From the National Weather Service WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT… * Winds…East 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing…Through midnight. * Impacts…These wind gusts combined with saturated soils will cause some trees to fall. Scattered power outages are possible as well. […]
RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS PREV 1 Alabama (58) 3-0 1521 1 2 Georgia 3-0 1416 3 3 Clemson (3) 3-0 1405 2 4 Ohio State 3-0 1357 4 5 Oklahoma 3-0 1283 5 6 LSU 3-0 1241 12 7 Stanford 3-0 1055 9 8 Notre Dame 3-0 1034 8 9 […]
RICHMOND—Virginia emergency managers are working today to re-position state and federal resources stockpiled in advance of Hurricane Florence to assist Central and Coastal Virginia. State response leaders are working to move people and commodities into place to help Southwest Virginia with anticipated flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Florence, and […]
The National Weather Service has updated its river level chart as of 10:49 a.m. today. The level of New River at Radford is projected to rise to a peak of nearly 24 feet by midnight Monday night. Flood stage is 14 feet. That is a full foot and a half higher […]
Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 – 10 a.m. Situation The potential impact of tropical depression Florence on Appalachian Power’s service area is becoming more clear, and the company stands ready to respond. This evening and tonight the storm is expected to bring high sustained winds and gusts of up to 40 […]
WYTHEVILLE – With Tropical Storm Florence expected to impact Southwest Virginia and communities along the Virginia-North Carolina border, the Virginia State Police is advising all motorists to be on alert for flash flooding in the coming days. Drivers are advised to especially be alert when traveling on roads near creeks, […]
Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 – 10 a.m. Situation Appalachian Power is prepared to activate its response plans for Tropical Storm Florence as the storm comes closer to impacting its Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia service areas. The storm is likely to bring high sustained winds and damaging wind gusts at […]
NEW BERN, N.C. (AP) — The Marines, the Coast Guard, civilian crews and volunteers used helicopters, boats and heavy-duty vehicles Saturday to rescue hundreds of people trapped by Florence’s onslaught, even as North Carolina braced for what could be the next stage of the disaster: widespread, catastrophic flooding inland. The […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jordan Ellis rushed for three touchdowns as part of a 38-point first half for Virginia as the Cavaliers beat Ohio 45-31 Saturday in a game played at Vanderbilt Stadium due to Hurricane Florence. The game was scheduled to be a home game for Virginia but was […]
“Don’t go to church, be the church!” is the overarching theme of Northstar Church, Pulaski, VA. Northstar does not hold their Sunday services in a church building. Instead, they meet at 10:00am on Sunday mornings in the YMCA Pulaski County gym; then join together in small groups on weeknights. Northstar […]
This National Weather Service graphic shows a predicted level Monday night of 22.5 feet for the New River at Radford – 8.5 feet above flood level.
The latest from the National Weather Service: Hurricane Florence will slowly track inland this evening and into South Carolina tonight into Saturday, before turning northwest across the southern Appalachians Sunday, and heading into the central Appalachians Monday. With soils saturated or becoming saturated, the threat of flash flooding is likely […]