VDOT Winter Weather Preparations
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Perry Cogburn (VDOT) at the Intelligent Transportation Society of Va - Technical Session (Mobility Lab 12/4/2012)
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VDOT Winter Weather Preparations
- 1. VDOT Preparations for Winter 2012 - 2013 December 4, 2012 Perry Cogburn VDOT Operations and Security Division
- 2. Declared Winter Weather Disasters Year Year Event Event Y e a 1993 1993 Blizzard Blizzard r 1994 1994 Ice Storm Ice Storm February 1994 1994 March Ice Storm Ice Storm 1996 Blizzard 1995 Central VA Floods 1999 December Ice Storm 1996 Blizzard 2000 Blizzard 1996 Spring Flood 2001 President’s Day Storm E 1996 Hurricane Fran v 2009 1999 December Snowstorm Hurricane Dennis e 2010 February Snowstorm n 1999 Hurricane Floyd t 1999 Ice Storm 2000 Blizzard 2001 Southwest Flooding 2002 2001 9/11/2001 (Pentagon) 2 B r
- 3. Lynchburg Snow 3
- 4. Loudoun County, February 2010 4
- 5. Ice Storm 5
- 6. Salem Snow 6
- 7. Staunton Snow 7
- 8. Snow and Ice 8
- 9. Weather 2011 • January – 6 snow events • February – 3 snow events • March – 4 snow events • April – 29 tornadoes • August – Earthquake* & Hurricane Irene* • September – Tropical Storm Lee* • October – 7 tornadoes, 1 snow event • November – 3 snow events • December – 2 snow events 9
- 10. Weather 2012 • January – 9 snow events, 2 flood events • February – 4 snow events, 2 flood events • March – 1 snow event, 3 flood events • April – 2 flood events • May – 2 flood events • June – Derecho* • July – 1 flood event • August – 5 flood events • September – 1 flood event • October – Hurricane Sandy*,1 snow event 10
- 11. Comparison of FY12 to FY11 Material FY11 FY12 Difference Salt 443,000 tons 126,000 tons 317,000 tons Sand 88,000 tons 20,000 tons 68,000 tons Liquid CaCl 684,000 gals 200,000 gals 484,000 gals Liquid MgCl 112,000 gals 17,000 gals 95,000 gals Treated abrasives 84,000 tons 18,000 tons 66,000 tons Snow budget $115.5 million $126 million $10.5 million Snow expenditures $207 million $ 64 million $143 million 11
- 12. IMPROVED SNOW AND ICE PROCEDURES • Anti-icing • Road Weather Information System Expansion • Duty Officer Program • VaTraffic/511 • VDOT Customer Service Center • Transportation Operations Centers • Benefits of On-Call Meteorologist • Command Center/Situation Room in Central Office • SEOC Liaison • Conference Calls • ESF 1 12
- 13. FY 13 Snow Budget FY 13 Snow Budget District Budget Bristol $ 13,968,639 Salem $ 15,900,560 Lynchburg $ 4,519,456 Richmond $ 10,376,222 Hampton Roads $ 4,216,040 Fredericksburg $ 6,638,380 Culpeper $ 9,405,439 Staunton $ 10,480,821 NoVA $ 55,767,803 Statewide Reserves $ 14,121,781 Total $145,395,141 13
- 14. Latest Innovation The snowplow-tracker map is at http://novasnowplowing.virginia.gov/. A video on how to use the website is available on VDOT’s YouTube site at http://youtu.be/HMRaItZLgyo. More information on the specific tools VDOT will be using in northern Virginia is at http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/northern _virginia/2012/vdot_has_new_tools61771.asp. 14
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- 18. Weather Forecasting Agency has had a weather forecasting contract for past 4 years Meridian Environmental out of North Dakota has been providing the service Specialize in winter weather forecasting Provide an updated weather forecast every 3 hours on their website, more often during an event Participate in agency teleconferences dealing with inclement weather
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- 20. January 29, 2010 Storm District Snow Totals Start End Forecast Amount Bristol 7 – 11” 10 PM Thursday 6 PM Saturday 9 – 12” Culpeper 5 – 12” 6 – 10 AM Friday 5 PM Saturday 2 – 7” Fred’burg 8 – 18” 9 – 10 AM Friday 9 PM Saturday 6 – 10” H. Roads 5 – 12” 8 AM Friday 9 PM Saturday 9 – 12” Lynchburg 6 – 12” 4 AM Friday 5 PM Saturday 8 – 12” NoVA 4.5 - 7” 10 AM Friday 5 PM Saturday 2 – 5” Richmond 8 – 12” 6 – 7 AM Friday 5 PM Saturday 8 – 12” Salem 7 – 12” 10 PM Thursday 5 PM Saturday 10 – 14” Staunton 6 – 9” 5 AM Friday 4 PM Saturday 1 – 8” 20
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- Snow budget for FY10 was $94 million and we spent $267 million
- Anti-icing - Pre-treating routes before the storm hits RWIS – Close to 80 locations around the state where we can get pavement temperatures and real time road conditions DO – Each district and CO has an individual available to make operational decisions during incidents and emergencies 511 – Information available to the public on road conditions, incidents, construction and travel times CSC – Located in Salem open 24/7 to receive customer inquires and requests for assistance TOCs – 5 located around the state to monitor traffic and report incidents. Act as EOC during emergencies Meridian – Roadway specific forecasts year round. Participate in conference calls. Command Center – CO location for executives and EOC staff to coordinate emergency activities. Liaison – VDOT staff person located that the SEOC. Participates in VDEM weather calls with local jurisdictions. Conference calls – Include VDEM and VSP on calls, VDEM conference calls
- ~ $12 million being used for anti-icing
- Forecast is extremely important. Key information are Start and Stop times, Amount, Wind impacts, Type of snow and Pavement temperatures
- 22 car pile up on I-81