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City of Alexandria Government Open on Wednesday, October 31

On Wednesday, October 31, all City of Alexandria government offices and facilities, including courts, will be open on time. DASH bus service and the King Street Trolley will operate on a normal schedule.

A Coastal Flood Warning remains in effect through 8 a.m. Wednesday. Flooding is expected to be minor. Current forecasts predict possible flooding in the 100 block of King Street early Thursday morning. No flooding of the City’s streams is expected. As a precaution, sandbags are being distributed until 6 p.m. today, October 30, at Market Square (301 King St). There’s a limit of five bags per vehicle, and residents will be asked to show ID.

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Hurricane Sandy

City of Alexandria – Hurricane Sandy Update: Tues, Oct. 30, 2012

The City of Alexandria remains under a state of emergency in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The City received heavy rain and strong wind gusts overnight on October 29. Dominion Virginia Power has reported  that, at this time, less than 10,000 customers are without power. Several homes that have been damaged and traffic signals are out at several intersections.

Residents without power are asked to report outages to Dominion Virginia Power at 866.DOM.HELP (866.366.4357). To report non-emergency issues related to Hurricane Sandy, call the City’s storm hotline, 703.746.HELP (4357). To report a police, fire or medical emergency, call 911. For up-to-date information, visit alexandriava.gov/Storm.

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Dominion Virginia Power Staging Area in Eisenhower East

Using abandoned Hoffman parking lot as a staging area. God bless these guys and gals!

See this link for Dominion Virginia Power’s outage map which will give you an idea when maybe the power will be back on if it does go out. Click on the dots for info on how many people affected, estimated restoration time and the cause of the outage.

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Tree Down in African American Heritage Park From Hurricane Sandy (Photo)

Be careful walking near there as it looks like it took out the panel that provides power in the park too.

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State Police Search & Rescue Poised For Action From Sandy at King Street Metro

So far, both the Potomac river and Cameron Run are behaving.

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Cool Wind Map Tracking Hurricane Sandy

Still shows center of Sandy SW of Philly and West of Baltimore. Click on link in title to check it out.

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Hurricane Sandy Comes Ashore – Live Video

Here is a live video feed from The Weather Channel of their coverage as Hurricane Sandy comes ashore on the East Coast of the United States.

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