Tuesday, October 30, 2012
The governor said power should be restored to all Dominion customers by Thursday.
Gov. Bob McDonnell said in his final press briefing for Hurricane Sandy that Virginia was "spared a significant event." “First responders and private partners, they have really done an amazing job preparing for the storm and applying lessons learned from previous storms and putting in an incredible amount of hours,” McDonnell said. McDonnell cited concerns about rivers cresting as flood waters go into the major arteries, and he expected an update on that later Tuesday. Virginia was awarded a federal disaster declaration yesterday, said McDonnell, noting he was “delighted” that President Barack Obama and FEMA were on it immediately. "That is only for federal direct assistance to allow them to provide resources directly and as we do our …
Most residents who lost power seeing quick relief
As Northern Virginia recovers from Hurricane Sandy, most of Vienna is powered up, according to an interactive map from Dominion Virginia Power. While outages topped 6,000 in Vienna last night, the number of outages is now in the hundreds, giving many residents quick relief on a cold day. The largest groups of outages remain in the Gallows Road area and near Lawyers/Malcolm roads, with handfuls of residents without power in various other areas throughout town. In Fairfax County, Dominion is reporting 54,990 outages as of 10:30 a.m. To see the outage map, click here. Many roads in the Vienna area are closed, with downed trees and power lines, as well as flooding, blocking traffic. The following roads have been closed as of 10:30 a.m.: Get …
Limited rail, bus service returns Tuesday afternoon; full service expected by Wednesday.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced Tuesday morning it would restore rail and bus service at 2 p.m., with trains and buses operating on a Sunday schedule. WMATA said normal weekday service — including rush hour service — would be restored in time for Wednesday opening. Metrorail, Metrobus and MetroAccess were suspended for all of Monday and Tuesday morning as the system braced for the effects of Hurricane Sandy. According to a release Tuesday morning, Metro plans to offer the following services: In the release, officials warned "residual effects of the storm are still possible. Customers traveling today should allow extra time. Buses may encounter detours due to downed trees, power lines or flooding. Customers …
Temperatures could feel as cold as 40 degrees. More than 180,000 without power Tuesday morning.
Update - 2:53 p.m. Tuesday Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell said Tuesday afternoon that the commonwealth was "spared a significant event" with Hurricane Sandy. The brunt of the damage was north of Virginia along the New Jersey coast. Power outages from Sandy will not last nearly as long as they did during this past summer's derecho. “It is our intention to have all our customers restored to service by Thursday night,” said Rodney Blevins, vice president of distribution operations for Dominion. Northern Virginia sustained the most damage, Blevins said. In Northern Virgina, where the bulk of Dominion’s efforts are being focused, 92,000 customers are without power as of 1:33 p.m., Blevins said. Blevins said to continue to report 1-866-DOM-HELP …
Monday, October 29, 2012
Hurricane Sandy has delayed postal mail and closed the Office of Elections.
The Fairfax County Office of Elections will be closed Tuesday, so the mail-in deadline has been extended because of Hurricane Sandy. Any applications received Wednesday, Oct. 31 — or when the office reopens — will be considered received on time due to emergency situations based on Virginia Code when an officials office is closed, according to the Fairfax County Emergency Information Blog. No mail was delivered Monday, and mail will not be delivered Tuesday, Oct. 30. The statutory deadline for mail-in was originally Tuesday, Oct. 30; this deadline still applies for applications sent by fax to 703-324-3725 or e-mail to absenteeballot@fairfaxcounty.gov. Absentee voting has been canceled for Tuesday, Oct. 30.
Flooding, downed power lines, trees close several roads in Vienna area
Updated 10:30 p.m.: Hurricane Sandy is beginning to pick up speed in Northern Virginia, and thousands of Vienna residents are already in the dark. While small clusters of outages, from about five to 15 people, are reported around town, more than 5,000 residents near Lawyers and Malcolm roads have lost their power, according to an interactive outage map from Dominion Virginia Power as of 10:30 p.m. Hundreds have also lost power near Gallows Road. In Fairfax County, Dominion is reporting 75,980 outages as of 10:30 p.m. To see the outage map, click here. Roads in the Vienna area have also started to close, with downed trees and power lines, as well as flooding, blocking traffic. The following roads have been closed as of 10:30 p.m.: Get daily…
The National Hurricane Center increased its predictions for rain and top wind speeds with Hurricane Sandy in DC and Northern Virginia.
For information and updates on Tuesday, Oct. 30, click here. Update 7:10 p.m. Monday: Hurricane Sandy has morphed into Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy and is very close to making landfall, according to NOAA. Sandy is expected to bring near-hurricane force winds and flood-producing rainfall through much of Tuesday. NOAA added that the most severe portion of the storm will affect the DC metro region from 6 p.m. Monday through dawn on Tuesday. "Residents and businesses along the Potomac River...should prepare for a flood not seen since the floods of 1996," NOAA said in an advisory. Around 7 p.m., data show about 90,000 Northern Virginia customers are without power, along with about 18,000 in Maryland's Prince George's and Montgomery counties…
With Hurricane Sandy, increasing outages are being reported across Northern Virginia and the District Monday.
For Tuesday storm and outage updates, click here. Update 8:30 p.m. Monday: More than 80,000 people are now without power in Northern Virginia. Hurricane Sandy officially made landfall in southern New Jersey around 8 p.m. and has morphed into Post-Tropical Storm Sandy, but the change in name means little about the strength of the storm. Rain and strong winds will continue through tonight and into Tuesday morning. One area of Huntington has been evacuated, and trees have caused damage to homes in McLean, Burke and elsewhere. Update 6:35 p.m. Monday: As Hurricane Sandy makes landfall sometime this evening with its center over New Jersey, power outages in Northern Virginia are increasing quickly. More than 50,000 people are now without …
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The worst of Hurricane Sandy is expected to hit our area later Monday evening, but that does not mean the Vienna area is not already feeling some effects. As of early Monday evening, many are hunkered down and ready for the storm. Schools are closed, as is the county and federal government. Metro bus and rail service is shut down, and most flights from Washington-area airports are delayed or canceled. Many stores shuttered, though some remained opened for residents' last-minute shopping. If a tree falls on your house or a neighbor's, call 911. For downed trees posing hazard to public areas, call the Fairfax County Urban Forestry at 703-324-1770 or TTY 703-324-1877. For tree removal in non-emergency situations, call one of the following …
Health departments offer advice on whether it's safe to eat perishable foods that may not have been consistently refrigerated.
The Fairfax County, City of Alexandria and Virginia Health departments offer these tips for salvaging food after a power outage.
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