Snow fell across the area on Sunday morning quickly covering the ground and roadways. However, by early afternoon temperatures had risen just enough to to turn everything to a slushy mess. Above a shot from our BRL-SkiBarn webcam Sunday afternoon – February 4, 2018 Click on the image above to see the most recent image from our webcam.
Central Virginia Blue Ridge
For a few hours folks living in the Blue Ridge got to see a pretty nice snowfall Sunday morning.
Photo by BRL Mountain Photographer Paul Purpura : Up top at Wintergreen Resort it was perfect. Mother nature added some snow to what crews at the resort had already made, Sunday – February 4, 2018
Above what Route 151 nearing Brent’s Gap looked like around 10:15 Sunday morning – February 4, 2018.
Photo courtesy of Mandi Smack : Several accidents happened across the area as the snow began. This was one of them on Route 151 near Sunrise Drive. The driver of this truck lost control and flipped on its side. Sunday – February 4, 2018.
As the snow turned to rain widespread rain settled in. By mid afternoon Sunday our BRL-Maple Brook Farm station had already picked up about .60″ of rain with plenty still falling.
The rain will end early evening but gusty colder winds will follow. MOnday will be sunny but bluster with temps only in the mid and upper 30s with gusty northerly winds. Milder with more rain by midweek.
Click on the image above for the absolute latest updates from NWS.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
230 AM EST Sun Feb 4 2018
Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah-Page-Nelson-Albemarle-Greene-
Madison-Orange-Spotsylvania-Western Highland-Eastern Highland-
Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Hardy-
Western Grant-Eastern Grant-Western Mineral-Western Pendleton-
Eastern Pendleton-
230 AM EST Sun Feb 4 2018
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS
MORNING TO 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON…
* WHAT…A wintry mix of snow…sleet and freezing rain expected.
Total snow and sleet accumulations of one-half inch or less are
expected, except locally 1 to 3 inches in the higher mountains.
Ice accumulation from freezing rain less than one-tenth of an
inch.
* WHERE…Central Virginia and adjacent eastern West Virginia
including the Appalachians.
* WHEN…From 7 AM this morning to 4 PM EST this afternoon.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…The ice will result in difficult travel
conditions. Be prepared for reduced visibilities at times.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow, sleet or
freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for
slippery roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while
driving. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling
from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE…UPDATED
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Sun Feb 4 2018
…Wintry precipitation today…
.A complex low pressure system will pass through the area from
the west today. Widespread wintry precipitation in the form of
snow, sleet and freezing rain will occur before transitioning to
mostly rain during this afternoon. A few inches of snow can be
expected in spots along with some icing especially along the
eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge.
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Including the cities of Fincastle, Lexington, Buena Vista,
Bedford, and Amherst
701 AM EST Sun Feb 4 2018
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON…
* WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations
around two inches with ice accumulations around one tenth of
an inch.
* WHERE…Botetourt, Rockbridge, Bedford and Amherst Counties.
* WHEN…From 6 AM this morning to 4 PM this afternoon.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Plan on slippery road conditions. Be
prepared for reduced visibilities at times.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow, sleet or
freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for
slippery roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while
driving. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling
from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE…UPDATED
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Sun Feb 4 2018
…Wintry precipitation today…
.A complex low pressure system will pass through the area from
the west today. Widespread wintry precipitation in the form of
snow, sleet and freezing rain will occur before transitioning to
mostly rain during this afternoon. A few inches of snow can be
expected in spots along with some icing especially along the
eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge.
Including the cities of Lynchburg, Appomattox, and Keysville
701 AM EST Sun Feb 4 2018
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TODAY…
* WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Snow and sleet accumulation
around an inch with ice accumulations of one tenth of an inch
or less.
* WHERE…Campbell, Appomattox, Buckingham and Charlotte
Counties.
* WHEN…From 6 AM to noon today.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Plan on slippery road conditions. Be
prepared for reduced visibilities at times.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow, sleet or
freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for
slippery roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while
driving. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling
from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
STAUNTON – (5:15 p.m.) All lanes have reopened on Interstate 81 near exit 245 in Harrisonburg. Shortly before 2 p.m. a tractor trailer crash had closed all southbound lanes and northbound lanes.
Via VDOT Staunton:
(2:45 p.m.) A tractor trailer crash has closed all Interstate 81 southbound lanes and one northbound lane in the vicinity of exit 245 in Harrisonburg. Traffic is using exit 245 to cross over Port Republic Road and rejoin I-81. No estimate for reopening has been provided by the Virginia Department of Transportation Staunton Traffic Operations Center.
Wrecker is on-scene.
Traffic alerts and traveler information can be obtained by dialing 511. Traffic alerts and traveler information also are available at http://www.511Virginia.org.
The VDOT Customer Service Center can assist with reporting road hazards, asking transportation questions, or getting information related to Virginia’s roads. Call 800-FOR- ROAD (800-367-7623) or use its mobile friendly website at https://my.vdot.virginia.gov/. Agents are available 24 hours-a-day, seven days a week.
The Staunton District Twitter feed is at @VaDOTStaunton. VDOT can be followed on Facebook, Flickr, Twitter and YouTube. RSS feeds are also available for statewide information. The VDOT Web page is located at http://www.VirginiaDOT.org.
The VDOT Staunton District serves Frederick, Shenandoah, Clarke, Warren, Page, Rockingham, Augusta, Highland, Rockbridge, Alleghany and Bath counties.
