State highway officials confirmed this afternoon they fell short of a goal to scrape all Roanoke and Montgomery county secondary roads at least once by midnight Sunday.

"We didn’t make it," Virginia Department of Transportation spokesman Jason Bond said this afternoon.

VDOT, which is responsible for 12 counties, did meet the midnight goal in the counties of Floyd, Carroll, Patrick and Henry.

However, in eight others, refreezing of higher-volume primary roads drew plowing crews off secondary roads --- the side streets that connect neighborhoods. In addition, there were some equipment breakdowns, Bond said.

In those eight counties, plows had scraped 80 percent to 90 percent of side streets by 8 a.m. this morning, Bond said.

Plowing continues.

The city of Roanoke is responsible for plowing city streets.

Sixty-five percent of roads in residential areas of the city have been plowed as of 2 this afternoon, Roanoke City Manager Darlene Burcham said during today's city council meeting.

Roanoke residents can call the city’s transportation department for more information on their particular streets at 853-2676.

Click here to check on road conditions by locality on VDOT's Web site or call 511.

-- Jeff Sturgeon

Washington & Lee campus becomes shelter for stranded students

Five residence halls at Washington and Lee University in Lexington have become snowstorm shelters for students unable to leave for winter break.

About 100 undergraduate students are still living on campus as of Monday, three days after final exams ended and two days after residence halls were scheduled to close, said Dave Leonard, associate dean of student affairs, and Jeffery Hanna, W&L spokesman.

About 250 students stayed in the dorms Saturday as snow piled up and Rockbridge County authorities warned residents to stay inside for 72 hours, Hanna said.

The university e-mailed students a list of local restaurants and grocery stores and opened two campus dining locations.

W&L’s Marketplace dining hall served about 125 students Sunday, and Cafe 77, a smaller dining facility, opened Monday and will remain open until Wednesday for those still on campus.

About 60 public safety, facilities management and dining service employees reported to work during the weekend to help the students, Hanna said.

"I’m sure they emptied the refrigerators," Leonard said. "We just want to accommodate them."

On-campus residences, which house about 1,200 students when classes are in session, will close Tuesday or Wednesday, depending upon when students can leave, Leonard added.

Lexington had 22 inches of snow by about noon on Saturday, the National Weather Service reported.

-- Katelyn Polantz