Northern Virginia Emergency Information

Status Updates

Monday, Jan. 25, 11 a.m.

• The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory including portions of the Northern Virginia District. Travel will be challenging with potentially slick road conditions.
• Crews are spot pre-treating areas in higher elevations today, with about 400 trucks staging along roads this afternoon and tree crews on alert in case of downed branches due to ice. Drivers are asked to closely monitor forecasts this evening and tomorrow morning, and adjust travel if needed.

VDOT Resources

• Check out our 2020-2021 fact sheet
• Watch our Northern Virginia snow season video
• Follow us on Twitter @vadotnova
• Check 511virginia.gov for traffic conditions
• Visit vdotplows.org for plow status and locations once 2" of snow has fallen
• Report road hazards to 800-FOR-ROAD (367-7623) or my.vdot.virginia.gov
• 2020-2021 VDOT Northern Virginia snow briefing presentation
• 2020-2021 National Weather Service Winter outlook presentation

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County Emergency Resources

We maintain more than 14,000 lane miles of interstate, primary, and secondary roads in Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties. Arlington County maintains its own secondary roads. To learn more about emergency operations in your county, visit:

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