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Fairfax County extended government facility closures through Monday, Jan. 26, as Winter Storm Fern continued to blanket the region with snow and sleet Sunday.

Parks, recreation and community centers, libraries and courthouses will remain closed. The facilities have been shuttered since 8 p.m. Saturday.

County employees who are not designated as emergency personnel will receive emergency administrative leave. Emergency workers are expected to report as scheduled.

Fairfax City will also close its municipal buildings and keep CUE bus service suspended Monday, although city employees will remain available by phone.

Fairfax County Public Schools canceled Monday classes and all other activities on school grounds. Trash collection was suspended for the day by both Fairfax County and the Town of Vienna, while the Town of Herndon canceled recycling collection for Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 27.

Slick roads trigger crash and travel warnings

Traffic was sparse across the county Sunday as local and state officials urged residents to avoid unnecessary travel. Fairfax County police said roads remained extremely slick and officers were helping stranded drivers.

A snowplow overturned on South Van Dorn Street beneath Interstate 495 in Franconia at about 11:05 a.m., according to emergency scanner traffic. A responder reported that the truck lost control on the slippery road, slid and struck a utility pole. No injuries were apparent.

The crash damaged a power pole and brought down an electrical line, causing a limited outage. The Virginia Department of Transportation said the wire was removed by 11:30 a.m., allowing all lanes to reopen.

Dominion Energy crews were still working at 3 p.m. to restore service to about 15 customers, with restoration estimated by 5 p.m.

The utility also reported outages affecting about 57 customers near Burke Centre Parkway in Fairfax Station and 79 near St. Bernadette Catholic Church on Old Keene Mill Road in West Springfield. Both causes remained under investigation.

Power in West Springfield was expected to return between 5 and 10 p.m. Restoration in Fairfax Station was estimated between 8 p.m. and 1 a.m.

Express Lanes and Metro service curtailed

The Interstate 95 and 395 Express Lanes were scheduled to close from 7 p.m. Sunday until 3 a.m. Monday so crews could remove snow and ice.

Tolls on the I-495, I-95 and I-395 Express Lanes were set to be waived from 3 to 8 a.m. Monday.

Metro planned to operate rail service on a weekend schedule Monday, beginning at 6 a.m. Trains were running normally Sunday, but bus service was limited to 14 routes.

Metro said it would continue evaluating individual bus routes with regional partners as falling temperatures caused snow and ice to freeze overnight.

MetroAccess was still operating Sunday for riders with mobility challenges, but by 3 p.m. service was focused on completing drop-offs instead of making new pickups. Customers were asked to postpone noncritical Monday trips for the safety of riders and employees.

Another transit update was expected around 9 p.m. Sunday as forecasts and conditions developed.

Ice and bitter wind chills remain threats

As of 10:41 a.m. Sunday, the National Weather Service projected storm totals of eight inches of snow in the immediate Washington area and slightly less than one-tenth of an inch of ice.

A winter storm warning remained in effect until 4 a.m. Monday for Washington, parts of central, northeastern and northern Maryland, and Northern Virginia.

Forecasters expected up to one or two additional inches of sleet and as much as one-tenth of an inch of ice. Moderate to heavy sleet was possible Sunday, with freezing rain potentially mixing in during the afternoon and early evening.

The weather service warned that ice could cause power outages and tree damage while making travel nearly impossible, including during Monday morning’s commute.

Wind chills in the single digits and teens were expected to persist through much of the week, with below-zero readings possible at times. Officials advised residents to delay travel and urged anyone who must drive to carry extra food, water and a flashlight.