Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Hurricane Isaac (2012) published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 343
» View wdbj7.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-29
Next >
-
Celebrating the end of summer at Claytor Lake State Park
ReporterIt's one of the most popular get-away destinations and people come from near and far for some fun in the sun. But the party is over--sorta. Claytor Lake State Park is packed with people enjoying the Labor Day weekend, marking what most consider to be the...Tags: Travel, Tourism and Leisure, State Parks, Gardens and Parks, Labor Day
-
Red Cross Volunteers pack their bags as Tropical Storm Isaac heads toward Florida
ReporterTropical Storm Isaac hasn't touched Florida yet, but the American Red Cross is preparing for the possibility that high winds will cause major problems there. Friday, volunteers from our region headed south to be in place before the storm comes ashore. ...Tags: Charity, American Red Cross, Relief and Aid Organizations, Tampa, Tropical Storms
-
Dominion Power sends workers to help clean up Florida
Workers from Virginia are in Florida helping to clean up the damage Tropical Storm Isaac left behind. Dominion Virginia Power sent more than 50 people to Florida Sunday. They'll do whatever kind of work is needed. The company says if Isaac somehow...
Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace, Tropical Storms
-
Lynchburg-area charity collects relief items for Hurricane Isaac victims
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefA group in our region is already gearing up to help victims of Hurricane Isaac. Gleaning for the World is collecting donations this week in Lynchburg. They're asking for bottled water, blankets, and snacks. Those items are being packed into a truck...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Gleaning for the World
-
Red Cross volunteers from Virginia prep for hurricane relief on the Gulf Coast
ReporterHurricane Isaac continued to hammer the Gulf Coast Wednesday afternoon, and the American Red Cross was ramping up for the relief effort that will follow the storm. More than two dozen volunteers from our part of Virginia will be lending a hand. In...Tags: Rockbridge County, Charity, American Red Cross, Natural Disasters, Southern U.S. Storms (2011)
-
Gas prices have motorists fuming
ReporterThe average price of gas in Virginia has already gone up a penny from Monday. The average price for a gallon of regular in the Commonwealth on Tuesday is $3.62. Tropical Storm Isaac is having an impact on production. Right now, according to AAA, 20%...Tags: AAA, Petroleum Industry, Tropical Storms, Labor Day
-
Palm Beach County hurricane season preparations target social media, smart phone
The hurricane season to-do list now includes adding friends, followers and apps, along with stockpiling bottled water, canned goods and batteries. With the June start to storm season fast approaching, Palm Beach County is counting on social media...
Tags: Social Media, Natural Disasters, Emergency Incidents, Twitter, Inc., Lake Okeechobee
-
Will the Bermuda High help us again this storm season?
Sun SentinelWhether the Bermuda High will punish or protect Florida during hurricane season remains unknown. Washed out by a winter system over the U.S. Southeast, it’s for now a mushy blob of warm air, so diluted that it’s hard to tell where it’s...Tags: National Weather Service, Politics, National Hurricane Center, Natural Disasters, Executive Branch
-
Will Bermuda High help us again this storm season?
Whether the Bermuda High will punish or protect Florida during hurricane season remains unknown. Washed out by a winter system over the U.S. Southeast, it's for now a mushy blob of warm air, so diluted that it's hard to tell where it's centered....Tags: National Weather Service, Politics, National Hurricane Center, Natural Disasters, Executive Branch
-
Team Pedro helps family of man injured after tropical storm
For the family of Pedro Sanchez, the saying "when it rains, it pours" took on a new – and literal - meaning when Tropical Storm Isaac blew through the area last August. Like most families living in the western communities Sanchez's neighborhood...Tags: Tropical Storms
-
Costly new levee to guard against Palm Beach County flooding threatens wetlands
Flooding fears lingering from Tropical Storm Isaac's historic soaking of Palm Beach County shouldn't result in destroying wetlands to add a new levee, according to environmental advocates. After Isaac, concerns about a potential breach of the damaged...
Tags: Rick Scott, Palm Beach County, Wildlife, South Florida Water Management District, Wetlands
-
Study: Global warming will bring more intense downpours
Sun SentinelSouth Florida, no stranger to heavy rains, could see even more torrential downpours, thanks to global warming. Much of the Northern Hemisphere will be subject to more extreme rain events because of increasing levels of greenhouse gases, according to a...Tags: Palm Beach County, Natural Disasters, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Global Warming, Science and Technology
Sep 1, 2012
|Story| WDBJ7
Aug 24, 2012
|Story| WDBJ7
Aug 27, 2012
|Story| WDBJ7
Aug 29, 2012
|Story| WDBJ7
Aug 29, 2012
|Story| WDBJ7
Aug 28, 2012
|Story| WDBJ7
May 14, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 6, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 7, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 1, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 26, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 4, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Original site for Hurricane Isaac (2012) topic gallery.