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Photo Courtesy Of Hill Top Berry Farm: Hail the size of dimes and marbles fell over at Hill Top Berry Farm & Winery just outside of Nellysford.

Strong Storms Move Through Nelson – Small Hail

[ 0 ] June 17, 2011

ShareNelson County, Virginia Around 3PM Friday afternoon some very intense thunderstorms moved across Nelson. It was just one of several severe thunderstorms that affected people in Central Virginia. Numerous reports of hail came in across Nelson with a more severe report in neighboring Scottsville where hail broke out some windows. Look for scattered thunderstorms to [...]

Photos By Paul Purpura : ©2011 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Storms in the wee early morning house Wednesday (5.18.11) caused this tree to fall on Charlie Duncan's home in Stoney Creek.

Ouch! Storms Cause Tree To Fall On House

[ 0 ] May 18, 2011

ShareStoney Creek / Nellysford Nelson County, Virginia We all know about the rain for the past several days, no doubt! But Charlie Duncan in Stoney Creek found out how saturated the ground was thanks to an early morning storm that blew an oak tree right onto his house. Charlie tells NCL’s Mountain Photographer, Paul Purpura, [...]

Photo By Tommy Stafford : ©2011 www.nelsoncountylife.com : One day after major flooding hit Nelson County, some roads remain closed due to damage from the heavy rains. This is the west end of Glenthorne Loop behind Spruce Creek Gallery south of Nellysford.

The Day After Floods Hit Nelson County

[ 0 ] April 17, 2011

ShareNelson County, Virginia One day after 5 to 7 inches of rain poured off of the mountains in Western Nelson County, some roads either remain closed or damaged from intense flooding that hit Saturday afternoon. Nelson County Life followed the story minute by minute in pictures as it unfolded in this original breaking post. Tommy [...]

Photo By Tommy Stafford : ©2010 www.nelsoncountylife.com : The final day of summer was not kind to the farmers market tent in Nellysford. A strong thunderstorm ripped up the northern portion of the tent near the entrance to Stoney Creek. Click to enlarge.

Storm Damages Farmers Market Tent In Nellysford : 9.23.10

[ 4 ] September 23, 2010

ShareNellysford Nelson County, Virginia The final day of summer didn’t leave without putting up a big fight! Isolated severe thunderstorms moved through the area late Wednesday afternoon. Our NCL Devils Backbone Weather Station @ 664 & 151 recorded a 46 MPH wind gust as the storms moved through. That rain gauge picked up just over [...]

Photos By Ray Uttaro : ©2009 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Crews worked to clear VA Route 56 Thursday morning after a tree fell across the road setting off a sequence of events that caused a fatlal accident. Click any photo to enlarge.

Man Loses Life On Nelson Route 56 In Storm Related Sequence Of Events : 11.12.09

[ 0 ] November 12, 2009

SharePiney River Nelson County, Virginia An Amherst County man lost his life early Thursday morning in a sequence of events that initially started out because of the recent heavy rains and wind in the Nelson area. According Virginia State Trooper, AT Covey, Al Fleming, was driving his Ford pickup east on Route 56 in Piney [...]