Benjamin Beddoes
Weekend Meteorologist/Reporter
Harrisonburg, VA
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Benjamin is from Chesterfield, Virginia, just outside of Richmond. Benjamin got his bachelor's degree in meteorology at Virginia Tech in 2019. Immediately after graduating, Benjamin went to work at WHIZ-TV in the town of Zanesville, Ohio. Benjamin decided to return to his home state and started working at WHSV in January 2020.
Benjamin is an avid sports fan and loves his Hokies and DC sports teams. If Benjamin wasn't a meteorologist, he would want to be a play-by-play announcer for sports. A fun fact about Benjamin is that his parents bought NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin's home coincidentally.
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During the night of January 25th, 2021, a deadly tornado struck the city of Fultondale, Alabama, north of Birmingham.
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Tropical Storm Elsa has created problems as it moves up the East Coast, including spawning tornadoes and causing flooding for the Carolinas and Florida.
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Wednesday afternoon, several storms passed through the area and brought trees down for some and flash flooding for others.
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Here's this week's version of "What's up in the sky?"
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You may be wondering why some areas far north in the US have seen temperatures hotter than where we live. It all has to do with continentality.
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A record breaking heat wave across the Pacific Northwest has caused several deaths and hundreds of hospitalizations.
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We are now one month into the 2021 hurricane season and so far it is matching the record 2020 hurricane season.
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Zion National Park in Utah is open with modified operations after flash floods and mudslides wiped out roads.
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Here's this week's version of "What's up in the sky?"
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Here's this week's version of "What's up in the sky?"
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On August 8th of 2020, the unthinkable happened in the city of Staunton.
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A moderate drought was put to an end as several rounds of rain over the past week fell in our area.
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Here's this week's version of "What's up in the sky?"
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Some of our area has stayed under moderate drought conditions as we are coming off the driest spring in 15 years.
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Here's this week's version of "What's up in the sky?"
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A dry spring put parts of our area in a moderate drought as the area recorded it's driest spring since 2006.
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Here's this week's version of "What's up in the sky?"
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Summer time is basically here and with that comes thunderstorms. There are a few types of clouds that stand out with a storm but which ones should I be concerned about?
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Here's this week's version of "What's up in the sky?"
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The 2020 hurricane season is one that will go down in the history books and many on the Gulf Coast will never forget it. Eight storms made landfall on the Gulf Coast; five hurricanes and three tropical storms.
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At least four storm related deaths are being investigated after southern Louisiana was hit with nearly-record rain Monday this week. Texas also being impacted too.
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Here's this week's version of "What's up in the sky?"
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Here's this week's version of "What's up in the sky?"
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It’s about that time for a rare event that only happens every 17 years. The entire Shenandoah Valley could soon expect to see or hear cicadas.
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Saturday night, the Eastern United States will be able to view a quick light show from a rocket launch on Wallops Island.
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On April 28th in the area of Hondo, Texas (just west of San Antonio), gargantuan size hail fell.
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Since Sunday, severe weather has caused chaos across the Southeast and Midwest. Tornadoes have been touching down including some not far from our viewing area.
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While our area is enjoying summer-like temperatures, other places in the country are seeing severe weather with these warm temperatures.
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August 10th, 2020 was not just another severe storm rolling through the Iowa countryside.
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While the official summer months are about a month and a half away, many people head to the beach when temperatures get warmer. Rip current are always a factor every year and can be fatal if you get caught up in one.
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With tastes of warm weather, it’s always tempting to start gardening or growing plants outside of your home. However, spring can bring anything to the area and it’s important to know when it’s likely safe to start on those type of projects.
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Severe storms and heavy rain have been causing all sorts of problems on and off the coast of Louisiana including the frantic search for people missing from a capsized commercial boat.
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Despite the fact that temperatures are starting to rise, that doesn’t matter for sun exposure. Sunscreen can be just as important in April as August. Here’s why.
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Temperatures are rising as we inch closer to summer. This means we are entering spring allergy season. Here are some things you may not know when it comes to combating spring allergies.
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North Dakota is now under a state of wildfire emergency over a fire that forced an entire town to evacuate.
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April is starting on a cold and wintry note for some with snow in the northeast and the Deep South under freeze warnings.
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A very tough day and night in the Deep South Thursday afternoon into Friday morning. Long-tracked supercells spawned deadly tornadoes across five states.
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Check out this storm damage from Bertram, Texas Monday night which is near Austin.
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Lightning is still something we are trying to study and learn about. It’s difficult to study because you don’t know exactly where it will strike, it’s only for an instant and lightning is extremely dangerous.
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Tornadoes are not as common here as many other places but they do happen. So how can you better prepare if you’re ever in the path?