The heavy weight of sleet and frozen precipitation caused numerous poultry houses to collapse on Sunday.
The National Weather Service office in Baltimore/Washington issued the warning at 10:03 a.m. Friday. It remains in effect from 7 p.m. Saturday through 1 a.m. Monday.
Staunton City Schools will be offering free 4-day meal bundles only on Friday, January 23 for students ahead of this weekend’s snow storm.
The executive order is designed to help the Commonwealth prepare for, respond to, and recover from any impacts and to streamline processes that help localities and communities affected by the storm.
City officials state that street parking will be prohibited on certain streets downtown beginning at noon on Saturday.
Officials say that the shelter will be open all day on Saturday, January 24 and Sunday, January 25. 20 additional beds will also be available from January 23 through January 27.
Sentara has opened a new ENT Specialists facility at the Sentara Evelyn Byrd Health Center in Harrisonburg.
The RHSPCA reports they currently have zero open kennels and are asking for the community’s help to get dogs into safe, warm foster homes before the weather hits.
Route 259 will be closed in Broadway beginning at 9am on Thursday for emergency road repairs.
Extremely cold temperatures and significant snow fall is in the forecast for the Shenandoah Valley and it’s important to be prepared in advance.