The state is still awaiting an expedited major disaster declaration from the president. Gov. Glenn Youngkin has expanded the number of counties included in his request from three to 11.
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.
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Plan for Dickenson County climate hub on hold following federal funding freeze
The county was approved for a nearly $1.76 million grant to build a facility that will provide shelter and support for residents during flooding or other climate emergencies on the former Haysi High School site.
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Icy winter of 2025 remarkably similar to another 31 years earlier
Like this one, the 1994 winter had two big ice storms in Southwest and Southside Virginia, a few small to medium snows, and even flooding in Southwest Virginia.
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Southwest Virginia awaits decision on federal disaster declaration, 10 days after catastrophic flooding
Gov. Glenn Youngkin made the request to President Donald Trump on Feb. 16. A disaster declaration for Kentucky — where 22 people were killed —was approved Monday.
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Light at the end of tunnel, and it’s not an oncoming train of more rain, ice and snow
After snow Wednesday and early Thursday, relatively calm weather is expected for several days, milder into next week.
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Snow expected Wednesday over most of Virginia, may be heavy for Richmond and Hampton Roads
Most of Cardinal News’ southern Virginia coverage area expected to see 1 to 4 inches, but the Southwest corner and some parts of Southside could get a little more.
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Youngkin says Southwest Virginia facing ‘all-hands moment’ as another storm approaches
Meanwhile, Rep. Morgan Griffith says damage from the weekend’s storm “is considerable.”
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As floodwaters recede, Hurley residents begin the long cleanup
The Buchanan County community of Hurley remains without power and water as residents start trying to recover from weekend flooding.
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Flood aftermath: Where to find help, how to help
We’ll be updating this list of resources with information from more localities as we get it.
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Power restored to most of 200K who had lost it, ahead of expected Wednesday snowfall
Wind, ice and flooding contributed to pushing power outages across Virginia over 200,000 twice in four days.
