Nelson County, VA
Severe thunderstorms that moved into Nelson County from adjoining counties to the south caused widespread wind damage late Monday afternoon. Areas along US 29 from the Amherst / Nelson line were especially hard it.
Numerous trees reported down in Nelson US 29 near St Mary’s Church 29 SB & Nelson High. 29 SN Another on Craigtown Rd blocking entries road. @DurkinWeather @CBS19Weather
— Tommy Stafford (@thstaff) July 22, 2019
Both trees and power lines were down across US 29 in multiple locations. Fire and road crews were working into the evening hours Monday to clear the highway and get it back open to traffic.
At 7:15 PM crews were still working to clear many roads across Northeast Nelson.
There were a lot of trees or tree tops down between Woods Mill and Rt. 6 east. I tried to call it in to dispatch (using the 263-7050 number so I wouldn’t jam up the 911 line). Before I could tell the dispatcher my location, she said, “Yeah, we know all about it.” I said, “Fine.” and hung up. Whoever she was she was very unprofessional. I realize that dispatch was being flooded with calls, but either she had little training or couldn’t handle the pressure. A change needs to be made.