Tropical Storm Debby Impacts Likely Today Through Friday Evening

UPDATED 2:30 PM THURSDAY

• The bulk of the rainfall will be this afternoon through Friday afternoon and should taper off by Friday evening. 

• Tornadoes are possible across much of central and eastern Virginia this afternoon through Friday afternoon.

• Strong wind gusts are possible as convective rain bands move across the state. 

• The combination of saturated grounds and gusty winds could bring down trees.

• Within and around the 34th District, rainfall is forecast to amount to 1.5 to 2 inches, with wind gusts of up to 30 miles per hour.

• Minor to moderate river flooding is expected. 

Through Friday evening, Debby is likely to produce the following threats across Virginia: 

• Flash Flooding

• Minor to Moderate River Flooding

• Tornadoes

• Gusty Winds

• Minor to Moderate Tidal Flooding

UPDATED 2:30PM THURSDAY

Weekly Column: General Assembly’s Ongoing Efforts to Protect Air Quality

The following is my column that will appear in this week's Mt. Vernon Gazette in the week of July 20, 2024.  

General Assembly’s Ongoing Efforts to Protect Air Quality

By Senator Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)

Protecting Virginia’s air quality by reducing greenhouse gases has been a priority of mine since I was first elected to the General Assembly in 2009. This year, both the House and the Senate took steps to address this issue.

However, Governor Youngkin exercised his power to veto some of our actions. Does that mean that Virginia will be stymied in reducing greenhouse gases for the next two years?

No. The General Assembly has considerable power to continue to move policy initiatives. Here’s a description of how that played out in the back-and-forth of the 2024 legislative session.