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At least 3 tornadoes touch down in Oklahoma and Kansas
Authorities say tornadoes have touched down in Wichita, Kan., and a suburb of Oklahoma City but there are no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage. Sedgwick County, Kan., emergency management director Randy Duncan says officials are...
Tags: Tornadoes, Natural Disasters
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Forest Service urges camping with caution
Roanoke, VA - National forest officials are promoting flash flood awareness for neighboring communities and people who camp outdoors. A flash flood is a serious weather event for forest visitors because rising flood water is extremely dangerous—a...
Tags: Science and Technology, Science, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Floods, Forestry and Timber
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New River Could flood late Monday night
WDBJ7 ReporterIt's been about 3 months since the last storm just slammed parts of our viewing area. Today, those weather wizards say the New River may go up fast later tonight. The New River along Bissett Park in Radford was moving fast Monday afternoon. Forecasters...Tags: Bodies of Water, Rivers
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Two years after tornado, Washington County "Is Back"
The Washington County EF-3 tornado was one of 263 twisters reported during the April 27-28 outbreak of 2011. Two years after the tornado that killed 3 and injured 50, the community is slowly turning things around. Click here to see WDBJ7's special...
Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Tornadoes, Natural Disasters
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Rainfall totals through Wednesday morning
The following are rainfall totals rainfall through 8 a.m. Wednesday. Amounts are reported from National Weather Service spotters as well as automatic rain sensors. ....BATH COUNTY... 0.23 BACK CREEK AT SUNRISE (BLW PSS) 0.20 WILLIAMSVILLE...
Tags: Weather, Limes, Air Transportation Industry, Weather Reports
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UPDATE: Severe winds cause damage in Hillsville
The National Weather Service says the storm that ripped through the Coon Ridge community of Hillsville was caused by severe thunderstorm wind damage. Some people say it sounded like a train coming through their homes. At the corner were Coon Ridge...
Tags: Weather, Weather Reports
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Early forecasts indicate busy hurricane season
While the National Weather Service (NOAA) and National Hurricane Center forecasts won't be released for another month, some forecasters are already getting an early start on forecasting what will happen during the Atlantic hurricane season. Each year,...
Tags: Tropical Weather, National Hurricane Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Hurricanes, Weather
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LIVE UPDATES: Real-time updates on snow and road conditions
Spring Snow: Live updates on the March 24-25 snow Follow real-time updates about the snowy, spring weather by clicking in the box above. The live updates are a collection of Tweets from WDBJ7 meteorologists, the National Weather Service in Blacksburg,...
Tags: Blacksburg, Weather, Weather Reports, Virginia Department of Transportation
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14,000 without power in Virginia from spring snow storm
About 14,000 customers are without electricity in Virginia as a spring storm moves across the state. The National Weather Service says some areas in southwest Virginia could see up to 10 inches of snow Monday. Other areas could receive up to 6 inches....
Tags: Weather, Whitehall, Weather Warnings, Snow Storms, Appalachian Power Company
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March 12 is Virginia's Statewide Tornado Drill
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistOn March 12th businesses and organizations, schools and colleges, families and individuals will practice taking cover from tornadoes by participating in the annual safety exercise. On Tuesday, at 9:45 a.m. the National Weather Service will send a test...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Tornadoes, Natural Disasters, Business
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Snowfall totals from around the region
Snowfall totals from around around the region from weather spotters, the public and emergency management.
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CLIFTON FORGE CITY 10.0 602 AM 3/06 LAW ENFORCEMENT
RICH PATCH 9.0 745 AM 3/06 VIA...Tags: Social Media
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