Winter Storm In Falls Church: Snow Emergency Declared

FALLS CHURCH, VA — Due to a winter storm advisory for Northern Virginia, the city of Falls Church has declared a snow emergency starting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10. Residents must remove parked cars from snow emergency routes.

Falls Church's snow emergency routes need to be open for first responders, public safety officials and road crews at all times, the city said. The city wants to give crews priority for salting, sanding and plowing.

The National Weather Service placed Falls Church and surrounding regions under a winter weather advisory. The advisory is in effect from 7 p.m. Wednesday to 10 a.m. Thursday. Periods of light snow are likely during the overnight hours as temperatures drop into the low 30s. Snow accumulations could total 3 to 5 inches.

In Falls Church, residents and visitors are not permitted to park along the snow emergency routes. Vehicles abandoned or parked on snow emergency routes could be ticketed and towed to allow snow removal crews to clear the roads.

The snow emergency routes in Falls Church are:

• Annandale Road from Hillwood Avenue to Broad Street (both sides of street)
• Broad Street from Haycock Road to Seven Corners (both sides of street)
• Columbia Street from Maple Avenue to Tuckahoe Street (Maple Avenue to Washington St.: both sides of street; Washington Street to Tuckahoe: single side of street)
• Great Falls Street from West Street to Washington Street (both sides of street)
• Hillwood Avenue from Washington Street to Seven Corners (both sides of street)
• Lincoln Avenue from West Street to Yucatan Street (both sides of street)
• Little Falls Street from Broad Street to Great Falls Street (both sides of street)
• Maple Avenue from Washington Street to Columbia Street (single side of street)
• Park Avenue from West Street to Washington Street (both sides of street)
• Roosevelt Street from Hillwood Avenue to Roosevelt Boulevard (both sides of street)
• Washington Street from Graham Road to Westmoreland Street (both sides of street)
• West Street from Abbott Lane to Great Falls Street (Abbott Lane to Broad Street: single side of street; Broad Street to Lincoln Avenue: both sides of street; Lincoln Avenue to Great Falls Street: single side of street)

In Falls Church, all snow emergency routes are on both sides of the street, except for:

• South West Street (Abbott Lane to Broad Street; northwest side of street, affecting southbound traffic only)
• North West Street (Lincoln Avenue to Great Falls Street; northwest side of street, affecting southbound traffic only)
• East Columbia Street (Washington Street to Tuckahoe Street; north side of street, affecting westbound traffic only)
• South Maple Avenue (Washington Street to Annandale Road; west side of street, affecting southbound traffic only)

The city plans to provide updates on the snow emergency routes and other weather-related announcements via www.fallschurchva.gov, Facebook and Twitter.