Monday, May 7, 2012
Chances for rain mainly on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Northern Virginia residents will make do this week with partly cloudy days and chances for rain and thunderstorms before hitting the weather jackpot on Friday. Temperatures this week will dance around 75 degrees, the average high for May in Northern Virginia. On Monday, The Weather Channel predicts a high of 73 degrees, increasing to 76 on Tuesday, and 74 on Wednesday with that threat of rain. Temperatures will dip into the high 60s or low 70s for the rest of the week. The area could see a few showers on Tuesday (30 percent chance) and Wednesday (40 percent chance). Thunder and lightning could be part of the mix both days, according to The Capital Weather Gang. Friday may be sunny with a high of about 70 degrees, according to several …
Sunday, August 28, 2011
A family tries to remain calm as our area is dealt a double-whammy.
My eight-year-old daughter and I had just sat down to watch a movie when it hit. At first I thought it was a truck going by, and then I was afraid a tree had fallen. But when our house literally started shaking and things started to tumble off shelves, I knew it was an earthquake. My 10-year-old son and his friend were playing video games downstairs at the time. Once I realized what was happening, I ordered all of the kids under the pool table. After what seemed like 10 minutes, but what in reality what was reported to have only lasted about 45 seconds, it was over. I've lived in California, and I've been in my fair share of earthquakes. But this one was by far the worst I've experienced. More importantly, this was the first my kid…
The aftermath of the storm leaves a huge clean-up for communities.
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Hurricane fortunately a "non-event" for locale
Leaves covered the roadways Sunday morning in Burke, but otherwise it was business as usual for most residents. Shopping center and church parking lots were filling up by 10 a.m. At Einstein Bagels on Old Keene Mill Road, the line was out the door. Heather and Eric Swartz and their two young children were having breakfast. "It was windy last night, but not as bad as Isabel," said Heather. The Swartz's say they lost power briefly, and they only knew because their digital clock was blinking. "There were leaves and small limbs in the roads and yards this morning," said Eric. "It really was a non-event," added Heather. Heather's mother lives in Cape Cod, and she choose to move inland ahead of Irene. Heather said she was surprised by New …
In the wake of Hurricane Irene, William and Mary and Christopher Newport evacuate students
Thousands of college students were forced to evacuate from Virginia universities located in the path of Hurricane Irene, and head home to Northern Virginia to wait out the storm. The College of William and Mary, located in Williamsburg, started evacuating its’ students on Thursday, less than a week after the school’s dormitories opened for the fall semester, and after only two days of classes. On Thursday, the school’s emergency system sent texts, calls, and emails to students, warning them about the storm. The students were told to leave campus by noon Friday. Within minutes of the alert, students were in a panic, calling family and friends to find a place to go. Many William and Mary students are from Northern Virginia, and the school …
The storm is near Atlantic City.
Alexandria City and Southern Fairfax County residents may not know the extent of the damage in the area until it the sun rises, but reports of downed trees, branches and power lines are widespread. At 5:30 a.m., Hurricane Irene made landfall at Little Egg Inlet, N.J., which is about 15 miles north of Atlantic City and 100 miles SSW of New York City. The storm was heading NNE at 18 mph with maximum sustained winds at 75 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. Locally, wind and rain will continue this morning, diminishing sometime in the mid-morning hours with some potential clearing by late afternoon. Dominion Virginia Power reported that as of 5:30 a.m. 119,000 without power in Northern Virginia. 886,000 in Virginia. As people …
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Patch editors and readers capture a glimpse of the storm's impact.
Storm should shift west, meteorologist says; Virginia gets federal aid.
Update Sunday: More than 108,000 customers are without power in Northern Virginia. We will be updating about the area Sunday here. Click the link for updates from this point onward. Update 3:15 a.m. Sunday: Dominion Virginia Power reported that as of 2:45 a.m., more than 1 million of its customers were without power in Virginia and North Carolina; 908,000 were in Virginia and 107,000 were in Northern Virginia. At 2 a.m., Hurricane Irene was located very close to Ocean City, Md. and heading NNE at 17 mph with maximum sustained winds at 80 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. Wind and rain will continue the remainder of tonight, diminishing sometime in the mid-morning hours. The Fairfax County Office of Emergency Management …
Friday, August 26, 2011
Some revelers hold hurricane parties with this favorite that many credit from New Orleans' Pat O'Brien's bar.
Near the Potomac River waterfront on King Street in Old Town, Alexandria, you'll find many businesses preparing for Hurricane Irene with sandbags at their doorsteps and welcoming last-minute tourists taking a look around. It's Friday afternoon, a day before Hurricane Irene is expected to blow into town. Just a few blocks from the water sits 219 Restaurant, a New Orleans-style bistro with ornate chandeliers and a jazz and piano bar upstairs. Manager Chris Taylor said he's worried about the possible impact the storm might have on the last few days of Alexandria Restaurant Week, an annual event held each August when local restaurants offer specials to locals and tourists. But if the weather turns ugly as expected, Taylor shared a recipe for …
Patch will update this list throughout the weekend for closings all across the region
Here's a list of area cancellations and closings in response to Hurricane Irene: ALL WEEKEND SATURDAY SUNDAY TRANSPORTATION Planes, trains and automobiles (or buses): All are being impacted by Hurricane Irene. Check for updated information through the links below prior to leaving on your trip this weekend: Do you know of a cancellation? Tell us in the comment section or email briank@patch.com
Mandy
8:32 am on Monday, August 29, 2011
I felt the quake in Cape Hatteras, NC. Had no idea what I was feeling until about an hour later when I heard the news! Then a forced evacuation for Irene to come through :-) Mother Nature was a busy girl lats week! more ›