Jan 21, 2025
Note: The above video shows the night forecast for Jan. 21, 2025. PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — With increasing chances for accumulating snowfall on the Outer Banks and across the Hampton Roads region, many places have announced delays and closures. Snow began falling Tuesday evening in areas of northeastern North Carolina and Hampton Roads, including here in the Ocean View area of Norfolk around 9:45 p.m. Tuesday. (WAVY viewer video - Michael Perri) The list of closings and delays grew into Tuesday night. We've highlighted the major closings below. For a complete list, click here. Latest WAVY Weather Blog Camden, NC All Camden clerks offices and courts will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 22. Currituck, NC All Currituck County Schools will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 22. Chesapeake Chesapeake Public Schools will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 22 for students and staff. High school students will have an asynchronous virtual learning day to allow for completion of makeup work or review assignments to close out the semester. All Chesapeake city offices and facilities will delay opening until 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22. Expect delays in trash collection. For Chesapeake employees, liberal leave is authorized, but contact your supervisor first. All courts (Circuit Court, General District Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court) will be closed for the full day Wednesday. Damco Distribution Services, Inc. will have a delayed opening until 8 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22. Chowan County, NC All after-school activities for Edenton-Chowan Public Schools have been canceled for Tuesday, Jan. 21. Wednesday, Jan. 22 will be a remote learning day for grades PreK-8. John A. Holmes High School is already scheduled for a teacher workday, so there will be no remote instruction for students there. All school buildings and school division offices will be closed. Chowan County offices will operate on a two-hour delay Wednesday, Jan. 22. Offices will open at 10 a.m. Colleges and Universities All College of the Albemarle campuses in northeastern North Carolina closed at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, and will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 22. Paul D. Camp Community College closed at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21 and will open at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22. Tidewater Community College will open at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22. All in-person classes will begin at 11 a.m., while online classes will resume during their scheduled time, and virtual support services will be available at 8:30 a.m. Old Dominion University will close the libraries, Webb Center and Student Recreation and Well-Being Center at 10 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21. All ODU locations will open at noon Wednesday, Jan. 22. The delays include ODU's main campus, its Eastern Virginia Medical School campus and its higher education center locations in Virginia Beach, Portsmouth and Hampton. The Children's Learning & Research Center will also open at noon. Operations, including clinical operations (patient appointments) for Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences EVMS Medical Group at ODU will be delayed until 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22. Norfolk State University will open at 11 a.m. Wednesday, and all classes will be virtual. The Scott/Dozier Dining Hall will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for brunch and 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. for dinner for all students, faculty and staff. All other dining facilities will open on their regular schedule. All essential personnel should report to duty as normal, unless advised by supervisors. Elizabeth City State University suspended classes starting at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21. All in-person instruction for Wednesday, Jan. 22 has shifted to online instruction, or respective faculty members should ID an alternative equivalent learning experience to replace missed class time. The school will operate under Condition 1 (reduced operations) of its adverse weather policy through Wednesday, Jan. 22. Chowan University will operate on a two-hour delay Wednesday. Jan. 22. University offices will open at 10:30 a.m. Dare County, NC All after-school enrichment programs will be canceled Tuesday, Jan. 21. All Dare County Schools will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 22. with no remote instruction. Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and the Wright Brothers National Memorial closed at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21 and will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 22. Elizabeth City, NC All Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 22. The ICPTA in Elizabeth City will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 22. Gates County, NC Gates County Schools will operate on a remote learning day Wednesday, Jan. 22. New Beginnings Daycare will be closed. Hampton Hampton City Schools and offices will shift to remote learning/work for Wednesday, Jan. 22. For students in grades K-12, assignments will be available in Google Classroom by 8 a.m. Dual enrollment classes will follow the platform specified by Virginia Peninsula Community College. Offices at City Hall will open at 10 a.m., as well as libraries and community and neighborhood centers. City Council retreat still scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. at the Virginia Air & Space Science Center Night's Welcome program available at First Baptist Church, 229 N. King St. for anyone who needs overnight shelter from the cold. The shelter is open nightly from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m., and guests must arrive by 9 p.m. to be accommodated. Hampton Roads Transit All Hampton Roads Transit services to be delayed Wednesday, Jan. 22. All bus, light rail, ferry, paratransit and OnDemand ridesharing services, along with Base Express serving Naval Station Norfolk, expected to begin at 8 a.m. Elizabeth River Ferry scheduled to begin from High Street in Portsmouth at 8 a.m. with 30-minute service. Paratransit