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Winter Monsters, Winter Wallops, Snowmageddon, Serial Snow!

Are you ready for more?  Here are helpful resources for weather updates, weather preparedness, road conditions, and emergency shelters:

www.weather.gov (National Weather Service – detailed statistics included)

www.weather.com (Weather Channel)

www.accuweather.com (Accu Weather)

www.vaemergency.com (VA Department of Emergency Management – emergency preparedness info included)

www.211virginia.org (search shelter listing via Statewide -> Disaster Services -> Disaster Relief/Planning)

http://511virginia.org/Conditions.aspx?r=1 (VA 511: Road Conditions)

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