The time it takes for rain to change over to snow will determine how much accumulation, if any, we will see from the low pressure system to move through our area tonight and into Monday morning.
A winter storm watch is issued for Loudoun County, but no warnings are in effect for Prince William. But we still could see some flakes, according to the weather service.
A house explosion on Hopkins Branch Way in Stafford County was reported last night by the Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department.
Units responded to the call of the explosion, and there are indications that a gas leak may have been the cause. No injuries were reported.
Snow is back in the forecast is back for us tonight. While Stafford County is not currently under a winter storm watch, nearby Loudoun County and counties in Maryland are under a winter storm watch, with a projection of more than five inches of snow to begin tonight.
There is a possibility for wintry conditions in Stafford, with a mixture of rain and snow, although little snow accumulation is expected.
A line of cars waiting to pull into the White Horse Auto Wash on U.S. 1 in Woodbridge backed out onto the street at 3:30 p.m. Friday.
The busy business already had several vehicles being cleaned while more customers waited patiently to get their rides hosed down with soap and water.
As part of the Fans Don’t Let Fans Drunk Drive Campaign, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office will be increasing patrols throughout the county for Super Bowl Sunday festivities on Sunday.
More information from a Stafford County Sherriff’s Office release:
More drivers in Northern Virginia are being cited for texting while driving than any other portion of the state.
New statistics from the police agency show 567 drivers were cited statewide for sending a text message while behind the wheel in 2013. A total of 287 of those drivers were cited while in Northern Virginia, to include Fairfax, Prince William, and Loudoun counties.
STAFFORD, Va.– The Before ‘n’ After Café on Wapole Street in Stafford has expanded into the county’s newest housing community Embrey Mill.
The eatery has opened its doors at Embrey Mill’s new community center, Embrey House, and will provide a full menu of appetizers, club sandwiches, Panini sandwiches, as well as fried foods like French fries, and fried macaroni and cheese. This is the second location for Before ‘n’ After Café which opened its first location in the Shops at Amyclae three years ago.
Brentsville jail renovations complete —Building stabilization, archeological work and masonry restoration are complete at the historic Brentsville Jail. [Insidenova.com]
The State of NoVa still growing fast, Loudoun now Virginia’s third largest county — New population estimates for Virginia were released Tuesday by the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, and they show that in the last three years, while Virginia’s population rose 3.2 percent, Northern Virginia’s population nearly doubled that. [Washington Post]
The clinic will be held at HomeTowne Auto Repair & Tire on U.S. 1 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 1.
The clinic will be led by Lori Johnson, an technician certified by the Nationals Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, or ASE. She is also the owner of “Ladies, Start Your Engines,” a business that works with independent automotive shops like HomeTowne to teach light automotive maintenance classes to women.
New poles have been erected along Interstate 95 as part of the Express Lanes Project.
More than 40 poles have been strung along a stretch of HOV lanes between Prince William Parkway and their current terminus in Dumfries. They’ll be used to light the highway facility, said a project spokeswoman.
