Kevin Myatt

Temperatures reached the 40s for many in western Virginia on Wednesday morning and will likely be similar on Thursday morning before a slow warmup.

Camille was no longer a hurricane and never stalled when it hit Virginia in August 1969. But its legacy as an unrivaled though intensely localized catastrophe is etched in stone.

Last week’s tropical system soaked all but the southwest corner of Virginia, providing much more drought relief than flooding or wind problems.

There were sporadic reports of street and small stream flooding and scattered power outages on Thursday into early Friday as the circulation center of the former Tropical Storm Debby moved through Virginia.

Updated with new information: Flood warnings in some places, tornado risk along U.S. 29 corridor.

It’s Hollywood, not a documentary, but new meteorologists will be inspired like those with Hokie Storm Chasers.

The 75-yard-wide twister with winds up to 100 mph sprang from storms that have brought needed rainfall to drought-stricken areas of Virginia.

This week brings a reprieve from extreme heat and relief from severe drought — more like most recent summers in our region.

Major atmospheric shifts to bring cooler and wetter weather over next several days. But how long will it last?

Blacksburg also had its hottest day in 12 years on Monday — but a break in the heat wave is on the way.