Fairfax Co. Offices, Courts, Libraries Close, Meetings Canceled Due To Severe Weather

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — Due to the front of severe weather expected to move through the region on Monday afternoon and into the evening, Fairfax County government granted unscheduled leave beginning at 1 p.m. to all employees.

Fifty-two Virginia counties are under a tornado watch Monday as a series of severe thunderstorms that could produce heavy rains, and damaging winds with gusts up to 80 mph are forecast to hit Virginia Monday, forecasters say.

All three Fairfax County courts – circuit, general district, and juvenile and domestic relations — as well as the Courthouse will close at 1 p.m. on Monday.

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All community centers, rec centers and libraries will close at 5 p.m.

Fairfax County's Land Development Services will be closing in-person customer service counters at 3 p.m. on Monday due to inclement weather.

The budget town hall meeting hosted by Supervisor Walter Alcorn and School Board Member Melanie Meren scheduled for 7 p.m. at Lousie Archer Elementary School in Vienna has been cancelled.

In Fairfax City, the Planning Commission meeting scheduled for Monday at 7 p.m. has been canceled. The next regular scheduled planning commission meeting will be held on April 13.

All administrative offices at George Mason University in Fairfax will close at 1:30 p.m. on Monday due to the severe weather. In-person classes and events that begin at or after 1:30 p.m. will not meet on campus.

"Students should wait for more information from their instructors about an alternative plan for learning and/or check their syllabus for instructions," according to a GMU alert. "Synchronous and asynchronous online courses may continue online as planned, unless students receive a message with an alternative plan from their instructor."

Information and services about Fairfax County are available online at any time. To find specific department status updates, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/status.