Fun in the Snow, In Pictures
It's amazing how a snow storm that was greeted with such dread, and which prompted calls to "shelter in place," could actually inspire a greater sense of community. Rather than sheltering in...
Archives for February 6th, 2010
Snow Is Over, Clean-Up Continues
Arlington County snow crews continue to work around the clock, focusing their efforts on main roads and emergency routes. The county says crews will not reach most neighborhood roads until...
Clarendon Snowball Fight Recap
The Clarendon snowball fight proceeded as planned this afternoon. Police, who were called to area for a report of people -- shocker -- drinking and throwing snowballs, did not interfere with...
Power Outage Update
At 6:00 tonight, 59,814 Dominion customers in Northern Virginia were still without power. Thousands of those outages appear to be in Arlington County, according to an outage...
Metro Closing Early Tonight
The entire Metro system is closing at 11:00 PM...
Trees, Power Lines Down Throughout Area
Arlington Police and Fire personnel have been busy all day responding to calls of trees down, wires down, trees and branches on wires, trees catching fire due to lines falling on them, wires and...
Mass Snowball Fight Planned for 3:00
Update: 2:40 PM - Police are responding to the area of the Clarendon Metro for report of people seen drinking and throwing snowballs. Word is spreading fast on Twitter and Facebook about a...
Mess on I-395
Tow trucks and plows are responding to a mess just off I-395 North. Several vehicles, including an ambulance, are stuck on the ramp to eastbound King Street. The ambulance was responding to a call...
Snow Photos From Last Night
There was a festive atmosphere among those hardy or crazy enough to brave the elements in Courthouse and Clarendon last night. There were people making snow angels in the middle of Wilson...
ART Service Suspended, Other Notable Closures
ART bus service has been suspended for the day due to weather. Above-ground Metrorail and bus service also remains suspended. The Crystal Couture show has been canceled for tonight. Classes have...
County Pleads With Drivers to Stay off Road
Arlington County is continuing its plea for drivers to stay off the roads. Police have been responding to reports of cars and trucks stranded in the road, blocking plows. Crews are still out...
Arlington Snow Crews vs. Mother Nature
Arlington snow crews are making a valiant effort to keep Wilson and Clarendon Boulevards passable. Front end loaders are busy shoveling huge mounds of snow into lines of waiting dump trucks. As...
Winds Picking Up, Trees Falling Down
The combination of high winds and heavy, wet snow is already starting to topple large branches and whole trees in the Arlington area. Wind gusts in excess of 30 miles per hour are currently being...
I-66 Remains Shut Down
VDOT completely shut down I-66 around 11:30 PM. As of right now it remains shut down and snow-covered. I-395 also appears completely snow-covered. Of the VDOT cameras still in operation along...
