The National Weather Service in Blacksburg confirmed that an EF1 tornado touched down in Halifax County during storms that occurred in the area on Thursday.

The U.S. government plans to open what amounts to a fly factory by the end of the year to breed millions of the insects in Texas near the border with Mexico as part of an effort to keep a flesh-eating parasite from infesting American cattle.

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a warning due to critical fire conditions today, March 22.

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg will be hosting its first Open House in 6 years on Saturday.

Meteorologists from the NWS in Blacksburg have concluded that an EF-1 tornado occurred in Halifax Co. Wednesday night.

The National Weather Service will survey the damage Monday morning.

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Gusts above 40 mph are possible through the afternoon

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Nearly 18 million people are under flood watches or warnings stretching from the Mexican border to almost the Canadian border in Michigan. A slow-moving stationary front across the center of the country will continue to drift east over the region through Wednesday night. "This is the dividing line between the cold air in the West and the warm air in the South," said CNN Meteorologist Dave Hennen. The most torrential rain today is expected in the Midwest, where 2 to 4 inches of rain could fall over a widespread area. Rainfall across the US is being enhanced by the moisture from Tropical Depression Narda on the western coast of Mexico.