RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Governor Glenn Youngkin delivered an update on the status of various regions in Virginia following Sunday's winter storm, including the water outage affecting the metro Richmond area. Winter Storm across Virginia Youngkin began by recapping how Virginia handled the winter storm that hit the region on Sunday, Jan. 5. "Last Friday, I issued a declaration of a state of emergency in advance of what we knew was going to be a big snowstorm," he said. "And, when it blew through starting on Sunday on southwest Virginia ... we were well-prepared. But it was a big storm." Around 9,000 pieces of VDOT equipment were prepositioned in preparation for the snow and ice the storm brought, according to Youngkin. "I asked everybody, 'Stay off the roads,' and we saw traffic volumes on Monday and Tuesday that were 30% and 40% of what they normally are," Youngkin said, praising Virginians on heeding caution and opting not to drive while conditions were still affected by the weather. Youngkin also commented on the mass power outages experience throughout Virginia at the height of the storm. "At its peak, we had 120,000 Virginians that lost power," Youngkin said. "We still have over 12,000 Virginians without power." The primary areas that experienced larger power outages, according to Youngkin, were Franklin County, Bedford County and Campbell County. Youngkin said there were over 3,800 incidents at the Virginia State Police level -- not including local law enforcement -- during the storm. There were also reportedly just under 900 crashes. Of those, there were two fatal crashes resulting in three total deaths. With more winter weather on the horizon -- expected to arrive on Saturday -- Youngkin emphasized the importance of aggressive action from state and local authorities to minimize the effects of such conditions. "I want to thank the teams across the Commonwealth for reacting quickly," he said. Water issues in Richmond area Youngkin said he and his team were notified of Richmond's water issues on Monday afternoon. With the emergency declaration still in place from Sunday's storm, Youngkin says Virginia authorities were able to move resources quickly. The first major priority was getting water to hospitals in the area, according to Youngkin. "There was a real dire concern that the hospitals in the City of Richmond were going to have to start diverting patients and -- even worse -- evacuate patients," he said. "We were able to bring immediately on eight large water tankers ... We have subsequently brought on two more and there are 13 more in motion." According to Youngkin, 460 palettes of water were moved to distribution centers throughout the region with another 1,300 palettes in the process of being delivered. "After the big initial push to get water into the system, we have doubled our efforts because this has lasted longer than anybody would've possibly imagined," Youngkin said. Youngkin said the collaboration between Richmond City officials and officials in the neighboring counties has been "truly inspiring." There was reportedly an immediate push at state and local levels to work to resolve the water issue after it was reported. "Getting them out to this site to get IT fixes around the IT system, to bring engineers and capabilities from other water systems in our surrounding counties and, of course, our utility partners -- and to get this system back up running as quickly as possible," Youngkin explained. This is a developing story, stay with 8News for updates.