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Heavy thunderstorms possible tonight
Today: very warm with intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 85. Winds west-southwest 6-12 mph. Tonight: some clouds, mild with a heavy thunderstorm late. Thunderstorms could bring damaging winds,. flash flooding and hail. Low 60. Winds southwest 4-8 mph. Tomorrow: cloudy and not as warm with a couple of showers...
Update: Area now clear – Harrisonburg Police respond to flipped vehicle
HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — Harrisonburg Police are responding to a flipped vehicle at the corner of East Campus Drive and University Boulevard. This is the entrance to Costco from University Boulevard. Avoid area due to possible delays. As of 3:33pm the area is now clear.
Make sure to stay away from floodwaters
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) -Some videos from the flood that occurred on May 6 gained attention on social media. The videos show JMU students playing in the flood water. A JMU Student Sofia Alfaro said she was at the library when the heavy rain started. “I was actually in the library,...
Dayton businesses clean up after flash flood Monday night
DAYTON, Va. (WHSV) - Major rainfall swept through the Harrisonburg-Rockingham area on Monday with some areas getting two to three inches of rain in a matter of hours. The Dayton area saw some flash flooding, and local businesses off of John Wayland Highway were hit particularly hard. Grammie’s Ice Cream...
Flood Warning In Affect until 7:45 p.m.
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a. * At 434 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Thomas Harrison Middle School Cafeteria Manager named Manager of the Year
HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — A Harrisonburg City Public Schools staff member has been named the Virginia Manager of the Year. Sherry Wetzel, the Cafeteria Manager at Thomas Harrison Middle School, was recognized during last night’s Harrisonburg City Public School Board meeting for winning that award from the School Nutrition Association of Virginia.
Heavy rain inundates region Monday
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - May began with a few wet days before torrential downpours created dangerous weather conditions Monday evening across the region. Several flash flood and flood warnings were issued by the National Weather Service. Rain began falling around 3pm and continued heavily into the evening. Visibility became extremely...
Emergency Vehicles At I-81 Crash Scene, Traffic Delayed For Miles
A crash on I-81 had the southbound lanes delayed for miles Sunday evening, May 5.The VDOT site said the south right land and shoulder were closed at mile marker 264 in New Market, Shenandoah County as of 5:40 p.m. Update: Crash: SB on I-81 at MM264.0 (1.2mi south of US-211 Exit264) in Shenan…
Officials monitor flooding in Rockingham County
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – Officials with Rockingham County stormwater management are out and about in Dayton and Bridgewater checking runoff from Monday’s heavy rains. County Administrator Stephen King told WSVA’s Jim Britt on Early Mornings today that he noticed standing water while driving along Route 42...
Historic 'Green Book' house being preserved in Harrisonburg
A historic boarding house in Harrisonburg recently won a grant to aid in its preservation. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. The "Green Book" was a travel guide published from 1936 to 1967 that helped Black tourists find hotels, taverns, restaurants, and other amenities on the road during segregation. One of its listed lodgings was the Ida M. Francis House in Harrisonburg, a boarding house built around the turn of the century in the city's Northeast neighborhood.
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