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Virginia drought update: Improvement for Peninsula, officials say
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (172+ words) The drought warning for many Peninsula cities and counties has been de-escalated following recent rain, according to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. The advisory has gone from a drought warning to a drought watch as of Thursday for many…...
Virginia drought eases as extreme and severe categories hit new lows
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (609+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia's historic drought is showing its most significant signs of improvement in months, with the extreme and severe drought categories dropping sharply, and 10% of the state now out of drought status entirely. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor, released…...
Virginia warns mandatory water restrictions could follow as historic drought deepens
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (499+ words) Virginia's drought has reached a point where state and local leaders say voluntary conservation might not be enough if conditions keep deteriorating. Rainfall is far below normal, and stress is showing up in reservoirs, streamflow, soil moisture, and groundwater, raising…...
Extreme drought area expands in Virginia for the first time in weeks
2+ mon, 13+ hour ago (365+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Despite some rainfall, Virginia's drought continues. After a brief period of modest improvement, the extreme drought area is expanding for the first time in weeks. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor, released Thursday and based on conditions through Tuesday…...
Storms knock out electricity to 50,000 across Central Virginia
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (134+ words) RICHMOND, Va. -- Nearly 79,000 Dominion Energy customers were without electricity across Virginia after powerful storms moved through the Commonwealth on Sunday evening. Roughly 49,300 customers were without power in Central Virginia as of 8:30 p.m., according to Dominion Energy. Most of those outages were…...
Power outage affects nearly 2,000 in Virginia Beach - AOL
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (103+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Nearly 2,000 customers are without power Monday morning in Virginia Beach. Aragona Village and Lynbrook Landing Park are among the affected areas, according to Dominion... VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Nearly 2,000 customers are without power Monday morning in…...
Virginia's vineyards suffer damage after April freeze
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (559+ words) In the early morning of April 21st, wineries across Virginia recorded cold temperatures, dipping into the low 20s. Adam Fariss runs Iron Heart winery in Pulaski County in the New River Valley. “We encountered the worst frost event that I have seen…...
Wineries across Virginia devastated by last week’s cold weather
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (458+ words) Wineries across much of Virginia lost significant portions of their grape crops last week after a destructive freeze, setting back an already struggling industry and resulting in gaps in the availability of some local wines from 2026 starting next spring. The…...
How has the recent rain and snow affected Southwest Virginia reservoir levels?
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (321+ words) Southwest Virginia has been hit with both massive snowstorms and rain showers since the start of the year. All of the rainwater, melted snow, and water run off get collected into reservoirs and dams. It then gets put through a…...