The blizzard stopped more than 48 hours ago, but some Reston residents still can’t get started.
There is increasing frustration Tuesday among residents whose streets have not seen a single plow pass.
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Reston Now has been contacted by several elderly residents asking if we could connect them with someone strong who can help them shovel walk, steps and driveways.
Here is the plight of one senior who wrote to Reston Now:
On Sunday, the snow stopped, the sun came out and the cleanup began.
Monday will also be a work in progress as Reston and the entire Washington, D.C.. area tries to get back to business after the two-day blizzard. Reston received nearly 30 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service.
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If so, Reston Hospital Center could use your help during the next few days in order to get personnel to work at the hospital.
Many staffers will be unable to get to work, where they are critically needed, until there is more plowing progress in the area.
FCPS says schools will be closed on Monday and Tuesday. That also includes all activities on school grounds:
As of about 11:30 a.m. Sunday, snowplows have worked on most of Reston’s main roads. The side streets and townhouse parking lots could be a work in progress though into Monday, Tuesday and beyond.
Help Reston Now readers know before they go: Tell us what your street looks like or, if you go out, what the Reston Town Center or your neighborhood village center looks like.
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Happy Sunday! How did you weather the storm?
The serious snow stopped in Reston about 11 p.m. Saturday. That means about 35 hours of heavy snowfall for a total of about 28 inches in the Reston area, according to National Weather Service spotters.
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https://twitter.com/evanluzi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw. @capitalweather time-lapse of #Snowzilla blizzard between 2PM and 2AM yesterday from my balcony in Reston, VA pic.twitter.com/mD64XparJx
— Evan Luzi (@evanluzi) January 23, 2016
As of noon Saturday, many Restonians were measuring snowfall at about 20 inches. But the storm is far from over.
The National Weather Service says to expect intervals of heavy snow to continue Saturday afternoon. The NWS also says drifting will continue to be a problem and warns residents not to attempt to travel.
Reston woke up to 18 inches of snow Saturday morning, which made for an eerie, snow-covered Reston Town Center.
Reston resident Don Renner took some of these shots as RTC came back to life about 10 a.m. Grounds crews have been busy clearing streets and sidewalks.
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Fairfax County Fire and Rescue crews were called to a partially frozen lake to make a rescue just as the storm picked up Friday night. The citizen in peril was a large dog that had fallen through the ice.
The rescue happened on the other side of the county in Fairfax Station, but we’re posting it here to show the skills and heart of all Fairfax County Fire Rescue medics.
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The Blizzard of 2016 is delivering what the forecasters said it would: heavy snow, strong drifts and empty streets at daybreak on Saturday.
Here’s an update:
Reston Now readers are witty folks. So let’s have some fun and give this giant snowstorm heading here a name.
The Weather Channel is calling it Jonas. The Washington Post, after asking for reader suggestions, is calling Snowzilla.
The National Weather Service says its Blizzard Watch issued yesterday will become a Blizzard Warning beginning Friday afternoon.
The Blizzard Warning for Reston, Northern Virginia and the Washington, DC area goes into effect Friday at 3 p.m. and will remain in effect through 6 a.m. Sunday, the NWS said.
This includes:
School age child care (SACC) centers are closed.