This past weekend, many Northern Virginian’s braced themselves for the would-be snowstorm Harper. Instead, the NOVA region received less than an inch of snow and above freezing temperatures last Thursday night. Where did the storm go?

According to the snowfall totals displayed below, the heaviest snow totals produced by Harper were in the Sierra Nevada, but portions of upstate New York also saw more than 20 inches. In addition to NY, at least a foot of snow fell Jan. 18-19 in southeastern South Dakota, southern Minnesota and eastern Wisconsin, including a report of 15 inches near Heron Lake, Minnesota.

These conditions became nearly impossible for our northern state friends as several accidents were reported on Interstate 44 in Missouri due to the near-blizzard conditions that also created a 15-car pileup in south-central Missouri.

In NOVA, we can expect rising temperatures this week and fast melting. Reports originally had shown that snow could be expected later in the month of January, but in light of the recent warm front, it does not seem likely. This is Sarahcha Hite signing out from the newsroom. Goodnight.

Photo Courtesy of: TheWeatherChannel.com