
Northam declares state of emergency in response to Southwest Virginia flooding
Gov. Ralph Northam has declared a state of emergency in response to heavy rains and extreme flooding in multiple jurisdictions in Virginia.

Gov. Ralph Northam has declared a state of emergency in response to heavy rains and extreme flooding in multiple jurisdictions in Virginia.

The SBA will make low-interest federal loans available to residents and business owners in the counties of Fairfax and Arlington and the cities of Falls Church and Alexandria to help with recovery from the impacts of the Northern Virginia flooding event on July 8.

Augusta County Emergency Management continues to monitor the impact of Hurricane Florence. Heavy rains have receded and the National Weather Service is calling for scattered showers throughout the evening.

AFP editor Chris Graham reports from several locations in Waynesboro impacted by South River flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Florence.

Remnants of Hurricane Florence had dumped two inches of rain on the Central Shenandoah Valley as of 8 a.m. Monday, and the National Weather Service is forecasting that the South River in Waynesboro will flood.

Virginia emergency managers are working today to reposition state and federal resources stockpiled in advance of Hurricane Florence to assist Central and Coastal Virginia.

Heavy rains that swept across Piedmont Virginia overnight has left roads closed due to high water in several counties.

The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries would like to once again advise recreational boaters to use extreme caution this upcoming weekend and into the summer as heat and unstable weather systems are leading to flash flooding in many areas.

Less than a month after torrential rains caused major damage to roads and bridges across Central Virginia, another round of severe storms overnight has left numerous secondary roads closed due to high water.

Search and rescue efforts resumed this morning for a person who went missing as a result of a flash flood incident in Albemarle County at Old Ballard Road and Ivy Creek on the night of Wednesday, May 30.
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