Sunday, October 28, 2012
County manager urges residents to prepare.
Arlington County officials issued the following information for residents. County Manager Barbara Donnellan today signed a Declaration of Local Emergency for Arlington County in response to Hurricane Sandy. The County is activating its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to manage storm response. The hurricane is projected to impact the Arlington area with heavy rain and damaging winds from late Sunday night through Tuesday night. This storm is expected to produce rainfall of between 5 and 10 inches in our area, which could cause localized flooding on area streets, low-lying areas, creeks and streams. The County expects significant tree damage, and residents, businesses and visitors should plan for widespread power outages as a result…
Friday, October 26, 2012
Officials urge residents to prepare for the storm before the weekend.
Update (5:45 p.m.): Virginia officials joined Gov. Bob McDonnell Friday afternoon to ensure Virginia residents that the state was preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy in a matter of days. Representatives from the Virginia Department of Transportation, Department of Emergency Management and Dominion Power were present for the update on the Commonwealth’s efforts to meet a storm that could down trees, create coastal flooding and bring widespread power outages to the area. McDonnell said downed trees would be the most dangerous result of the storm. Downed trees caused outages and killed multiple people in Fairfax County during the June 2012 derecho. “Most of the power outages and just about all of the fatalities of our previous …
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Governor says citizens should prepare for a multi-day power restoration and recovery effort.
UPDATE - Sunday, 7 a.m.: For a full update of conditions, outages, water restrictions and more across Nothern Virginia on Sunday, see this story: 290,000 Still Without Power in Northern Virginia Sunday Morning. --------- Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) declared a state of emergency Saturday morning as Virginia prepares for what he says will be a "multi-day event with the potential for further problems." At least 2.5 million people in the state lost power in the rare derecho storm, which ripped through the area with winds from 60 to 80 miles per hour around 10:30 p.m. last night. There were six fatalities - two in Fairfax County, the governor said. All were killed when trees fell on homes or cars. "This is the largest non-hurricane power …
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