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Photo By Jahn McKeithen : ©2009 NCL Magazine : Icicles in the mountains of Nelson County, Virginia.

Slow Thaw Then Much Colder By Sunday

[ 0 ] January 22, 2009

ShareNelson County, Virginia The huge icicles like those above from water dripping out of the rocks here in Nelson County, Virginia should have a chance to melt a tad over the next 2-3 days as warmer air works into the area. Temperatures today wil warm into the upper 40′s for afternoon highs today in the [...]

Photos By Paul Purpura : ©2009 NCL Magazine : Ice forms on Paul's vehicle Tuesday at Wintergreen on the mountain

Ice on The Mountain, Rain in The Valley

[ 0 ] January 6, 2009

ShareWintergreen – Nelson County, Virginia It’s been rain for most of the afternoon down in the valley, but some folks have been seeing ice up on the mountains. Our Paul Purpura grabbed a few shots of the ice forming on his car as well as some of the trees and plants up there above 2000 [...]

Winter Weather Advisory Issued By The NWS That Begins at Midnight

Winter Weather Advisory Continues Until 11PM Tonight : Updated 10:30 AM

[ 0 ] January 5, 2009

ShareNelson County, Virginia The NWS has been changing up the various watches or advisories for the past 24 hours due to continual changes in the atmospheric conditions as approaching winter storm heads toward Central Virginia. As of Tuesday morning, a Winter Weather Advisory continues. Freezing Rain Advisories are in effect just to our south as [...]

Winter Storm Watch Area Highlighted in Blue. The Watch Begins Tuesday Morning Into Wednesday. Via NWS.

Winter Storm Watch Begins Tuesday Morning – CANCELED At 3PM EST BY NWS

[ 0 ] January 5, 2009

ShareUpdated 3PM EST 1.5.09 : CANCELED BY NWS WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: …Winter Storm Watch is cancelled… The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has cancelled the Winter Storm Watch. Temperatures are expected to be close to…but above freezing when rain reaches the area after midnight and persisting through the day Tuesday. While a mix [...]

Red Flag Warning Issed For Many Central Virginia Counties Until 6 PM EST 12.31.08

Red Flag Fire Warning Issued Till 6PM EST 12.31.08 – CANCELED

[ 0 ] December 31, 2008

ShareNelson County, Virginia As we have been telling you much of the morning, high winds have been creating all kinds of problems across Nelson and Central Virginia. The NWS has now issued a Red Flag Warning for Nelson and other areas as well. This means conditions are ripe for forest and brush fires. Always look [...]

Photo By Brian Dickert : Icy First Day of Winter 2008 Along The Blue Ridge Parkway : Nelson County, Virginia

Icy Start For The First Day Of Winter In The Mountains

[ 0 ] December 21, 2008

ShareBlue Ridge Parkway – Nelson County, Virginia The first day of Winter in Nelson County started off as an icy one if you traveled out of the valley and above 2000 feet. Thanks to Brina Dickert for sharing this photo with us of the beautiful ice up in the trees at Rockfish Gap. The icy [...]

The NWS Winter Weather Advisory area highlighted in darker blue, as of Tuesday morning. Click for larger.

Winter Weather Advisory In Effect For Counties West of Nelson – EXPIRED

[ 0 ] December 16, 2008

ShareUpdated 11:30 AM EST 12.16.08 Winter Weather Advisory now in effect for mentioned areas till 11 AM Wednesday. URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 927 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 VAZ025>027-029-030-162230- /O.EXT.KLWX.WW.Y.0019.081216T1413Z-081217T1600Z/ AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-PAGE-WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG… FRONT ROYAL 927 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY [...]

Photography By Tommy Stafford :  Route 56 just east of Montebello, Virginia

Fall Colors At Peak in Nelson County & Central Virginia

[ 1 ] November 5, 2008

ShareIf you are a leaf lover, you better get your looking done within the next few days. In Nelson County, and Central Virginia, peak season is pretty much here. From now on the leaves are falling fast. According to The Virginia Department of Forestry, the peak season for Central Virginia Fall colors is from October [...]

Freezing temperatures are possible this weekend especially in the mountains of Nelson and adjoining counties. Map courtesy of NOAA

Freezing Temps Possible This Weekend

[ 0 ] October 17, 2008

ShareCold air will settle into the area over the weekend, and after variably cloudy, becoming partly sunny skies, on Saturday, skies will totally clear Saturday night. With calm winds temperatures will plummet to near 30 degrees in the mountains at places like Wintergreen by Sunday morning. Some patchy frost is also possible in the mountains [...]

Photos Submitted By Catherine Lively : Stoney Creek Auto Of Nellysford Lifts A Stolen Truck From Raven's Roost Saturday Afternoon

Ravens Roost Proves To Be Steep Recovery For Stolen Truck

[ 0 ] October 4, 2008

ShareFaithful NCL web reader, Catherine Lively, of Nelson County sent these pics to us Saturday night. Someone apparently ditched a stolen truck off the edge of Raven’s Roost along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Catherine happened to be there when the folks from Stoney Creek Auto out of Nellysford, Virginia were pulling it up the side [...]

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