Fires have been popping up all throughout Southwest Virginia and a big reason is weather.

Crews are on the scene of a large brush fire in the Thaxton area of Bedford County.

National Weather Service in Blacksburg says damage was caused by very strong straight-line wind gusts Saturday

VDOT spent Monday cutting down trees that had fallen over the weekend because of storms.

BEDFORD, Va. - After scattered storms on Saturday afternoon, strong gusts of wind knocked over tree onto a family's home in Thaxton. No one was injured, but the home was crushed under the fallen tree. The American Red Cross Association was on the scene ready to help the family. Just last Friday, the family's father died from a stroke. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.