Microclimates abound in communities with an uneven distribution of concrete and shade.
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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.
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Higher dew points bring stickier days, warmer nights, raising human heat stress
More moisture in the lower atmosphere means perspiration works less effectively and can stymie bodily recovery with warmer nighttime temperatures.
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Backdoor opens for brief relief from stickiness and storms, but oven door soon opens with hot blast
It’s not quite as hot and less humid for a couple days, but temperatures soar again by the end of this week and sticky-stormy weather rebuilds into next week.
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Health department offers free tetanus shots in Dante amid flooding aftermath
Vaccinations and boosters will be available Wednesday afternoon.
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First responders at Dante flooding saw a woman sucked into a culvert; she was rescued downstream
Rescue crews gave harrowing accounts of Friday’s flooding in Russell County. At least one person was hospitalized and several were displaced.
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13 injured as flash flood prompts evacuations in Russell County; local emergency declared
A donation center for relief supplies has been set up at the St. Paul Town Hall.
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2 western Virginia counties now have flood warning systems to gather data and guide local officials during emergencies
Buchanan County, which has had three major floods in recent years, and Botetourt County, which has dealt with flash flooding, were chosen for the projects.
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Lazy atmospheric flow stalls sticky-stormy weather in Virginia
Flooding, gusty winds and dangerous lightning for some, a few distant rumbles and maybe sprinkles in the dust for others.
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A time for empathy as Texas, North Carolina suffer historic floods
Halifax County in Virginia experienced flooded roads as the plume of heaviest rain in central North Carolina edged over the state line on Sunday.
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Southwest Virginia localities to get more than $1.86 million in grants for flood preparedness and mitigation projects
The region has been hit by four major flooding events since the summer of 2021.
