Taxpayers in 36 localities now have until Nov. 3 to file and pay their federal taxes.
Weather
Get the latest weather news, storm alerts, forecasts, and climate updates across Southwest and Southside Virginia from Cardinal News. Our local weather coverage tracks severe storms, flooding, snow, drought, and changing conditions impacting communities including the New River Valley, Roanoke Valley, Lynchburg, Danville, Martinsville, Bristol, Abingdon, Wytheville, and surrounding Appalachian and Blue Ridge regions.
Very unlike 2011, core of spring severe weather season has shifted well west of Virginia
Focus of active weather continues to be to our west and northwest — they’ve been getting tornadoes and flooding while we’ve been getting periods of sporadic showers.
7 months after Helene, couple has a new house, an old rocking chair, and each other
The area around Damascus was particularly hard-hit by flooding. To date, volunteers have repaired 80 homes and built four new ones — including the house that Carl and Linda McMurray are moving into.
What makes some thunderstorm cells ‘super’?
The word “supercell” may sound like hype, but they are real thunderstorms with rotating updrafts that can have serious impacts.
Regional climate office gets reprieve after funding loss, but concerns remain about loss of weather data
The Southeast Regional Climate Center that serves Virginia is back up and running after shutting down last week when its previous federal contract ran out.
It’s been almost 90 and below 20 with snow and hail over the past several days
As it often does, April has brought a buffet of weather resembling all four seasons to Virginia.
Backdrop for tragedy: The roaring winds of April 16, 2007
A powerful nor’easter whipped in unseasonable cold on Virginia Tech’s darkest day 18 years ago. Four years later on the same date, a Carolinas-Virginia tornado outbreak has largely been overshadowed by a bigger one days later.
Disaster declaration covers 17 Virginia localities, with 16 more still under review
The declaration opens up federal aid for recovery efforts. But so far, only money for repairing public facilities and infrastructure has been approved.
With a touch of April chill, one last look back at winter, including the snowfall contest
Brad Weaver of Roanoke wins the snowfall prediction contest by 1 inch on a tiebreaker, following in the footsteps of his mother, a top prognosticator in previous weather contests.
Trump approves disaster declaration for Southwest Virginia communities hit by February flooding
Some areas received as much as 7 inches of rain, resulting in flash flooding, blocked roads, mudslides, and damaged and destroyed bridges, homes and businesses.

