Heavy Rains Fell Tuesday : Much Better Weather Ahead! : 8.25.10

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Yvette Stafford
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Photo By Tommy Stafford : ©2010 www.nelsoncountylife.com : A muddy, rain swollen Stoney Creek rushes under Route 151 Tuesday afternoon after several inches of hard rain. Click to enlarge.
Photo By Tommy Stafford : ©2010 www.nelsoncountylife.com : A muddy, rain swollen Stoney Creek rushes under Route 151 Tuesday afternoon after several inches of hard rain. Click to enlarge.

Nelson County, Virginia
Everyone agreed, we needed the rain, just not all at once! Lots of heavy rain fell on most of Nelson County during the mid-morning hours Tuesday. Flash Flood Warnings were in effect for much of the morning and early afternoon for Nelson County.

Here at NCL in Greenfield we picked up a total of just under 4″ of rain by Tuesday around dark. The official reading was 3.98″

Our NCL station just down the road in Beech Grove at Devils Backbone showed 4.61″ of rain.

And our NCL-TWNF (Nature Foundation) gauge showed 3.59″ inches of rain in the bucket by Tuesday night, but another automated gauge on Devils Knob at a different location near the BRP showed a little over 5″ of rain Tuesday morning!

A screen capture of the radar from Tuesday morning when heavy rains were pounding Nelson and adjoining counties. Click on image to see an animated loop of the rain as it moved through.
A screen capture of the radar from Tuesday morning when heavy rains were pounding Nelson and adjoining counties. Click on image to see an animated loop of the rain as it moved through.
Here's a summary of other locations as reported by The Automated Flood Warning System gauges scattered around the county. Note the Devils Knob reading around 6:15 PM last night. Click to enlarge.
Here's a summary of other locations as reported by The Automated Flood Warning System gauges scattered around the county. Note the Devils Knob reading around 6:15 PM last night. Click to enlarge.

Not to worry, the rainy weather is on its way out and plenty of sunshine is on the way in! We may see a lingering shower early Wednesday, but partly sunny skies will move in later in the day with an isolated shower or two possible as better weather moves in for the complete extended outlook.

Hear more over in Tommy’s Audio Weather by clicking here!

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