Severe Thunderstorms Move Across Area On 4th of July Afternoon

July 5, 2026

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Elaine Folsom tree down adail near 151 — Photo By Elaine Folsom : This large tree on Adail Road not too far from Route 151 was just one of a few taken down by storms late Saturday afternoon / evening. July 4, 2026

Nelson County, Virginia

Mother Nature had some fireworks of her own Saturday afternoon as a round of severe thunderstorms moved through. The hardest hit areas in Nelson appeared to be generally from Brents Gap northward toward Nellysford and points east. Trees were down on Adail Road and some along Route 151 as well.

Photo By Elaine Folsom : This large tree on Adail Road, not too far from Route 151, was just one of a few taken down by storms late Saturday afternoon / evening. July 4, 2026

Photo By Amelia Lilledahl : Amelia holds a handful of marble to grape sized hail that fell in Nellysford Saturday afternoon / evening in Nellysford. July 4, 2026

Lots more storm reports and photos can be found in the discussion from our BRL Facebook Post below as it was happening on the 4th of July. (you can also click on the radar image below to go to that post)

While areas like Arrington picked up a very respectable 2″ of rain, places like Roseland saw less that 1/10th of an inch of rainfall.

Photo by Tom Holliday : Tom’s photo tells the story. He was one of the lucky spots that picked up 2″ of rain during Saturday afternoon’s storms. July 4, 2026

There’s another chance for some strong to severe storms this afternoon. But, temperatures will be slightly cooler than the last three to four days.

Tommy

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