Southern U.S. Storms (2011)

WDBJ7 is on the road in the Midwest trying to catch up with the Hokie Storm Chasers. WDBJ7 anchor Chris Hurst and photojournalist Andy May started their journey late Thursday night. At 6 p.m. Chris and Andy were outside of Peoria, Illinois, about half...

Forecasters are watching for development of potentially severe thunderstorms across Maryland late Thursday, though the strongest chances for severe weather were expected in Southern Maryland. Warming temperatures are expected to fuel the atmospheric...

Each year a group of students and faculty from Virginia Tech depart for the Great Plains in search of severe weather. They come back with an understanding of how severe storms develop, and ways to forecast the threat of severe weather. Tuesday, the...

Whether people in the community were happy and excited on their way to a Tiger game, or grieving the death of a loved one, James Sykes was there. He was the white-haired figure in a crisp white shirt and uniform pants waving cars into the parking lot,...

Tuesday, May 7 I truly hope you were able to catch "Susan's Story," either last night at 6 or today on WDBJ 7 Mornin'. Susan Bahorich bravely shared her personal struggle with ovarian cancer. I am so proud of her for being open and honest with what she is...

Tornado debris can't talk. Wrinkled photographs can't explain how they were torn from albums and sucked into storm clouds. Old receipts can't describe how they soared over miles of countryside until they were dumped into pastures like snow. Quilts can't...

Theresa Forbes will graduate from the University of Alabama School of Law next week, and but her thoughts will be fixed on what happened at 5:13 p.m. April 27, 2011. That's when Tuscaloosa was struck by a powerful EF-4 tornado with winds of up to 190...

A weather system that is spawning severe storms across the southern Plains states is forecast to reach the East Coast on Friday, bringing a chance for strong (but not likely severe) storms here and colder temperatures. The Storm Prediction Center is...

A fierce storm hugged the eastern portion of the nation in an icy, wet grip Thursday, spawning strong winds, tornadoes and the possibility of floods through the region where just days ago spring was beginning to bloom. At least one death related to...

NEW YORK (AP) — America's power grid is like an old car. It gets the job done, even if its performance is slipping. But the repair bills go up every year and experts say only a major overhaul will reverse its decline. An Associated Press...

Time is ticking and while some of you already have Spring fever, Mother Nature is still biting at the bit for some last-minute winter weather. We might just get another chance during the first full week of March. SNOW SO FAR The past three years...

A blizzard dumped mountains of swirling snow across parts of Texas and Oklahoma on Monday, then turned toward Kansas and other parts of the Midwest still reeling from a major storm last week. Blizzard warnings and watches were posted for parts of Texas,...