Weather Blog

• Gov. McDonnell proclaims March 12 as Tornado Preparedness Day

  Posted on: 10:46 am, February 28, 2013, by Holly Henry, updated on: 08:11am, March 12, 2013

  During the past two years, 62 tornadoes struck Virginia, killing 10 people and injuring more than 100.  To encourage tornado...
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• ‘Crippling’ winter storm bearing down on Great Plains region, forecasters say

  Posted on: 8:43 am, February 25, 2013, by Holly Henry

  Just days after a storm walloped the Great Plains, a second one, bringing with it heavy snow and strong winds, was slamming...
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• 30 million in path of winter storm

  Posted on: 6:36 am, February 21, 2013, by Holly Henry

  A snow storm is rolling into the Plains states Thursday, triggering winter storm warnings and watches in an area covering...
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• Remembering the Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962

  Posted on: 6:12 pm, February 13, 2013, by Dominic Brown, updated on: 08:13pm, February 13, 2013

  It’s been more than 50 years since the Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962 devastated parts of Hampton Roads. In fact, the...
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• Northeast digs out, cold moves South

  Posted on: 10:56 am, February 11, 2013, by Holly Henry

  A major winter storm whipped the Upper Midwest early Monday, just after a historic snowfall left much of the Northeast buried...
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• Time-lapse videos of the blizzard of 2013

  Posted on: 5:01 pm, February 10, 2013, by Matt Knight, updated on: 05:03pm, February 10, 2013

  Check out some of the best time-lapse videos people around New England have posted of the blizzard of 2013:
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• NASA releases satellite video of blizzard forming

  Posted on: 4:14 pm, February 9, 2013, by Matt Knight, updated on: 04:25pm, February 9, 2013

  NASA has released two high-resolution satellite animations of the two storm systems that merged to form the blizzard that has...
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• Newport News residents clean up storm damage

  Posted on: 12:36 pm, January 31, 2013, by Holly Henry, updated on: 03:30pm, January 31, 2013

  Newport News, Va. – Three apartments were among five buildings condemned due to damage caused by falling trees in Newport...
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• Southampton Co. Schools on 2 hour delay

  Posted on: 6:34 am, January 31, 2013, by Holly Henry, updated on: 06:36am, January 31, 2013

  Southampton County Schools are currently operating on a two hour delay, due to power outages. Watch NewsChannel 3 now for updates....
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• How rare is a January tornado?

  Posted on: 11:08 am, January 30, 2013, by Myles Henderson, updated on: 11:18am, January 30, 2013

  A line of severe storms has been tracking across the U.S. and has triggered several January tornadoes. The idea of...
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