Cooler weather pattern bumping Erin out to sea, and Erin’s spin enhancing the cooler weather pattern.
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This week 85 years ago: A flood that still hasn’t been topped at some southern Virginia locations
The remnants of a hurricane that struck the South Carolina coast lifted the New River to a height that even Hurricane Helene couldn’t quite match.
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August starts with historically cool days on heels of especially sticky July
Moisture is creeping back with showery days ahead, but hot temperatures look to stay away until next week.
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A hint of fall? Front breaks through heat, stickiness for much cooler weekend
Low temperatures dip into the 50s and highs stay below 80 in much of Southwest and Southside Virginia by Sunday.
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‘Microclimates’ make some parts of your cities hotter. We hit the streets (and fields) to find out more.
Microclimates abound in communities with an uneven distribution of concrete and shade.
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Higher dew points bring stickier days, warmer nights, raising human heat stress
More moisture in the lower atmosphere means perspiration works less effectively and can stymie bodily recovery with warmer nighttime temperatures.
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Backdoor opens for brief relief from stickiness and storms, but oven door soon opens with hot blast
It’s not quite as hot and less humid for a couple days, but temperatures soar again by the end of this week and sticky-stormy weather rebuilds into next week.
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Health department offers free tetanus shots in Dante amid flooding aftermath
Vaccinations and boosters will be available Wednesday afternoon.
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First responders at Dante flooding saw a woman sucked into a culvert; she was rescued downstream
Rescue crews gave harrowing accounts of Friday’s flooding in Russell County. At least one person was hospitalized and several were displaced.
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13 injured as flash flood prompts evacuations in Russell County; local emergency declared
A donation center for relief supplies has been set up at the St. Paul Town Hall.
