Stafford County Courts and Government Closing Early Due to Weather

Stafford County General District, Circuit and Juvenile/Domestic Relations courts are closing at noon due to the forecasted inclement weather. Stafford County Government and the Regional Landfill and Belman Recycling will close at 2 pm. The Voter Registrar's Office will close at 2 pm. All early voting will end today at 2 pm. All Parks activities are canceled for today.

Stafford County Emergency Management advises the steps below:

• Make a Plan - www.ready.gov/plan
• Have a Kit - www.ready.gov/kit
• Be Informed - Sign up for severe weather notifications with Stafford Alert, make sure WEA notifications are enabled on your mobile phone, and turn on NOAA weather radios)
• Prepare for power outages. Have a safe plan for heating your home and providing backup power for durable medical equipment.

• Report power outages to your providers:
• Dominion Energy - https://www.dominionenergy.com/virginia/report-outage-or-emergency / Phone: 866-366-4357
• NOVEC - https://www.novec.com/stormcenter/Outage-Information.cfm / Phone: 703-335-0500
• REC - https://outage.myrec.coop/ReportOutage / Phone: 800-552-3904
• NNEC - https://www.nnec.coop/outage-center / Phone: 866-663-2688

· Review severe weather warning procedures (seek shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest level of a sturdy building)