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Pinpoint Weather: Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 10 p.m.
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 10 p.m. for the lower Shenandoah Valley, Central Virginia, and Southside. Thunderstorms are forming ahead of a cold front in a hot and humid atmosphere where temperatures are in the 90s. The main threat from thunderstorms will be strong winds, though some storms […]
National Weather Service issues severe thunderstorm warning in Shenandoah Valley, watch in Virginia cities, counties
UPDATE: Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect until 4:15 p.m. At 3:31, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Stuarts Draft to near Cornwall, moving southeast at 65 mph. HAZARD: 60 mph wind gusts SOURCE: Radar indicated. ...
RAA emergency calls increase as extreme heat continues
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Multiple heat waves continue to sweep across central Virginia, making it difficult to be outside. “We have another heat advisory going into effect Wednesday,” said 12 On Your Side’s Meteorologist Megan Wise, “Heat index values back close to 109-110 degrees.”. These index values...
Actual State Fair of Virginia competitions: Perfect grilled cheese, duct tape design
Competition categories are open for both adults and youth, as well as 4-H and FFA. Competition guides for creative and culinary arts as well as horticulture and field crops were released today. “We’re excited about the diversity of all the competition categories, and we know our competitors enjoy the creative...
Dominion: No impact to Surry from plans to study small modular reactor at Lake Anna
Dominion Energy’s nuclear power plant in Surry County and an adjacent 600-acre parcel on which a first-of-its-kind combination data center and hydrogen fuel hub powered by small, modular reactors, or SMRs, is planned won’t be impacted by Dominion’s request for proposals to study the feasibility of an SMR at company’s North Anna power plant in […]
Lake Christian Ministries to offer school supplies to those in need beginning August 2nd
On August 2nd, Lake Christian Ministries (LCM) will begin offering school supplies to students in kindergarten through high school in Bedford, Franklin and Pittsylvania counties who are facing the financial strain of back-to-school expenses and need help preparing for the upcoming school year. "School supplies have tripled in price over...
“It’s like your second home,” long-time fire chief retires after 35 years in Ringgold
RINGGOLD, Va. (WFXR) – For 35 years, Mike Neal has been the fire chief in Ringgold, but last month he said goodbye to that title, but he hasn’t said goodbye to the place he calls his second home. Mike Neal grew up in the firehouse. His dad, Calvin Neal, was Ringgold’s first fire chief in […]
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