Kelly Hannon with VDOT says staying off the roads will help clear them keep the roads clear.
LISTEN: VDOT asks you to stay off the roads today
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UPDATED: Winter weather storm closures and information
This article will be updated continuously as the Fredericksburg area deals with its largest winter weather event in several years.
PHOTOS: Right on schedule, the snow arrives!
VDOT and its contractors–and City Public Works–are out in it.
LISTEN: VDOT’s plowing strategy once the snow starts to pile up
VDOT’s Kelly Hannon says the Interstate and primary roads are first—and there’s a website where you can track progress.
LISTEN: VDOT’s Kelly Hannon
900 pieces of equipment ready for the storm in the region– Interstate and primary roads have been pre-treated.
WATCH: Free Press forecast with meteorologist Sean Sublette
Cold Fredericksburg weekend likely to finish with snow.
Sublette: Snowball’s chance of a white Christmas in Fredericksburg this year
Not surprisingly, a white Christmas in Fredericksburg is rare, especially since the beginning of the 21st century.
WATCH: Free Press forecast with meteorologist Sean Sublette
Sorry, Fredericksburg: no white Christmas this year.
WATCH: Free Press forecast with meteorologist Sean Sublette
Weather will be dry and chilly to start the weekend, but finishing damp on Sunday.
WATCH: Free Press forecast with meteorologist Sean Sublette
Expect clear and cold weather for the Fredericksburg Christmas Parade on Saturday evening.
WATCH: A Thanksgiving Free Press forecast with meteorologist Sean Sublette
Meteorologist Sean Sublette tells you what to expect weather-wise on Thanksgiving in the Fredericksburg area.
WATCH: Free Press forecast with meteorologist Sean Sublette
Cold and windy Friday, but a weekend temperature turnaround.
WATCH: Free Press forecast with meteorologist Sean Sublette
Sublette: expect a dry and cool weekend after Friday morning rain ends.
Drought watch advisory expands to include Caroline and King George
Everyone in the state asked to conserve water.
WATCH: Free Press forecast with meteorologist Sean Sublette
No freeze, little rain on the horizon.
WATCH: Free Press forecast with meteorologist Sean Sublette
Looking ahead, a mild Halloween evening for trick-or-treaters.
WATCH:Free Press forecast with meteorologist Sean Sublette
Sunny and warmer weekend No rain through at least Wednesday Cold air from the past few days retreats Sunny and warmer weekend Likely dry through the weekend of Oct. 26 Another quiet weekend is ahead. A sprawling cell of...
WATCH: Free Press forecast with meteorologist Sean Sublette
The coolest air so far this season arrives Tuesday, sending lows into the 30s and low 40s.
WATCH: Free Press forecast with meteorologist Sean Sublette
Comfortably warm weekend around Fredericksburg with no rain.
VDOT Fredericksburg District office sending crews to help clear roads in Wytheville
Area VDOT workers will clear downed trees blocking roads and restore roads washed out by flood waters.
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