Severe Weather

This week Nelson County is marking the 50th anniversary of an epic storm that dropped at least 25-30 inches of rain on the Blue Ridge Mountains in a…

It’s been 50 years since Hurricane Camille shocked the nation – killing 150 people on the Gulf Coast and an equal number here in Virginia. That category…

Fifty years ago today, Nelson County was hit by a storm of historic proportions – a hurricane that, without warning, claimed 124 lives. More than 25…

A small community west of Charlottesville is cleaning up after a short but dangerous storm last week.Rose Guterbock was at home late Wednesday afternoon…

When you think of a hurricane and its potential impacts, you may not first associate those risks with an inland city like Roanoke. That’s something that…

So far, officials at the National Weather Service have confirmed 15 tornadoes touched down across Virginia Friday. The number could climb too, as crews…

During the past 20 years, Virginia has experienced a 250 percent increase in federally declared disasters. Citing those statistics and damage across the…

The term “storm chasing” likely brings TV and movie images like Twister to mind. It’s a practice that has gone on for years, primarily in the Great Plains…

Tornadoes caused significant damage and some injuries across southern and central Virginia Sunday evening.Governor Ralph Northam declared a State of…

Have you ever wondered what the process of issuing a severe weather watch or warning is like? Nick Gilmore recently got a behind the scenes look at how…