Posted: 3:10 PM Governor Kaine said Wednesday that the U.S. Small Business Administration has approved his request for federal disaster assistance for residents and businesses in areas of Virginia hit hard by the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida.
Updated: 4:52 PM The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for urban areas and small streams in Albemarle County and Charlottesville until 4:15 pm Thursday. A flood watch is in effect until 7:00 pm in Central Virginia.
Updated: 3:05 PM The sturdy Chincoteaque ponies of Assateague Island on the Chesapeake Bay's Eastern Shore weathered tropical storm Ida last week, but their habitat took a beating.
Updated: 9:39 AM A flood warning is in effect for the James River near Bremo Bluff but some residents of the small town aren't too concerned.
Updated: 4:15 PM Tropical Storm Ida is making her mark on Central Virginia. It's been raining sporadically in Charlottesville. The city has already received two inches of rain, and some southern counties have seen as much as five inches.
Updated: 1:03 PM Gov. Tim Kaine has declared a state of emergency in Virginia as unrelenting rain from Ida soaks the state.
Posted: 4:37 PM Storms associated with Tropical Depression Ida began to leave their mark on coastal Virginia Wednesday afternoon.
Posted: 2:28 PM Ceremonies across our region Wednesday honored those who have served our country, but some veterans are having to battle mother nature as they attend events in their honor.
Updated: 4:20 PM VDOT officials say they've inspected and tested all their equipment. They say they've now moved into the second phase of their winter preparations, installing salt brine containers and mixers and additional tanks on their trucks to spray the solution. It's an effort to get ahead of the storm.
Updated: 5:57 PM Tropical Storm Ida is bearing down on the Gulf Coast, lashing the area with rain, wind, and waves.
Updated: 4:14 PM Tropical Storm Ida has formed in the Caribbean Sea making it the ninth named storm of the Atlantic season.
Updated: 11:08 AM The city of Charlottesville and VDOT are already making preparations for the winter season.
Updated: 9:52 AM Shorter days and cooler nights remind us that the autumn travel season will come to an end, and signal the closing of facilities at Shenandoah National Park.
Posted: 9:59 AM Some people around the Valley are seeing snow less than a month into the fall season.
Updated: 5:45 PM NOAA Winter Weather Outlook favors warmer and drier than average conditions across the north, and wetter and cooler than average conditions across the south.
Updated: 9:38 AM With cold and rainy weather popping up in Central Virginia this weekend, many area events are changing plans.
Updated: 1:39 PM An Acappella group creates the sounds of a thunderstorm, from light rain, to a downpour, and even thunder.
Updated: 6:33 PM Two MIT students have constructed an Edge-of-Space Camera to take pictures almost 18 miles up in the atmosphere.
Updated: 4:09 AM Brighter skies are on the way for the second half of this week. Temperatures will warm into the 90s this weekend.
Posted: 11:45 AM Residents of Nelson County are recalling the devastation left by Hurricane Camille as the 40th anniversary of the storm draws near.
Updated: 11:45 AM Thursday marks the 40th anniversary of a storm that literally reshaped Nelson County. Residents affected by Camille remember the steady hard rain that signaled Camille's arrival.
Updated: 9:28 PM The National Weather Service will be teaching a SKYWARN storm spotter class in Greene County.
Updated: 5:44 PM NOAA forecasters say a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season is most likely this year.
Updated: 7:53 PM When severe weather rolls around, the last place you want to be is outside. What happens when severe weather strikes and the Charlottesville Pavilion is jam-packed for a concert or Fridays After Five?
