Storms

Kaine requests federal aid to help nor'easter victims

Patrick.Wilson — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:31:15 -0500

NORFOLK Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has requested money from FEMA and low-interest loans from the government to help people who were victims of last week’s nor’easter.

Norfolk razes damaged decks built on public property

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:53:11 -0500

NORFOLK Two years ago, Michelle Schenck sank her life savings into a bungalow on the Chesapeake Bay, a "forever dream house" with a private deck on the dune and a wide beach just beyond the back door.

Church group offers free laundry service for storm victims

Patrick.Wilson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:43 -0500

NORFOLK The Virginia Baptist Mission Board is offering free drop-off laundry service today and Saturday to South Hampton Roads residents whose clothing was damaged during last week’s nor’easter.

Olde Towne residents push for flooding fix

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:27:21 -0500

PORTSMOUTH Residents and business owners from one of the areas hit hardest by the recent nor'easter met Thursday to vent frustrations and discuss how to get the city to pay for solutions in their flood-prone neighborhood.

Plan in works to free 'ghost fleet' ship moved by storm

Patrick.Wilson — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:58:08 -0500

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY The Coast Guard continued to work on a plan to move a decommissioned Navy ship that broke free of its moorings during last week's nor'easter and ran aground in Isle of Wight County. The 700-foot-long Monongahela, a fleet oiler, poses no threat of pollution, Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Scott McBride said Thursday.

Shellfish harvesting halted by Va. health department through Dec. 2

lauren.king — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:16:17 -0500

The Virginia Department of Health is closing Chesapeake Bay tributaries, including in Hampton Roads, to shellfish harvesting because of last week’s nor’easter, effective today through Dec. 2. The affected shellfish include oysters, clams and scallops. Crabs and fin fish are not banned.

Storm reinforces effort to replenish sand in Va. Beach

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:39:27 -0500

VIRGINIA BEACH When Hazel Lawson and her husband built a tin-covered cottage in Chic's Beach 57 years ago, sprawling, grass-topped dunes and a canopy of oak trees separated their summer home from the ocean. Now, her stone patio teeters on the edge of the beach, less than 50 feet from the water.

State of emergency declared in Currituck County

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:29:36 -0500

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. Officials in Currituck County have declared a state of emergency after a nor'easter eroded oceanfront dunes and flooded several homes and cropland. Currituck County Board of Commissioners Chairman Owen Etheridge made the formal declaration Wednesday.

Phone service still out for thousands in South Norfolk

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:50:45 -0500

CHESAPEAKE About 3,000 South Norfolk homes have been without phone service for almost a week, after the nor'easter flooded one of Verizon's cable vaults.

Ohio woman hit by wave on the Outer Banks dies

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:10:04 -0500

By Catherine Kozak RODANTHE, NC An Ohio woman died after being knocked into the ocean by heavy surf off Hatteras Island during the recent nor'easter on the Outer Banks. Paul Stevens, chief ranger with the National Park Service Outer Banks Group, said Wednesday that the woman had reportedly been walking on sandbags Sunday when a wave swept her into the water.