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Fairfax County received between 5.2 and 8.5 inches of snow from the storm that began Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 11, 2025, and continued overnight, according to preliminary National Weather Service measurements.
Hybla Valley recorded the county’s highest reported total at 8.5 inches as of 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. The Town of Herndon was among the locations with the lowest measurement, reporting 5.2 inches at 7 a.m.
Although the storm generally produced less snow than the Jan. 6 system, the two events combined have made this the D.C. region’s snowiest winter of the 2020s.
Snowfall totals across Fairfax County
Preliminary measurements released Wednesday morning included:
- Hybla Valley: 8.5 inches
- Springfield: 7.5 inches
- Burke and northern Fairfax Station: 7 inches
- Fairfax City: 6.6 inches
- Southeastern Fairfax Station: 6.4 inches
- I-66 and I-495 interchange: 6.2 inches
- Northeastern Chantilly and Vienna: 6 inches
- Eastern Chantilly: 5.5 inches
- Reston: 5.3 inches
- Centreville: 5.3 inches
- Falls Church and Herndon: 5.2 inches
As in January, the storm brought heavier accumulation to central and southeastern Fairfax County than to western communities. The Jan. 6 storm left roughly 6 inches in Herndon, compared with 9.5 inches in Hybla Valley and 10 inches in Newington.
The latest storm’s historical significance varies across the county. In eastern and southern areas, February 2025 is now the snowiest February since 2015, when Reagan National Airport recorded 9.8 inches. Hybla Valley’s 8.5-inch total alone surpassed the area’s average February snowfall of 5 inches.
Combined with Hybla Valley’s 9.5 inches from January, the community’s seasonal total is the highest since 22.2 inches fell during the winter of 2015-2016.
Western Fairfax County has seen totals closer to those of recent winters. Dulles International Airport recorded 6.4 inches in February 2021, while this season’s snowfall is only slightly above last winter’s 11.7 inches, nearly all of which fell during one week in January.
Dulles historically averages 19.3 inches of snow per season, compared with 13.7 inches at Reagan National Airport. The Feb. 11 storm’s path contributed to the sharp difference between northern and southern snowfall totals across the region, with I-66 serving as a rough dividing line.
Hazardous roads disrupt travel
Travel problems continued after the snow stopped early Wednesday. Since midnight on Feb. 11, Virginia State Police had responded to 92 crashes on Northern Virginia highways as of 11 a.m., including 14 involving reported injuries.
Statewide, police reported 910 crashes, including 91 with injuries. No fatalities were reported.
Virginia State Police urged drivers to remain off the roads and give Virginia Department of Transportation crews and other emergency workers room to operate.
Metrobus implemented a severe snow plan, restricting service to major roads. Only 42 of its 193 routes were operating, while Metrorail service continued without changes.