Virginia plans a statewide tornado drill on March 10 to prepare residents for severe weather, emphasizing safety education during Severe Weather Awareness Week.

As spring approaches, meteorologists say it’s time for Virginians to start preparing for severe weather again.

We followed a deadly severe weather outbreak as it moved east, bringing the threat of tornadoes, damaging winds and flooding from the Gulf Coast to the mid-Atlantic.

Spring is right around the corner, and with it comes the start of the Mid-Atlantic severe weather season. That’s why states (full list) like Virginia and Maryland observe Severe Weather Awareness Week each year.

Millions remain under tornado watches on Wednesday in the aftermath of destructive, deadly storms that formed overnight.

CAPE CHARLES, Va. (USA TODAY) Two people died after tornado touched down Thursday in an Eastern Shore campground, Virginia State Police said. Around 10 a.m., rescue squads still were finding people injured and at least 20 people already were in a triage ...