
What I will remember about January 2011 is the brutal storm which happened on Wed., Jan. 26. Nothing could have prepared you for what was about to happen. I've lived in the Northern Virginia area for nearly 41 years and can't remember a storm like this. Since weather and nature are interests of mine, I remember the "bad" or "historic" storms we've had over the years.
This storm was forecasted and the weathermen did a good job letting us know it was coming. But, even their warnings didn't really prepare us for what was about to happen.
When the storm hit, which was about 4 p.m., it seemed to be a mix of snow-ice-rain as it looked like the ice-snow was falling like it was raining. When it hit, it stuck as the ground and roads were cold enough. Changing eventually to snow, we had 2" per hour fall. It quit snowing about 8 p.m., it was a glorious site. Not for those who were stuck out in it.
The next day, as the sun was peeking through the clouds, I was captured this image.
"The Snow's Sun Drops"