will be available for first pickups at 8 a.m. Bookings for OnDemand ridesharing in Newport News and Virginia Beach will be available starting at 8 a.m. Public meeting for Connecting Chesapeake: A Study of High-Capacity Transit scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Greenbrier Public Library has been postponed until the same time Jan. 29. Throughout the day, HRT will operate a regular schedule, though customers are advised to expect delays and impromptu detours. Updated information available online at www.gohrt.com or by calling 757-222-6100. Hertford County, NC Hertford County Public Schools will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 22. There will be no after-school activities. All after-school activities for Tuesday, Jan. 21 were canceled. The Ahoskie Parks and Rec League gym is closed Tuesday, Jan. 21. There will be no youth basketball or open gym. Isle of Wight County Isle of Wight County Schools and offices will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 22 for all students and staff. It includes all after-school and evening activities. SOL testing for middle school students scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 22 will now take place Thursday, Jan. 23. Naval Station Norfolk Naval Station Norfolk will have a two-hour delay in reporting for all non-mission essential personnel for Wednesday, Jan. 22. Mission essential personnel should report to work as directed by unit leadership. The Navy Exchange main store and package store will open at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, and the mini-marts will all open at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22. The N-24 gym closed at its normal time Tuesday, Jan. 21 and will reopen at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22. The Bellissimo, ticket and travel office, impound lot and marina will open at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22. All other MWR facilities will open at their normal scheduled times. Newport News Newport News city offices will open at 10 a.m. Wednesday for non-essential employees. Essential employees should report to work as scheduled. Liberal leave has been authorized. Norfolk All after-school activities are canceled Tuesday, Jan. 21. After-school childcare programs will remain open. Norfolk Public Schools will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 22. The Norfolk School Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 22 has been canceled. All city facilities will close at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21. To allow for plowing operations, on-street parking will be removed beginning at 6 p.m. Jan. 21, along Waterside Drive, Boush Street, Main Street and Granby Street The York Street Garage is open for residents and businesses downtown and will remain open until 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23. The Virginia Zoo in Norfolk will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 22. Norfolk offices and facilities, including recreation centers, libraries, The Slover, MacArthur Memorial and Nauticus will open at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22. The Norfolk Consolidated Courthouse will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 22. Northampton County, NC Northampton County, NC schools delayed two hours Wednesday, Jan. 22. Northampton County, VA There will be no after-school activities for Northampton County Public Schools Tuesday, Jan. 21. Northampton County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay Wednesday, Jan. 22. Pasquotank County, NC Pasquotank County offices, including the county courthouse, convenience sites, the county landfill and the Pasquotank County library will open at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22. Perquimans County, NC The Perquimans County Library closed at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21. Perquimans County Schools will transition to remote learning Wednesday, Jan. 22. Port of Virginia All Port of Virginia marine terminals and facilities truck gates will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 22. All Port of Virginia gates are anticipated to reopen Thursday, Jan. 23. Portsmouth All Portsmouth Public Schools after-school events and activities are cancelled for Jan. 21. Portsmouth Public Schools and its administrative offices will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 22. Southampton County Southampton County Public Schools will operate on a two-hour delay for Wednesday, Jan. 22. Suffolk All after-school activities have been canceled for Tuesday, Jan. 21. Suffolk Public Schools will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 22. Suffolk Parks & Recreation before-school and after-school programming is canceled. City offices will open at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22. Alpha personnel, unless otherwise directed by their supervisor, shall report for duty as usual. Courts will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 22. The North Suffolk Library, Morgan Memorial Library, East Suffolk Recreation Center and Curtis Milteer Recreation Center will open at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22. Suffolk Transit will suspend service until 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22. Virginia Beach Virginia Beach City Public Schools will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 22. The makeup day will be Friday, Jan. 24. City recreation centers and the Meyera E. Obendorf Central Library will close at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21. All other library branches will close at their normal times. City facilities will open at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22. Kempsville Presbyterian Church will have a delayed opening until noon on Wednesday, Jan. 22. The DaVita Virginia Beach Dialysis Center will operate on a three hour delay on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Virginia Beach Public Schools - Elementary and middle after-school activities and all evening high school programs canceled Tuesday. Coliseum food distribution postponed The Virginia Peninsula Foodbank mobile distribution scheduled for Wednesday morning at the Hampton Coliseum will now take place on Wednesday, Jan. 29, starting at 10 a.m. 
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