(Updated at 10:25 a.m.) This morning’s commute is officially a traffic nightmare for anyone still out on the roads.
The map above shows just how bad traffic is around the region as two and a half inches of slick, powdery snow have fallen. Numerous accidents have been reported around the county as students make their way to school and commuters make their way to work.
Metrobus service has now been limited to snow emergency routes — major roadways only. There is no Metrobus service on secondary streets.
Arlington snow crews so far are only treating primary and secondary roads, not neighborhood streets.
Conditions are bad enough on local roads that we’ve heard of at least one tow truck getting stuck en route to an accident scene An Arlington County Police spokesman, who himself was stuck in heavy traffic having moved only 3 miles in an hour and a half, said officers were doing their best to keep up with all the accidents.
“Obviously traffic is pretty [bad],” said ACPD spokesman Dustin Sternbeck. The county’s 911 call center is “getting a steady flow of emergency calls. The majority of calls are for struck vehicles… we’re addressing accidents first, then stuck vehicles.”
Sternbeck noted that the police department has a normal staffing level this morning.
At least one crossing guard has not been able to make it to her post near Jefferson Middle School, but no police officers are available to replace her, according to scanner traffic. At N. McKinkey Road in 9th Street, medics are responding to a crossing guard who slipped, injured her knee and is lying in the middle of the road.
Students are tweeting ARLnow.com saying their buses are running late or are getting stuck. Others say their school bus never showed up at all.
There have been police reports of school buses getting stuck in various locations, including near Oak Ridge Elementary and on 16th Street S. at S. Taylor Street.
The following roads have been closed by police due to cars getting stuck on hills:
- 14th Street N. between Kirkwood and Kenmore
- S. Adams Street between 25th and 26th
- Wilson Blvd at N. Larrimore Street
- 16th Street between Taylor and Stafford
- N. Patrick Henry Drive at 9th
- 8th Road S. at Dinwiddie
- N. McKinley Road north of Wilson Blvd (several accidents reported)
Drivers and residents have been tweeting reports of accidents and stuck vehicles.
At the corner of kirkwood and 13th st off Wash blvd, 3 cars stuck on our hill! @capitalweather @ARLnowDOTcom pic.twitter.com/VYlMSJ79zC
— Alana Sawyer (@AlanaSawyerDC) January 6, 2015
.@ARLnowDOTcom Patrick Henry right now. pic.twitter.com/cBj1X313kz
— David Kinney (@dnak17) January 6, 2015
This exemplifies what killed the streetcar in @ArlingtonVA. Planning world class while not providing it. pic.twitter.com/d5EGUrKvp8
— David Kinney (@dnak17) January 6, 2015
CARS CANT GO UP THE HILL ITS STUCK! @ARLnowDOTcom pic.twitter.com/XlT8Dy1Xma
— Titoo (@_medinaugly4lif) January 6, 2015
CARS GOING THE WRONG WAY @ARLnowDOTcom CANCELL SCHOOLS! pic.twitter.com/bDJI1VmMTw
— Titoo (@_medinaugly4lif) January 6, 2015
Arlington County school bus stuck for 2+hrs @ S. 8th St & S. Quincy. #WTOP @ARLnowDOTcom pic.twitter.com/n9w3d5NFlr
— JBurd (@jnburd) January 6, 2015
@ARLnowDOTcom multiple cars having trouble getting up Wilson Hill in Rosslyn next to Hyatt
— Ben (@WASHDCBEN) January 6, 2015
@ARLnowDOTcom art 77 and 16y (and another one) stuck at 6th and courthouse road south.
— C J (@hoborocks) January 6, 2015
avoid s. walter reed drive near shirlington. superman hill is a nightmare @ARLnowDOTcom
— Ashley Goff (@goffashley) January 6, 2015
school bus stuck on a hill on buchanan st. @ARLnowDOTcom @APSVirginia #CloseAPS2015
— regular r (@cybersmell) January 6, 2015
@ARLnowDOTcom I have kids who take 3 different APS buses – not one showed up this morning. I've declared our own snow day.
— kc (@klcmurphy) January 6, 2015
@ARLnowDOTcom Our officers are working numerous accidents around the County. Drive slowly and seek alt transportation options, if possible.
— ArlingtonCountyPD (@ArlingtonVaPD) January 6, 2015
We do not recommend parking like this! #snow #accidents pic.twitter.com/PlPWojYYP4
— ArlingtonCountyPD (@ArlingtonVaPD) January 6, 2015
Trash collection is being delayed until later in the day today, according to the Dept. of Environmental Services.
A “ground stop” was in place for flights at Reagan National Airport for part of the morning. As of 8:50 a.m., the airport said the main runway had been treated and “our operations are back to normal.”
While numerous problems have been reported on the roads, at least one bike trail was well-treated this morning.
Kudos to @ArlingtonDES and @arlparksrec! RT @americancyclo: Thanks @bikearlington for #plowing the #custis #bikedc http://t.co/OkJv6wrWPa
— BikeArlington (@BikeArlington) January 6, 2015
.@ArlingtonVA crews are out clearing trails! (@ARLnowDOTcom @WABADC) pic.twitter.com/epoEe1AZOY
— BikeArlington (@BikeArlington) January 6, 2015
The National Weather Service belatedly issued a Winter Storm Warning just after 9:00 a.m.
… WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW… WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE… SNOW… HEAVY AT TIMES.
* ACCUMULATIONS… 4 TO 6 INCHES.
* TIMING… UNTIL 1 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE THROUGH 11 AM.
* TEMPERATURES… LOW 20S.
* WINDS… VARIABLE 5 MPH.
* IMPACTS… HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING ON ALL SURFACES WELL BELOW FREEZING AND VISIBILITY BELOW HALF MILE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE FOR VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL… KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT… FOOD… AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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