The southwestern tip of the state was inundated with up to 7 inches of rain. The latest disaster is the fourth major flooding event in the region since the summer of 2021.
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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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Gusty winds break more trees and power lines after days of ice and flooding
Strong westerly winds gusting over 50 mph were bringing in Arctic air, setting up a likely midweek snowfall.
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Youngkin requests expedited federal help as parts of Southwest Virginia again face catastrophic flooding
More than 20 homes in Dickenson are damaged or inaccesible, according to state Sen. Todd Pillion. Damage reports are still coming in.
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Saturday flooding, Sunday high winds bring additional weather woes as thousands still without power from ice
Rain will subside on Sunday, but winds will kick up, likely causing more tree and power line damage. Snow is likely for Virginia by Wednesday.
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Ice storm cuts power to over 200,000, litters landscape with broken trees
The outages are two-thirds of what they were during Helene. Temperatures are expected to reach the 40s today over much of Southwest and Southside Virginia, but gusty winds behind a cold front may bring more ice-laden limbs down.
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Battle of the atmosphere brings wide variety of weather to Virginia
The last several days’ weather has varied from lightning bolts to freezing rain — even happening at the same time.
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Power outages mount as freezing rain turns to ice
Temperatures may rise a few critical degrees to just above freezing later today over parts of the southern half of Virginia, but progress will be stubborn with widespread snow cover and cold air being banked against the higher terrain.
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Ice continues to be threat Wednesday after snowy Tuesday
Up to 15 inches of snow fell on western Virginia, but precipitation was continuing as freezing rain into Wednesday.
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Tuesday winter storm may bear icy, snowy resemblance to early January
Snow, sleet and freezing rain are expected to cover most of Virginia on Tuesday, with slick roads and power outages likely to develop.
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Winter storm watches issued for Tuesday snow and ice
Variable factors could still raise or lower snowfall amounts especially in a stripe across Cardinal News’ Southwest and Southside coverage area.
