Danville, VA

A winter storm warning is still in effect until 7am Monday, January 17th for the city of Danville and surrounding areas.  A state of emergency is also in effect.  Snowfall began to transition to sleet around 10:15am.  The precipitation is expected to transition into freezing rain later in the day.

Any citizen who is in need of shelter should call the non-emergency number for the Emergency communications Center at 434-799-5111, select option 8.

Public Works crews began clearing major thoroughfares at 9:15am and will continue to do so until the snowfall ceases.  At that point, they will make a final pass on main roads and move to collector streets.

Danville Utilities power and light crews are prepared to work staggered, 16-hour shifts.  Also, 26 electric crew members and three support personnel from JEA, a Florida-based utility, are in Danville to assist.  Customers whose residence or business is without power should call Danville Utilities to report the outage at 434-773-8300.