The National Weather Service is tracking a storm system that may bring winter weather to Stafford tomorrow morning, Monday, January 15th, and Tuesday morning, January 16th.

For Monday, a period of snow is POSSIBLE late tonight into Monday morning. Snow amounts of around 1" are expected along the I-95 corridor from Fredericksburg up to the DC metro, and around half an inch up to the Baltimore metro.

If this threat does materialize late tonight through the Monday morning commute, many roads could quickly turn snow covered. This could lead to hazardous commuting conditions.

Snow rates should decrease Monday afternoon as the area enters a lull between events. Intermittent light snow and flurries will be possible all day across most of the area.

The second period of snow is expected Monday evening through Tuesday mid-day, and this is expected to produce widespread snow amounts of 2-3" with isolated higher amounts possible.

Total Storm accumulation from tonight through Tuesday midday are between 3-4 inches, with high end of 6 inches possible.

In addition to the winter weather threat, low temperatures and wind chills will impact the area during the same time period, making any wintery precipitation stick to the ground and roadways.

Aquia Harbour PD will be monitoring road conditions throughout the day and night. Should there be any necessary road closures, they will be posted on the Emergency Information page on our website as well as posted on social media.

Note that Richmond Drive will more than likely be the first road to close should the road conditions become hazardous. If Richmond Drive closes, traffic will be routed through John Paul Jones Drive.

The Roads & Grounds crew is ready and will deploy should the conditions of the road warrant treatment. Note that before deploying the crews, we take into account the severity of the road conditions as well as the duration of the storm/road conditions.

If you haven't already - please ensure you are signed up for AHPOA text message alerts HERE. Significant impacts (such as major road closures) will also be sent out via text alerts.

All AHPOA-related events occurring as a result of the weather storm will be updated on the Emergency Information page of the website.

Please contact AHPD at 540-659-4600 for all weather-related incidents.

Additional Helpful Links:

Check the status of a power outage HERE

Sign up for Stafford Alerts HERE