Lorton Grocery Stores Well Stocked for 'Snowquester'

Things were calm at the Shoppers Food Warehouse in Lorton Tuesday afternoon. Snow shovels were available, and full pallets of bottled water, ice melt and toilet paper awaited the evening rush. 

"We got backfilled trucks coming in tonight to be prepared for the snow," said a Shoppers manager to Patch. "We reacted last week to the storm. Overall, Shoppers is well versed in weather conditions like this."  

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Lorton and Northern Virginia are expected to get up to 5 inches (worst case scenario - 12 inches) of snow Wednesday. 

The Giant Food Store on Ox Road in Lorton was also well stocked. 

"We're ready," said the Giant manager. "I've been through three major storms in five years and I haven't missed a beat yet. We're definitely ready. We got a fresh shipment of non-perishables last night and we're going to get more tonight." 

Typical purchases before a major weather event at the store: 

• Milk
• Bread 
• Eggs
• Batteries
• Bottled water

(Source: Giant Food of Landover, Md.)

Ready for the snow? Tell us in the comments section what you did to prepare, and what you generally buy before a weather event strikes.