Nelson County, Virginia
No one will forget the word derecho after the June 29, 2012 storm hit Nelson and most of Virginia hard. It was one of the most destructive storms to hit the state plunging many people into the dark without power for weeks.
Here’s a link to numerous stories we covered during that time.
This Sunday marks the 13 years anniversary of the event. We were covering it extensively from the very start to the very end when the last home got the lights back on.
Below on our Facebook page we asked you to remember where you were and what you were doing. There’s some great comments in this thread. Click on the see more text below the image, that takes you to our page and that thread.
