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UPDATE: Appalachian Power says dam situations improve across the region
Assignment ManagerAccording to Appalachian Power and the National Weather Service, the threat of a dam failure at the Byllesby/Buck hydroelectric dam on the New River has been downgraded. Officials in Wythe County warned residents of a potential dam failure earlier...Tags: Weather Warnings, Carroll County (Virginia), James River, Renewable Energy, Floods
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Did you feel it? 4.3 magnitude quake strikes eastern Kentucky
A 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Kentucky Saturday afternoon around 12:08 p.m. The epicenter was close to Whitesburg, Kentucky. It was a shallow, light earthquake occuring o.7 miles under the mountains. According to the United States...
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Another earthquake hits Mineral, Virginia
WDBJ 7 Anchor/ReporterA minor earthquake hit Louisa County, Virginia while most of us were sleeping. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 2.4 magnitude earthquake occurred around 12:43 a.m. Tuesday. The epicenter was six miles southeast of Mineral. The region has...Tags: Louisa County, Earthquakes, Natural Disasters
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USGS to map faults in Virginia that caused last year's earthquake
Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey plan to map underground faults in Virginia that caused last year's earthquake. The mapping will be done with a low-flying airplane carrying instruments that will measure gravitational and magnetic pull at...
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AEP: Too much water released from Smith Mountain Lake
WDBJ7 MeteorologistBecause of a faulty gage, Appalachian Power was releasing too much water from Smith Mountain Lake. Appalachian Power says it is not exactly sure how much water was released from the lake. Here is a statement from Appalachian Power: "After being...Tags: Appalachian Power Company, Memorial Day
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Strong aftershock hits near Mineral late Sunday night
MINERAL, Va. (AP) -- Virginia continues to experience aftershocks from last summer's earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.1-magnitude aftershock occurred at 11:21 p.m. Sunday 8 miles south of Louisa and 8 miles south-southwest of Mineral....
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Government agency ready to prepare citizens for magnetic storms
Everyone is familiar with weather systems on earth like rain, wind and snow. But space weather – variable conditions in the space surrounding Earth – has important consequences for our lives inside Earth’s atmosphere. Solar activity...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Petroleum Industry, Government, Weather, Disasters and Accidents
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Aftershocks from 2011 earthquake still rattle Virginia
Aftershocks from last summer's magnitude-5.8 earthquake continue to rattle Virginia.
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-3.2 aftershock occurred at 6:39 p.m. Monday 10 miles south-southeast of Mineral, the epicenter of the Aug. 23 earthquake....Tags: Natural Disasters, Natural Disasters
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Small earthquake reported in Tazewell County
A small earthquake was reported near Richlands this morning. The United States Geological Survey reported the small earthquake in Tazewell County at 6:12 a.m. today.
The earthquake (3.1 magnitude) had an epicenter about eight miles from Richlands,...Tags: Natural Disasters
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Saturday's earthquake in Tazewell manmade?
One thing we often do as human beings is assume than all things are created equal, when in reality we know they are not. I did that this weekend with a small earthquake that occurred north of Richlands near Tazewell county in southwest Virginia. The quake...Tags: Earthquakes, Natural Disasters, Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, Energy Resources
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Quake expert says dual quakes unrelated
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) -- The earthquake that struck Virginia on Tuesday hit an area that historically is not seismically active -- and there's no connection with another rare quake that struck Colorado, a U.S. Geological Survey scientist said. USGS...Tags: Colorado
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UPDATE: Aftershocks felt after 5.8 earthquake hits southwest and central Virginia; Quake felt up and down the east coast
Updated 8:20 p.m.
We've been getting reports of aftershocks from Tuesday afternoon's earthquake that affected much of the east coast.
The U.S.G.S. says the latest aftershock happened a little after 8:00 and had a 4.2 magnitude.
Aftershocks are often...Tags: Science, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Elections, Disasters and Accidents, Washington, DC
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