Crime & Safety
Northern Virginia Storm Safety: Social Media Accounts to Follow or Fan
When the power goes out, Twitter, Facebook and your cellphone may be good ways to get emergency information. Here are suggested local social media accounts and blogs to follow.
With a major thunderstorm and possible derecho forecast for Wednesday night and Thursday, safety and preparedness should be top of mind for Northern Virginia residents.
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In addition to signing up for the Patch breaking news and daily email newsletters, which you can do at the top of this post, here are some of the blogs, websites, and social media accounts you should follow.
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As a preparation step, download a Twitter and Facebook app to your mobile devices and follow these accounts.
City of Fairfax Emergency Alerts
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- Sign up for eMAS, the emergency alert system administered by the City of Fairfax. You can receive local alerts via email, cell phone, pager, Blackberry, or any other smartphone or PDA.
Fairfax County Social Media
- Read the Fairfax County emergency blog for constant updates.
- Follow emergency management on twitter @fairfaxcounty.
- Fairfax County officials will be using the hashtag #ffxstorm on Twitter, so follow that hashtag.
- Follow Fairfax County on facebook.
- Also follow Fairfax County Patch sites @fairfaxcopatch.
Weather Resources
- Follow the National Weather Service on twitter @usNWSgo.
- Follow the Virginia Department of Emergency Management on twitter @vdem or on Facebook.
- Also follow Northern Virginia Patch Weather on Facebook — we'll be posting our latest regional stories there.
- Follow the Capital Weather Gang blog by the Washington Post or twitter @capitalweather.
- Follow @FEMARegion3 for additional information in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Power Companies:
- Follow Dominion Power @DomVaPower.
- Dominion Virginia Power is also on Facebook.
- Follow NOVEC @NOVEC.
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