Public schools
Tuesday, February 17, 2015,PWCS closed due to inclement weather in certain areas. Code Red for employees. SACC will not open.
— PWCS (@PWCSNews) February 16, 2015
All @SCPSchools Closed Tuesday 2-17-15. Employees Code 1. #SnowDay
— Stafford Schools (@SCPSchools) February 16, 2015
Tuesday, February 17, 2015, all Manassas City Public Schools will be CLOSED due to predicted inclement weather…. https://t.co/trKjnfa2BW
— ManassasCitySchools (@mymcpsva) February 16, 2015
Due to weather, MPCS will be closed on Tuesday; 2-17-15 @CougarTickle@MPEScougars@PrincipalKalso@drdebbergeron@MPHSActivities
— MPCSchools (@MPCSVA) February 16, 2015
DOD Schools will be closed Feb. 17 due to weather. pic.twitter.com/PKyw2uS1Yn
— MCB Quantico (@MCB_Quantico) February 16, 2015
#FXBG Fredericksburg City Public Schools will be closed Tuesday, February 17, 2015. Code Red 12-month employees https://t.co/4MUkTqrl4z
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Loudoun County Public Schools are closed tomorrow, February 17, 2015 due to the weather. All schools and administrative offices are closed.
— LCPS News (@LCPSOfficial) February 16, 2015
All Fairfax County public schools and offices will be closed tomorrow, February 17, 2015. More at https://t.co/zNBBMjWGwr.
— Fairfax Schools (@fcpsnews) February 17, 2015
#FXBG Fredericksburg City Public Schools will be closed Tuesday, February 17, 2015. Code Red 12-month employees https://t.co/4MUkTqrl4z
— Fredericksburg Sch (@FredSchools) February 16, 2015
Colleges & universities
ALERT — College Closed on TUESDAY, FEB. 17 due to inclement weather. All day and evening classes and activities are canceled.
— NOVA (@NovaAccess) February 17, 2015
ADVISORY: #UMW #Fxbg, Stafford & Dahlgren campuses closed Tues., Feb. 17. Classes & events canceled, offices closed. https://t.co/nk1SR3Pleo
— U of Mary Washington (@UMaryWash) February 17, 2015
Germanna will be closed today, Feb. 17, due to inclement weather. @dasam @TedSchubel @NewsInTheBurg @Fxbg2day @NewsNetNews @potomaclocal
— Germanna CC (@germannacc) February 17, 2015
Mason Alert: George Mason University is closed today Tuesday February 17th. See email for more information.
— George Mason News (@GeorgeMasonNews) February 17, 2015
Feb. 17, 2015: Classes are canceled and the campus is closed. Sign up for #RaveAlerts! #snowday #BeSafe (TM4) pic.twitter.com/a1RDmgYH27
— Stratford Woodbridge (@StratfordWB) February 17, 2015
Local governments
County plans to open on Tues. (2/17), but unscheduled leave policy in effect for employees. We’ll be monitoring and change status if needed.
— PrinceWilliamCounty (@pwcgov) February 16, 2015
Stafford County Gov. offices & departments will open two hours late on Tuesday, February 17, 2015. Liberal leave is in effect for employees.
— Stafford County (@staffordvagov) February 17, 2015
On Feb. 17, the City of Manassas government is on Liberal Leave for non-essential employees.
— Manassas VA (@CityofManassas) February 17, 2015
County government offices and county courts CLOSED Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Details: https://t.co/RcGSBI07To
— Fairfax County (@fairfaxcounty) February 17, 2015
Prince William County Parks and Recreation Facilities will open at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17. https://t.co/F4touop6FQ
— PrinceWilliamCounty (@pwcgov) February 17, 2015
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, Circuit Court and District Court will all be closed on Tuesday, February 17, 2015.
— Stafford County (@staffordvagov) February 17, 2015
The Prince William County Courthouse is closed tomorrow, Feb. 17. href=”https://t.co/gSuYIdN5w4″>https://t.co/gSuYIdN5w4, https://t.co/BSk8g7dfMa
— PrinceWilliamCounty (@pwcgov) February 17, 2015
Military
@MCB_Quantico is closed for normal operation, only emergency and essential personnel are to report to work Feb. 17. pic.twitter.com/knnz39SeQP
— MCB Quantico (@MCB_Quantico) February 17, 2015
Tuesday, 17 Feb 15, Fort Belvoir offices are CLOSED – Emergency and Telework-Ready Employees Must Follow Their… https://t.co/F1GGVQ1q0L
— Fort Belvoir, Va. (@Fort_Belvoir) February 17, 2015
Federal Gov’t
All Washington, D.C. area offices closed Feb. 17, 2015
Traffic & transit
VRE Service Cancelled for Tuesday, February 17 https://t.co/Mti9jTwftR
— VRE (@VaRailXpress) February 17, 2015
PRTC OmniRide buses will not operate Tuesday, Feb. 17.
We will be running Saturday schedule tomorrow, Feb. 17. 2015: https://t.co/gsJHC1Nf5D
— Fairfax Connector (@ffxconnector) February 17, 2015
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