It started snowing overnight and it piled up quickly.
All school systems in our area canceled classes today, governments delayed their opening, and Quantico Marine Corps Base closed altogether.
Prince William
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UPDATE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015, 6:20 AM. MCPS CLOSED – CODE BLUE Due to inclement weather, all Manassas… https://t.co/42gtXnfYrc
— ManassasCitySchools (@mymcpsva) February 26, 2015
It looks like you can expect to see some more snow in the area this evening, into your morning commute tomorrow.
The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for the area, with snow projected to begin late tonight, but there’s been no projection on the potential accumulation as of right now, as part of the alert.
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People keep coming back to the Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center’s Attack the Fat challenge. Director of the program, Robin Frey, says that it’s so successful because it utilizes all the elements of personal training, without the high cost.
“Group training in the industry itself is the driving force with training right now,” Frey said, adding, “Economically it’s more affordable. Personal training can be a little more costly.”
A Manassas man is wanted by the Prince William County Police Department for an assault and attempted malicious wounding incident that took place yesterday evening.
A police K-9 team and a Fairfax County police helicopter attempted to search for the suspect. He has not yet been caught and detained.
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The driver of an SUV lost control his vehicle and slammed into the car of a Virginia State Trooper this morning.
It happened at mile post 152 in Dumfries at 3:30 a.m. The trooper was sitting in his patrol car running radar, where the old I-95 HOV lanes use to merge with the southbound travel lanes of I-95. A 2000 Ford Explorer traveling south overturned and slid off the left side of the highway and crashed into the troopers car, said Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller.
Record cold hit Dulles International Airport this morning.
The National Weather Service says temperatures have not been this low at the airport in nearly 20 years.
The Prince William Parks and Recreation Department will be offering two pet first-aid classes to residents this spring.
“You have to prepare,” said Melissa Korzuch, president of the Prince William County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), in a release, continuing, “There’s no ambulance that will come by and pick up your pet. So, you are the first responder.”
The Prince William County Board of Supervisors approved the final design for the $20 million dollar Minnieville Road improvement project between Spriggs Road and Route 234 in Woodbridge.
The project will expand the section of road from two lanes to four lanes.
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Have you tried to log on to Facebook this morning?
The service is down or is experiencing problems across the U.S. east coast and mid west.