1/22/2026
Be Prepared for Winter Weather
According to the latest update from the National Weather Service (www.weather.gov), significant accumulating snowfall (9” – 12”) and potential for sleet and freezing rain is expected Saturday into Monday. Significant travel disruptions are expected through Monday, January 26.
LOWA AMENITY CLOSURES:
All amenities are expected to be closed Sunday January 25 due to inclement Weather.
Important Information for Members:
We ask Members to not approach a LOWA Building until Buildings & Grounds has cleared the parking lot and walkway.
If you experience weather related Issues, such as down trees or down powerlines, please contact Security at 540-972-2210.
LOWA will announce any delayed openings or closures for our offices and amenities through our email notification system, social media, here on our website homepage and text message alerts based on the weather conditions.
Stay Informed by signing up for email notifications HERE and text message alerts HERE
For More Information on Winter Weather Preparedness: See the Orange County News Flash to Prepare for Winter Weather
Limit Travel to Increase Road Safety
- Stay off the roads during the event unless absolutely necessary. Hazardous road conditions including ice and snow are expected to begin during the afternoon hours of Saturday, January 24.
- Staying off the roads is important to help LOWA snow removal crews, Security and public safety vehicles.
- If travel is necessary, keep a flashlight, food, water, and warm clothes and blankets in your vehicle in case of an emergency.
Snow Removal Process For Lake of the Woods:
Snow removal is conducted in order of priority.
For Full details go our
Snow Removal Process page:
- Entrance and exit at main gate.
- Fire and Rescue entrances.
- Lakeview Parkway, rear entrance and Equestrian Center.
- Secondary (feeder) roads, with emphasis on hills, curves, and intersections. During periods of heavy accumulations of snow, these roads may be kept plowed to a one lane width.
- Except for an emergency, all other roads, cul-de-sacs, and dead-ends will be plowed when the accumulation of snow terminates. Removal will then be done systematically, section by section, until all roads are open.
- Mailbox stations and trash compactor site.
- Parking lots. (Parking lots for Association offices and facilities will be cleared prior to opening for business.)
Consider waiting to shovel your driveway until the storm is over. There is no way to plow the roads without pushing the snow and ice into members’ driveways. When shoveling your driveway, push the snow at the street edge
to the right side of your driveway when facing the street. This will insure minimal throwback from the plow onto the driveway.
Also, please remember not to park your vehicles on the side of the road. Do not park close to the edge of the road. Parking behind the culvert pipe in your driveway is a good rule of thumb.
Sledding in Lake of the Woods:
Sledding in LOWA common areas is only permitted in parks or on the hills of the Clubhouse parking lot. Sledding is NOT permitted on Veterans Dam, Keatons Dam or on the golf course.
Utility Contact Information:
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative:
800-552-3904
https://www.myrec.coop/
Rapidan Service Authority (water & sewer):
540-972-2133
www.rapidan.org
Verizon:
800-837-4966
www.verizon.net
Comcast:
800-934-6489
www.xfinity.com/hub
FiberLync’s 24/7 Emergency:
(540) 346-4188
www.fiberlync.net
Stay Informed
- Find more winter weather safety information at the following resources:
- Stay tuned to the following Orange County resources for updates and information:
As always, if you have an emergency matter to report, please call 9-1-1.