Remembering The Derecho Of June 2012 – 14 Years Later

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Photo Courtesy of Heidi Crandall : The late Steve Crandall of Roseland, VA helps clear a large tree from Route 151 on Friday - June 29, 2012 after a devastating derecho hit Central Virginia on that date 14 years ago.

 

Nelson County, Virginia

Yesterday on June 29th I posted an infrared satellite image of the June 29, 2012 derecho on our Facebook page.  That storm hit much of the Ohio Valley and Mid Atlantic, including Nelson, 14 years ago this month.

Here’s the first post I put up on our website shortly after it hit. 

In yesterday’s Facebook post I asked what people remembered about that night. We got tons, dozens and dozens,  of responses and how everyone remembered when it hit, the miserably hot weather and the days that followed during recovery.

Click on our Facebook image below where it says (see more) to go and read some of the comments. You don’t have to be on Facebook to be able to see it. It’s really interesting, and thank you to everyone that chimed in and told us your stories!

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