Southern U.S. Storms (2011)

WDBJ7 is on the road in the Midwest trying to catch up with the Hokie Storm Chasers. WDBJ7 anchor Chris Hurst and photojournalist Andy May started their journey late Thursday night. At 6 p.m. Chris and Andy were outside of Peoria, Illinois, about half...

Each year a group of students and faculty from Virginia Tech depart for the Great Plains in search of severe weather. They come back with an understanding of how severe storms develop, and ways to forecast the threat of severe weather. Tuesday, the...

Tuesday, May 7 I truly hope you were able to catch "Susan's Story," either last night at 6 or today on WDBJ 7 Mornin'. Susan Bahorich bravely shared her personal struggle with ovarian cancer. I am so proud of her for being open and honest with what she is...

Time is ticking and while some of you already have Spring fever, Mother Nature is still biting at the bit for some last-minute winter weather. We might just get another chance during the first full week of March. SNOW SO FAR The past three years...

Hurricane 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...

Email Hollani Follow Hollani on FacebookHollani Davis is co-anchor of WDBJ7 at 11, and anchors My19 at 10 p.m.Since joining Your Hometown News Leader in 2006, Hollani has anchored several high-profile events, including the 2011 deadly shootings on the...

On Jan. 22 and 23, 2012, more than 37 tornadoes struck the southern USA. Ten of them tore across the Lower Mississippi Valley into Alabama. Worst hit were St. Clair and Jefferson County, Ala., where 2 people were killed, about 100 others injured, and...

AccuWeather.com reports more than one round of thunderstorms producing tornadoes has already struck the South this January with the latest hitting the Deep South, and Alabama in particular, hard early this week. Many people are asking whether tornadoes...

From extreme drought, heat waves and floods to unprecedented tornado outbreaks, hurricanes, wildfires and winter storms, a record 12 weather and climate disasters in 2011 each caused $1 billion or more in damages — and most regrettably, loss of...

The following are the top five local weather events in 2011 as voted on by the staff of the Blacksburg National Weather Service Office. You'll notice nearly all of the events were storm related, specifically tornadoes. 1. (Tie): The April 27th-28th...

Before Hurricane Irene hit the east coast, the United States had already seen nine weather disasters this year that have caused $1 billion or more in damage. This ties the record set in 2008 for largest number of costly disasters. This year, we've seen...

Comments, questions, concerns, story ideas, etc. email me at:  sbahorich@wdbj7.com   5/5/13 You may have seen or heard my promo. I have cancer. The story airs Monday night at 6o'clock. This is a little weird for me. I'm not used to "being" the...