Fairfax County is forecasted to get our first significant snow this weekend, with the heaviest snowfall arriving Sunday night into Monday. Be sure to fill up on gas, charge your electronic devices and check on elderly neighbors before the snowstorm. Snow is expected to impact the Monday morning commute, schools and could impact power lines throughout the day Monday.

Conditions are expected to vary widely across the County.

Below are details about closures, power outages, recommendations, and resources to use which include important links and phone numbers in the event of emergencies. Additionally, you can keep up to date and get emergency alerts at the County's emergency blog.

Inclement Weather Recommendations:

• Be prepared to take care of yourself and your family for at least three days in case roads are blocked and/or there are power outages. Make sure you have at least a three-day supply of food that does not require electricity to prepare and at least a gallon of water for each person for each day.

• Have a battery-powered and/or hand-crank radio and flashlight extra batteries for emergency information. Listen to local weather forecasts and instructions from county or state officials.

• It is helpful to clean-up crews that plow our roads if you can park your vehicles in your driveways. If you must park on the road - park on the side of the road with the odd numbers so plows can clear most of the road.

Snow Days for Fairfax County Public Schools:

This year, the school system has allotted 11 days for actual snow days. After these 11 days have been used, the school system plans to provide for virtual lesson including both synchronous instruction (teach-led) and asynchronous instruction (independent). The school system will evaluate the situation and notify residents through the FCPS website, Twitter, Facebook, email, text messages, and the local media.



Dominion:

If your power goes out, please use your smartphone to go to https://dominionenergy.com and click "Report Outage or Emergency" to report your outage and see their progress on restoring service.

Please report any downed power lines through Dominion's interactive voice response system at 866-366-4357. Please stay away from downed power lines and anything touching them for your safety

For additional safety tips on what to do during a power outage, visit: https://www.dominionenergy.com/virginia/report-outage-or-emergency/outage-restoration-and-faqs.

NOVEC:

If your power goes out, please use your smartphone to go to https://www.novec.com/stormcenter and click "Report an Outage" to report your outage and to see their progress on restoring service.

Downed power lines should be immediately reported by contacting NOVEC at 703-335-0500.

Please stay away from downed power lines and anything touching them for your safety.

For additional information on power outages, visit: https://www.novec.com/stormcenter/frequently-asked-questions-during-outages.cfm

Washington Gas:

If you smell gas, or in the event of a natural gas emergency, leave the area immediately and call 9-1-1 and Washington Gas at 703-750-1400.

Verizon:

To report an outage, call: 1-800-837-4966

Cox:

To report an outage, call: 1-800-234-3993