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Phone numbers for non-emergency storm-related questions or concerns

  • Chesapeake: (757) 382-6464
  • Norfolk: (757) 664-7200
  • Portsmouth: (757) 393-8274
  • Suffolk: (757) 514-7586
  • Virginia Beach: 311 within the city, or 385-3111 from cell phone or outside city limits
  • Franklin - (757) 562-8581
  • Hampton - 311 within the city, or 727-8311 from cell phone or outside city limits
  • Newport News - (757) 269-2912
  • Williamsburg - (757) 259-7200
  • York County - (757) 890-3600
More closings and delays from WVEC


In N.C.

  • The Ferry Division is running the Hatteras-Ocracoke route on the hour to accommodate emergency evacuation of motorists. A new schedule from Ocracoke to Swan Quarter is in place, and several runs have been canceled at the Ocracoke-Cedar Island route.
  • The new Ocracoke-Swan Quarter schedule: Departing Ocracoke today and Monday at 7 a.m., 8 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
  • Departing Swan Quarter today and Monday at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
  • The following runs on the Ocracoke-Cedar Island route are canceled for today and Monday: 7:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. from Ocracoke and 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. from Cedar Island.
  •  No reservations required.

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Trash pickup

Chesapeake  Catch-up collections will continue this week. Limbs and other vegetative debris may be placed at the curb for pick up. Material must be no more than 4 feet long and stacked in piles no more than 4 by 4 by 4. Leaves should be placed in clear bags at the curb. Pickups may be scheduled at www.cityofchesapeake.net or (757) 382-2489.

Norfolk Friday's trash collection has been postponed until Monday. For the next 30 days, residents will not have to call for bulk pickup. Residents can place waste at the curb for regular pick up. Leaves should be placed in clear bags. Tree limbs should be placed in a separate pile. Those longer than 4 feet 6 inches should be tied and bundled. Building debris should be placed in a separate pile. Contractors must dispose of waste at non city sites.

Residents can take hazardous waste to the Virginia Beach Landfill, 1980 Jake Sears Road. Non hazardous waste can be brought to citizen drop-off centers, which are open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Nov. 22, unless otherwise noted.

  • SPSA transfer station, 3136 Woodland Ave., noon to 5 p.m. today
  • Virginia Zoo parking lot, 3500 Granby St.
  • Tarrallton Park, 2100 Tarrallton Drive
  • Community Beach parking lot, 100 W. Ocean View
  • Powhatan Field parking lot, behind ODU on Powhatan Avenue between 43rd and 49th streets

For more information, call (757) 441-5813.

Portsmouth Thursday's and Friday's trash and bulk collections were Saturday and possibly Monday.

Suffolk Friday's collection was scheduled for Saturday.

Virginia Beach Friday's trash, recycling and yard waste collection will be Monday. Any missed Thursday collection will be picked up this Thursday. Residents with excess trash may place additional trash bags next to their trash container. For more information, call (757) 385-4650.

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Shellfish harvesting

All tributaries to Virginia's portion of the Chesapeake Bay have been closed to shellfish harvesting through Wednesday. The ban covers oysters, clams and scallops but not crabs or fin fish. The closure also includes Eastern Shore bayside tributaries and seaside tributaries west of and including the Intracoastal Waterway and all but the center portion of the lower James River, from Burwell Bay to the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel.

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Canceled or postponed

Norfolk The Norfolk Botanical Garden is closed today.

Virginia Beach America Recycles Day scheduled for Mount Trashmore Park today has been postponed to Nov. 22, noon to 4 p.m.



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another cancellation

official notice: M&S Strategy 2020 event today at VMASC with Rep. Randy Forbes canceled due to weather emergency; for reschedule information, contact HRP's M&S Program Manager ASinclair@HRP.org

Update please

These closings need to be updated.

Good day to stay home

Staying home today.

Norfolk Public Schools Are Closed

According to the link, Norfolk school just changed from 2 hour delay to being closed (twelve month employees report 2 hours late). A wise decision. We have to keep our kids safe.

that wvec link?

Did anyone else notice, when you go to the listings, it says "Posted October 15 2009" - Maybe this is not fresh information?

This is not the only site,

It goes to show lack of attention to detail, though obvious it is not Oct 15. That is the problem with on line services, there is a noticable lack of proofing the products, headlines and story itself.

Have No Fear!

Have no fear! Your friendly neighborhood police, fire, and EMS departments never close! They are ready to respond on a moment's notice if you drive your Kia through 5 feet of water, lol. God bless our everyday heros!

Just heard the announcement

Just heard the announcement that Virginia Beach Schools are closed Thursday.

VDOT

VDOT learned something from Isabel. The Midtown tunnel is closed. Get ready for a 2+ hour commute.

such whining!

Not suprised that so many don't want to go to work, probably want to collect their pay while at Starbucks or McDonalds. Bet they can get there with no problem and if you pass a grocery or drug store buy yourselves some tissue to dry your tears. May God bless our Country, it needs it NOW more than ever.

How about people just learn to be self reliant

How about people just learn to be self-reliant instead of relying on Superstitious intervention from a man in the Sky! It is the mentality that fate or god is determining what is happening to them that keeps people from solving their own problems!

A 10% chance of snow and all schools shut down

In the middle of the worst storm we've seen in many years and everything stays open. This makes no sense.

well

who said life is fair? Everything is not staying open in case you're not aware yet.

Trash Collection

Norfolk postponed trash collection until Saturday but only delayed school for 2 hours? Who makes these decisions?

Closings

Thanks to those of you who have added closings. Please note the link at the left top of the story to a list on WVEC's site with more closings. Be safe today. Elizabeth

Base Closure?

Hello! Hampton Blvd. has already flooded. Does the government care about employees having to drive in these conditions - forecasters are comparing this to Isabel. Norfolk Public Schools are on a 2 hour delay but should be closed. It takes about 1/2 inch of rain to flood Norfolk and we surpassed that yesterday. Great job Norfolk!

Va Beach Schools

The governor declared at state of emergency last night. As of 4am, VB schools had not announced anything. On President Obama's coronation day, they closed schools because it 'might' snow. Somebody's priorities are really jacked up!

I Just Dont Get It!!

I live in Portsmouth and my husband works for the city in Downtown. It is flooded but yet we wont know until like 5 a.m. whether Portsmouth is closing the schools. Its really common sense and if Chesapeake is closed then Portsmouth should be too. We have many, many streets that flood in this city.

Just got a call saying

Just got a call saying Chesapeake Public Schools will be closed tomorrow....

Did Norfolk even look at the NOAA chart?

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/mdl/etsurge/index.htm?coast=me&stn=vahamp&type=both

The highest tide today won't even touch the lowest tide tomorrow.
CLOSE the schools NORFOLK!
My veedub Beetle is crying!

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