Cancellations, closings and delays in Hampton Roads and on Outer Banks due to winter storm

The winter storm moving across the United States, bringing frigid temperatures to the East Coast, is causing some delays and cancellations in Hampton Roads.

A winter weather advisory is in effect for parts of Hampton Roads and northeast North Carolina from 5 p.m. Tuesday to 7 a.m. Wednesday.

3-6 inches of snow predicted for Hampton Roads and Outer Banks; storm warning issued

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Chesapeake

Public schools are closed Wednesday and will operate on Code 1.

All offices and facilities will operate on a delayed opening of 11 a.m. Wednesday.

Expect delays in trash collection.

All courts will be closed on Wednesday.

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Hampton

All offices and facilities, including libraries and community centers, will be delayed until 10 a.m. on Wednesday.

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HRT

All Hampton Roads Transit Services will be delayed Wednesday. All bus, light rail, ferry, paratransit and OnDemand ridesharing services, as well as the Base Express serving Naval Station Norfolk, are expected to begin at 8 a.m.

The Elizabeth River Ferry is scheduled to begin from High Street in Portsmouth at 8 a.m.

Bookings for OnDemand ridesharing in Newport News and Virginia Beach will be available starting at 8 a.m.

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Newport News

City offices will open at 10 a.m. on Wednesday for non-essential employees. Offices will open to the public at 10 a.m.

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Norfolk

Norfolk Public Schools will be closed on Wednesday.

City offices and facilities, including recreation centers, libraries, the Consolidated Courthouse, The Slover, MacArthur Memorial and Nauticus will operate on a delayed opening at 11 a.m.

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The Virginia Zoo and Norfolk Botanical Garden will be closed on Wednesday and the Norfolk Animal Care and Adoption Center will be closed per their regular schedule.

On-street parking will be removed beginning at 6 p.m. to allow for plowing operations. This includes parking along Waterside Drive, Boush, Main and Granby streets. York Street Garage is open for residents and businesses downtown and will remain open until 9 a.m. Thursday.

The School Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday is cancelled due to inclement weather.

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Old Dominion University and EVMS

ODU will open at noon on Wednesday. Tuesday night, ODU will close libraries, the Webb Center, and the Student Recreation and Well-Being Center at 10 p.m.

Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences EVMS at ODU will open at noon; patient appointments begin at 10 a.m.

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Outer Banks

Currituck County: All county government offices will operate on a delayed opening of 10 a.m. Wednesday. Also opening at 10 a.m. will be the Currituck Library branches, trash and recycling convenience centers and the transfer station. The Currituck County Board of Commissioners meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday has been canceled, although the board will have a 5 p.m. work session. The Parks and Recreation Department has canceled all games and practices.

Dare County: All county offices will be closed Wednesday. There will be no trash collection on Wednesday. Regular collection will resume Thursday. The Dare County C&D Landfill, Buxton Transfer Station and the Manteo Recycle Yard will be closed Wednesday, with an expected reopening on Thursday. Parks & Recreation facilities’ (Hatteras Island Division Fessenden Center, Northern Beach Division and Roanoke Island Main Division) activities are canceled beginning at 5 p.m. They are expected to resume Thursday depending on conditions. All scheduled programming at the Virginia S. Tillet Community Center and Baum Senior Center are canceled beginning at 5 p.m. Programs and activities are expected to resume Thursday. The Kill Devil Hills Library will close at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and multiple library programs have been canceled. Visit DareNC.gov/WinterStorm for more.

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Suffolk

Suffolk Public Schools will close Wednesday. Suffolk Parks & Recreation Before-School and After-School programming is cancelled.

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City offices, including the courts, the North Suffolk Library and Morgan Memorial Library, as well as the East Suffolk Recreation Center and Curtis Milteer Recreation Center, will open at 11 a.m.

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Virginia Beach

City facilities will open at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.