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Nelson County Life Magazine ©2008
Hurricane Camille Historic Marker Dedication
Near Nellysford, Virginia
Connie Brennan, Central District Supervisor, (left) loosens the straps from a cover on Nelson’s newest historic marker remembering August 20, 1969, the date when a catastrophic category 5 hurricane hit the county killing dozens. Ann Andres, from The Virginia Department of Historic Resources, right, helps take the cover off. Just behind the shroud is John Redick, president of the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation.
Today’s weather and is brought to you exclusively by:
-Cantaloupes $1 this week.
-The first of the Silver KING corn. $5 per dozen 6 for $2.50 otherwise .50 cents each.
Bi-color corn also available.
-Fall Mums (is it fall already?!?!?!) come get some color!
-Broccoli & Cabbage starts for your fall garden.
-Delfosse Wine Tasting August 21st 5-8pm
-Scheduling Hay Rides & Pumpkin Picking Day Trips for school and daycare groups.
Homestead Creamery milk available in the farm market at a.m. Fog. This is the real thing in those familiar glass bottles. It gets delivered fresh every Wednesday!
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Rainfall totals as of 11:59 PM EDT Tuesday night:
–TUESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine in the Rockfish Valley : 94°/59° – RAIN : 0.00″ – YTD: 17.01″
–TUESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-TWNF on Devil’s Knob @ Wintergreen Mountain : 83°/60° – RAIN 0.00″ – YTD: 24.62″
–TUESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Hatcreek Farm on Horseshoe Mountain @ Roseland, VA : 92°/56°– RAIN : 0.00″ – YTD: 24.83″
–TUESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Tiger Fuel @ Lovingston, VA : 93°/60° – RAIN : 0.00″ – YTD: 22.29″
–TUESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Delfosse Winery & Vineyard @ Faber, VA : N/A°/N/A° – RAIN : 0.00″ – YTD: 17.93″
It was 39 years ago today that Nelson County was hit by devastating Hurricane Camille. Over a hundred people lost their lives statewide, dozens here in Nelson, in the category 5 hurricane that forever changed Nelson County. Yesterday, Peter Agelasto and others unveiled a historic marker just off Route 151 South of Spruce Creek on the banks of the Rockfish River near Elk Hill. (see accompanying story in current August issue of NCL page 41) It was at that very spot near the Rockfish River Bridge that Ed Ewing and his wife were killed in the raging flood waters coming down from the mountains. The marker is in addition to others in the county memorializing the event.
We certainly won’t see anything like Camille in our area today, and it still looks like Fay is not going to affect our weather. The present thinking is high pressure will keep the storm from making into Virginia, rather pushing it to our south and west. We’ll keep you posted if she heads this way.
Look for temperatures to moderate a bit for the rest of the week leaving behind the 90’s we’ve seen for the past two to three days. Chances for rain (excluding Fay if she moved this way) will reappear around Monday.
Eastern U.S. Regional Current Surface Map via wunderground
Looking 12-24 Hours Ahead
Your Nelson County Life custom area forecast including: Elk Hill, Massies Mill, Mendus, Davis Creek and Woods Mill.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny, and milder.
* Highs Valley: 82-85°
*On the mountains: 70-73°
*Winds: NE 10-15 MPH
*OVERNIGHT: Clear & fair. Lows valley: 60-63° : Mountains: 57-60° : Winds: E-5 MPH
THURSDAY: Sunny & warm.
* Highs Valley: 84-87°
*On the mountains: 77-80°
*Winds: E-5 MPH
*OVERNIGHT: Partly cloudy & cool. Lows valley: 58-62° : Mountains: 57-60° : Winds: E-5 MPH becoming L & V
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
FRI: M/S 83/63
SAT: M/S 84/63
SUN: M/S 84/63
MON: P/S Showers 83/63
THU: P/S 79/62
All mountain temperatures in the extended period roughly 10-15 degrees cooler than those listed in the valley for afternoon highs.
Have a great Wednesday!
[…] Of Nellysford Nelson County, Virginia Back in 2008 Peter and Betsy Agelasto of Elk Hill made sure there was a permanent marker put up to remember the dozens of people that died here in Nelson. Hurricane Camille was their fate. […]