Report: Drought conditions persist in the Shenandoah Valley, much of Virginia
The Shenandoah Valley is seeing extreme drought conditions including emergency levels for both groundwater and streamflow, according to a new report released today.
The Shenandoah Valley is seeing extreme drought conditions including emergency levels for both groundwater and streamflow, according to a new report released today.
Officials with the Virginia Department of Forestry, West Virginia Division of Forestry and the National Park Service provided updates on Saturday from the wildfires that have been raging since midweek.
As a general rule, an inch of rain amounts to what would have been 13 inches of snow, this according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The National Weather Service has issued a weather statement for Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and D.C. due to an elevated risk for the spread of wildfires.
The National Weather Service has put a wide area of the Shenandoah Valley and Central and Northern Virginia under a Fire Weather Watch in effect for Saturday.
Effective immediately, the Blue Ridge Parkway is temporarily banning backcountry campfires due to an increased danger of fire.
Virginia acquired the property on which is Sweet Run State Park in Loudoun County in two phases from the Robert and Dee Leggett Foundation.
A 107-acre site in the City of Waynesboro is getting a facelift, and it’s possible the new Sunset Park could be open by the end of the year.
The Valley Campaign refers to five weeks of complex maneuvers and sporadic combat which ended in the Third Battle of Winchester.
Shenandoah National Park will celebrate the 30th annual National Public Lands Day on Sept. 23.
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