February 5, 2012
ShareWintergreen Resort Nelson County, Virginia Those of us living here in Nelson County know what a beautiful place it is. But mother nature left a very unexpected treat Sunday morning when these unique ice crystals formed on some of the plants up in the mountains near Wintergreen Resort and the Blue Ridge Parkway. NCL Mountain [...]
January 22, 2012
ShareWinter Weather Statement Statement as of 8:58 AM EST on January 23, 2012 …Freezing Rain Advisory is cancelled… The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington has cancelled the Freezing Rain Advisory. Temperatures will continue to rise through the mid and upper 30s late this morning. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY [...]
January 21, 2012
ShareNelson County, Virginia As we talked about Friday night, a mixed bag of winter weather began moving through Nelson County during the evening hours. Though it was not a major ice storm by any standards, people awoke Saturday morning to ice encased trees, decks, power lines and more. Tweet This Post
January 20, 2012
ShareNelson County, Virginia By mid-evening Friday wintry weather was starting to create some travel problems across parts of Nelson County. Just before 10PM wrecks were being reported on Route 664 in Beech Grove as well as other accidents along Route 29 in Eastern and Central Nelson County. A Winter Weather Advisory expired at 1PM Saturday. [...]
January 20, 2012
ShareWinter Weather Advisory Statement as of 12:50 PM EST on January 21, 2012 Winter Weather Advisory will expire at 1 PM EST this afternoon… The Winter Weather Advisory will be allowed to expire at 1 PM. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE [...]
February 23, 2011
ShareNelson County, Virginia For the second day on a row, promises of abundant sunshine hadn’t materialized by mid-afternoon Wednesday. Instead, thick cloud cover continued shrouding Nelson County keeping temps in the mid 40′s in the valley and 30° at Wintergreen. Though the ice in the valley has melted, up above trees were still covered. By [...]
February 22, 2011
ShareNelson County, Virginia Promises of some sunshine never happened across Nelson County Tuesday. Instead low hanging clouds with periods of light snow and ice were the order of the day. Not enough to cancel schools, but pretty to look at. On the mountain at Wintergreen is where the brunt of the icing occurred as shown [...]
January 18, 2011
ShareNelson County, Virginia Light freezing rain and sleet moved into Nelson overnight Monday into early Tuesday morning leaving a coating of ice on just about everything in site. Up at Wintergreen roads became very hazardous late Monday night as freezing rain began sticking earlier there due to the colder temps. Fortunately the next couple of [...]
January 17, 2011
ShareWinter Weather Statement Statement as of 6:10 AM EST on January 18, 2011 …Winter Weather Advisory is canceled… The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington has canceled the Winter Weather Advisory. Precipitation has ended across the area. However…roadways may still be slick from the overnight wintry mix…especially any untreated surface or lesser traveled back roads. [...]
January 11, 2011
ShareNelson County, Virginia It waited until just about dark, but some light snow began falling across Nelson County and much of Central Virginia Tuesday evening. Predictions of snow starting earlier didn’t happen as two different areas of precipitation either fell apart before arriving or missed Nelson altogether. Light freezing drizzle also added to hazardous driving [...]