{"id":1186927,"date":"2022-01-04T12:04:26","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T17:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1186927"},"modified":"2022-01-04T12:04:45","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T17:04:45","slug":"heavy-snow-in-virginia-strands-hundreds-of-drivers-on-i-95-in-freezing-temperatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heavy-snow-in-virginia-strands-hundreds-of-drivers-on-i-95-in-freezing-temperatures\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy Snow in Virginia Strands Hundreds of Drivers on I-95 in Freezing Temperatures"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fheavy-snow-in-virginia-strands-hundreds-of-drivers-on-i-95-in-freezing-temperatures%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1186927&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">The heavy snow that buried Virginia has left hundreds of drivers stranded on Interstate 95 in the state, including former governor and Democrat Senator Tim Kaine.<\/p>\n<p>Drivers are stranded on a 50-mile stretch of the highway that runs along the length of the eastern United States. The stranding event happened after the pile up of six tractor-trailers and authorities are still trying to reach people on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I started my normal 2 hour drive to DC at 1pm yesterday. 19 hours later, I\u2019m still not near the Capitol. My office is in touch with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VaDOT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VaDOT<\/a> to see how we can help other Virginians in this situation. Please stay safe everyone. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sz1b1hZJZ5\">pic.twitter.com\/Sz1b1hZJZ5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Kaine (@timkaine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timkaine\/status\/1478357477158756352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are working to get traffic moving again as best we can using every available interchange between Prince William &amp; Caroline counties. There are interchanges at the following mm: Exit 104, 110 Caroline, 118, 126  Spotsy, 130 FXBG 133, 136, 140, 143, 148 Stafford, 150 &amp; 152 PW <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GO0saordoo\">pic.twitter.com\/GO0saordoo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 VDOT Fredericksburg (@VaDOTFRED) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VaDOTFRED\/status\/1478346276139933696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An emergency message is going to all stranded drivers connecting them to support, and the state is working with localities to open warming shelters as needed.<\/p>\n<p>While sunlight is expected to help <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VaDOT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VaDOT<\/a> clear the road, all Virginians should continue to avoid 1-95.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Ralph Northam (@GovernorVA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovernorVA\/status\/1478355092654993410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Associated Press (AP)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/snow-storm-weather-195-virginia-660346cff578c655186ac517fb45f17f?utm_medium=AP&amp;utm_campaign=SocialFlow&amp;utm_source=Twitter\">reported<\/a> on the first snow of the new year:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Both directions of traffic on I-95 came to a standstill Monday between Ruther Glen, Virginia, in Caroline County and exit 152 in Dumfries, Prince William County, the Virginia Department of Transportation said. \u201cCrews will start taking people off at any available interchange to get them,\u201d the agency tweeted at 5:20 a.m. Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Ralph Northam tweeted that his team responded through the night alongside state police, transportation and emergency management officials. \u201cAn emergency message is going to all stranded drivers connecting them to support, and the state is working with localities to open warming shelters as needed. While sunlight is expected to help @VaDOT clear the road, all Virginians should continue to avoid 1-95,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Crews were working to remove stopped trucks, plow snow, de-ice the roadway and guide stranded motorists to the nearest exits along the U.S. East Coast\u2019s main north-south highway, the transportation agency said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe know many travelers have been stuck on Interstate 95 in our region for extraordinary periods of time over the past 24 hours, in some cases since Monday morning,\u201d Marcie Parker, a Fredericksburg District engineer said in the AP story. \u201cThis is unprecedented, and we continue to steadily move stopped trucks to make progress toward restoring lanes.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you have a medical or life\/safety emergency should dial 911. Please provide the make &amp; model of your vehicle, as well as the nearest mile marker. Please stay inside the vehicle. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zLMFWGy4TS\">pic.twitter.com\/zLMFWGy4TS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 VDOT Fredericksburg (@VaDOTFRED) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VaDOTFRED\/status\/1478349001942605824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIn addition to clearing the trucks, we are treating for snow and several inches of ice that has accumulated around them to ensure that when the lanes reopen, motorists can safely proceed to their destination,\u201d Parker said.<\/p>\n<p>AP reported that people with cell phones have been posting desperate messages about running out of fuel, food and water.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The tractor-trailer collision Monday afternoon caused no injuries, but brought traffic to a standstill, and it became impossible to move as the snow accumulated. Hours passed with hundreds of motorists posting increasingly desperate messages on social media about running out of fuel, food and water.<\/p>\n<p>As of 3:30 p.m. Monday, Virginia State Police responded to more than 2,000 calls for service due to dangerous road conditions, The Free Lance-Star newspaper in Fredericksburg reported.<\/p>\n<p>Compounding the challenges, traffic cameras shut down as much of central Virginia lost power in the snow storm, VDOT reported.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19355506\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1000-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19355506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1000-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Motorists sit stranded on Interstate 95 in Northern, Va., on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. Hundreds of motorists were stranded all night in snow and freezing temperatures along a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 95 after a crash involving six tractor-trailers in Virginia, where authorities were struggling Tuesday to reach them. (WJLA via AP)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"545\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Motorists sit stranded on Interstate 95 in Northern, Va., on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. Hundreds of motorists were stranded all night in snow and freezing temperatures along a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 95 after a crash involving six tractor-trailers in Virginia, where authorities were struggling Tuesday to reach them. (WJLA via AP)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19355154\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237521973.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19355154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237521973-1024x685-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"662\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The Marine Corp Memorial of Iwo Jima is seen after a winter storm, on January 3, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia. (OLIVIER DOULIERY\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>More than 281,000 customers remained without electricity on Tuesday, according to the website poweroutage.us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never seen anything like it,\u201d Emily Clementson, a truck driver, told NBC Washington.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Clementson said drivers should seek help from truckers, who routinely carry emergency supplies.<\/p>\n<p>Officials report that operations today will reach stranded motorists.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Penny Starr on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PennyStarrDC\">Twitter<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The heavy snow that buried Virginia has left hundreds of drivers stranded on Interstate 95 in the state, including former governor and Democrat Senator Tim Kaine. 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