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FRONT ROYAL -- Thunderstorms damaged a Rappahannock Electric Cooperative substation on Thursday, leading to emergency repairs.
After enduring several weeks of unbearable heat and virtually no rainfall, farmers throughout Virginia have been trying to make the most of cooler temperatures and scant showers in recent days.
STEPHENSON -- A day after a fast-moving storm whipped through the region with winds reaching 80 mph, some Frederick County residents were still assessing damage.
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Crews were working to restore power Sunday evening after severe weather caused power outages across the region.
It has been more than 30 years since Roger Hockman has seen conditions quite this bad. Hockman, 57, and his brother, Wesley, 54, own hundreds of acres of farmland in the Strasburg area.
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The hot, dry weather that led to poor air quality and increased concern about wildfires last week has some localities examining any adverse effects on their water supplies.
For the first time in two years, ozone levels in the Northern Shenandoah Valley reached the Code-Orange level last week.
With more scorching temperatures in the forecast for the Northern Shenandoah Valley, residents are being advised to play it cool to avoid health problems.
The Northern Shenandoah Valley's recent spate of high temperatures has Maurertown resident Tom Jennelle seeing green.
Fruit growers could have seen a worse spring. But a late blast of severe and wintry weather -- hail in April and frost in May -- damaged peach and apple orchards enough to prompt Frederick County to seek federal disaster relief.
A mid-May frost sent chills through the farming community. Some fruit growers saw damage to their apple and peach crops left by the freezing temperatures on May 10. Other orchardists had their crops impacted by a hailstorm in April.
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