “The roads should get better as the day goes along.”