The Northern Shenandoah Valley saw its first major snowstorm of the season Wednesday, with snow beginning about mid-morning and continuing as a wintry mix of snow and sleet throughout the day.
The region was expected to see about a foot of snow with 14 to 15 inches at higher elevations and snow tapering off about midnight.
Around the area, town and county offices in Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah and Warren counties and the city of Winchester closed for the day.
Area schools were also closed on Wednesday, opting to take the snow day rather than holding virtual classes.
On Wednesday afternoon, Shenandoah County Public Schools announced a snow day for today. Students will then have virtual classes as usual on Friday as well as Monday and Tuesday before beginning winter break.
WINCHESTERÂ â With a major snowstorm in the Northern Shenandoah Valley on Wednesday, area residents should prepare for possible power outages.
Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC), a Rockingham County-based utility that provides electricity to Winchester and parts of Frederick and Clarke counties, issued the following tips to help customers prepare for potential blackouts during and after the storm:
Make sure your cellphone is fully charged before the snow starts falling.
Download the MySVEC app for Apple and Android devices.
Create a home-outage kit with emergency items including flashlights, batteries, a battery-operated radio, candles and matches, water, canned or packaged foods, paper plates, plastic utensils, a camp stove, extra blankets or sleeping bags, a non-electrical heating source, a first-aid kit and a fire extinguisher.
Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative lineworkers recognized for service in Bolivia
Published Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, 10:45 am
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Roger Pace (right) and Mike Alexander (second from right) pull wire while working in Bolivia. Photo courtesy Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative.
Three Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative lineworkers were among a group of 15 to receive official commendation from the Virginia General Assembly for traveling 4,000 miles to bring power to five small villages in Bolivia.
At a Dec. 8 ceremony, Del. Margaret Ransone presented a resolution praising the work of United We Light: Project Bolivia to Craig Loving, a lineworker at Northern Neck Electric Cooperative.