Crime & Safety
Northern Virginia Storm Safety: Where to Get the Best Info on the Web
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.
As a preparation step, download a Twitter and Facebook app to your mobile devices and follow these accounts.
Find out what's happening in Manassasfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Manassasfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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.
Electrical Outages
The City of Manassas is its own utility company, so residents can report downed power lines, outages and other utility issues by calling the city's operations center at 703-257-8353.
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