The storm is expected to become a Category 4 storm that will churn it up seaboard and is expected to impact the Mid-Atlantic coast late Saturday into Sunday morning, bringing high winds to heavy rains to the coast.
For the Potomac Communities, well, the storm’s forecasted effects on us aren’t as clear.
The East Coast was rocked again overnight by an earthquake from Virginia.
The 4.5 magnitude quake was once again centered near where Tuesday’s large 5.8 quake originated in Mineral, Va., just 32 miles southwest of Fredericksburg, according to the USGS.
Update:
Germanna Community College announced Thursday the college will return to class Tuesday, Sept. 6, following the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked the East Coast on Tuesday.
Nursing and dental hygiene students will resume classes Friday, Aug. 30, according to college spokeswoman Barbara Taylor.
By Del. Richard Anderson
The Virginia – North Carolina High-Speed Rail Compact last met in Richmond on Jan. 7, and meet again on Sept. 19 in Raleigh. We meet every six months and alternate between the two state capitol buildings.
Woodbridge, Va. — Prince William officials plan to honor the 22 residents from the county who died on Sept. 11, 2001.
Nineteen of them were killed in a terrorist attack the Pentagon in Arlington and three at the World Trade Center in New York City.
Dumfries, Va. — Jeff Frederick was one of the winners in the Republican Primary Election on Tuesday, beating his opponent Tito Munoz.
Frederick celebrated his win and eventual Republican nomination to run for the 36th District Virginia Senate seat in November. He will face Democratic incumbent Toddy Puller who was first served in the in the Virginia House of Delegates in 1992 and later to the Virginia later in the Virginia Senate since 2000.
By KJ Mushung
Triangle, Va. — The unexpected 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Mineral, Va., on Aug. 23 led to numerous evacuations across the Potomac Communities and beyond.
Update 1o p.m.
Eric Olsen defeats challenger Jason Pelt with 63 percent of the vote in the Republican Primary Election. Olsen will go onto run this fall for Commonwealth Attorney and will most likely be uncontested.
Update 9 p.m.
The U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed a 4.2 aftershock centered near Mineral, Va. at 8:05 p.m.
