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(Posted Friday, Feb. 16 2:17 p.m.)

UVA Health Team Members,

Following our message yesterday evening, the National Weather Service increased the likelihood of winter weather impacting our operating area. Beginning this evening and into Saturday morning, the forecast is now calling for low temperatures with snow accumulations approximately 1-2 inches for the Charlottesville area and up to 2-5 inches predicted to the West and North. At this time, the City of Charlottesville is under a winter weather advisory.

Given this change in the forecast, our Emergency Management team will be meeting again this afternoon to determine any impacts to our operations, including our clinic schedules for Saturday. To get real-time updates on clinic operations, please visit uvahealth.com/status. In the meantime, if you are scheduled to work on Saturday morning, please keep the weather in mind before making your commute, as there may be snow and ice accumulations on the roadways. 

UVA Health’s Emergency Management team will continue to monitor conditions and will distribute a communication this evening if we experience a change in operations due to the forecast.

Awareness

• Monitor weather forecasts via the National Weather Service, local media, and Virginia511 (for traffic and road conditions).
• Consider an emergency alert app, like Guardian, FEMA or the Red Cross.
• Monitor your phone as updated information will be shared via UVA Alerts. To confirm your enrollment in UVA Alerts, click here.  

Preparedness

• Protect yourself and family with a Family Emergency Plan.
• Pet owners should have plans to care for their animals.
• Put together a basic disaster supplies kit, or “Go-Kit” if you do not already have one. During severe weather, you may need to arrive early to work or be held over. 

Stay safe.

Emergency Management

Previously Published

Winter Storm Anticipated on Friday Evening Into Saturday
(Posted Friday, Feb. 16 8:46 a.m.)

UVA Health Team Members,

Currently, weather forecasts are predicting a winter storm to have some potential impacts to our region beginning Friday evening and into Saturday morning. During this time, the National Weather Service is forecasting low temperatures with snow accumulations less than one inch for the Charlottesville area and up to 3-4 inches to the west and north.

At this time, please be aware of the following:

• If you are commuting to work on Saturday morning, please check the weather beforehand and proceed with caution, as there may be some snow or ice accumulations on the roadways
• No immediate changes have been made to our clinic schedule. However, to get real-time updates on clinic operations, please visit uvahealth.com/status

UVA Health’s Emergency Management team will continue to monitor conditions. At this time, no other communications are scheduled for this event. However, we will distribute a communication if the situation worsens.

Awareness

• Monitor weather forecasts via the National Weather Service, local media, and Virginia511 (for traffic and road conditions).
• Consider an emergency alert app, like Guardian, FEMA or the Red Cross.
• Monitor your phone as updated information will be shared via UVA Alerts. To confirm your enrollment in UVA Alerts, click here.  

Preparedness

• Protect yourself and family with a Family Emergency Plan.
• Pet owners should have plans to care for their animals.
• Put together a basic disaster supplies kit, or “Go-Kit” if you do not already have one. During severe weather, you may need to arrive early to work or be held over. 

Stay safe.

Emergency Management