File photo : Commonwealth Attorney Daniel Rutherford
Lovingston
Nelson County, Virginia
Press release verbatim received Thursday afternoon – Feb 1, 2018:
Thursday evening Daniel Rutherford, Commonwealth’s Attorney for Nelson County, announced that on January 30, 2018, a jury in Nelson County convicted Allen Thompson, age 63, from Faber, of possession of cocaine and possession of oxycodone. The jury recommended a total of 11 years incarceration for both charges.
The charges arose out of an incident that occurred during the winter of 2017 when deputies arrived at Thompson’s residence. Allen Thompson was sitting in a passenger seat of a vehicle and had a baggie of cocaine under his seat as well as oxycodone. At the residence, numerous drug paraphernalia and cocaine were found in a shed next to the residence.
Possession of a Schedule I or II controlled substance carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.
The jury deliberated for three hours before returning guilty verdicts. After further deliberation on sentencing, including evidence of the defendant’s previous convictions related to drug offenses, the jury recommended a sentence of six years for the possession of cocaine and five years for the possession of oxycodone.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Daniel Rutherford and Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Erik Laub prosecuted the case. Allen Thompson was represented by Samantha Freed and Daniel Zijerdi from Charlottesville, Virginia.
Formal sentencing is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on April 9, 2018 in the Nelson County Circuit Court.
“I appreciate the individuals who served on the jury, they are the best voice of justice for the community. Their service is the bedrock of our judicial system.” – Daniel Rutherford, Nelson County Commonwealth’s Attorney.
The NTSB investigation continued Thursday afternoon, after yesterday’s fatal wreck of a GOP-chartered Amtrak train and a trash truck. A wrecker was on the scene waiting to haul off the truck and the trailer. The crossing at Lanetown remained closed as of early afternoon Thursday.
No word yet on when it will reopen so motorists should expect a detour.
A GoFundMe account for the family of the person killed in the accident has been setup here.
Today we were contacted by residents living in the Bryant area of a Nelson County about some suspicious activity that’s taken place over the past day or so. This may be someone trying to check houses to see if anyone is home and if not, burglarize the property. So far no actual break-ins are known of.
“Yesterday morning about 5:20 AM someone knocked on the door. My husband already left for work and the house was dark. I turned on lights and someone else in the house went down. He went all around the house, but saw no one,” one resident said.
A week or so earlier another neighbor in the vicinity reported they believe someone was in their house before they returned home. Their front doors, which bolt, were open along with the stormdoors which they keep locked.
The Nelson Sheriff’s Office was contacted and have stepped up patrols in the area. But anyone living in the Roseland / Bryant areas may want to keep an extra watch and let your neighbors know.
Photo via our media partners at CBS-19 News in Charlottesville. The scene of a fatal truck / train crash just west of Crozet, Virginia – Wednesday afternoon – January 31, 2018.
We have information from our media partners at CBS-19 and independent confirmation of a train crash near Crozet
“According to police, the crash occurred near Marymart Farm Road and Lanetown Road, west of Crozet.”
We’ve been told a command post has been set at Mint Springs Park. Engine partially derailed but upright. Minor injuries on train. Amtrak passenger train.
If you enjoy a crisp rosé, you may like Bold Rock Hard Cider’s latest seasonal offering.
It’s official shelf splash is February 5, but Chief Cidermaker Ian Niblock gave us a sneak sip of the fruit-forward beverage. Released at the Cidery’s Nellysford Barrel Barn — an intimate cider lab-of-sorts — Ian says the Bold Rock Rosé stands to be a palette pleaser.
“Taking inspiration from wine has afforded us a lot of flexibility in the craft cider world, and with Rosé we’ve created a versatile cider that will please both our core enthusiasts and those that enjoy light, refreshing style of wine,” he said.
The Rosé was paired with a sampling of Bold Rock’s rebooted menu masterminded by Chef T. Pork lovers take note: the pulled pork on flatbread is a winner.
File photo Daniel Rutherford : Commonwealth Attorney – Nelson County, Virginia.
Lovingston
Nelson County, Virginia
This is the verbatim release received from the Nelson CA’s office:
On November 22, 2016, I was sworn in as the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Nelson County. It is important to let the citizens of Nelson County know the accomplishments of the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Nelson County. Over the next few weeks I will be providing a review of the accomplishments by my office for the last year. Last week’s review was on the accomplishments of prosecuting drug dealers. This review will be on the increased case load overall my office handles in the Nelson County Circuit Court.
I have made it a priority to work alongside all those in the law enforcement community to ensure that they have the legal support needed to investigate crimes within Nelson County. Our efforts have led to a vast increase in charges secured and a successful prosecution of such charges. The felonies charged and prosecuted during my first year in office represents the largest number for any 12-month period for the Nelson County Commonwealth’s Attorney Office.
From December 2016 through November 2017, which represents the first 12 months I was in office, the following are the numbers handled in the Nelson County Circuit Court:
• 516 felonies charges filed.
• 316 felony charges prosecuted, the remaining charges are pending trial.
From December 2015 through November 2016, prior to when I took office, the following are the numbers handled in the Nelson County Circuit Court:
• 239 felony charges filed.
• 168 felony charges were prosecuted, with the remaining were pending trial.
The ability to successfully prosecute the substantial increase in criminal felony trials my office has handled is because of the exceptional work of my Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Erik Laub, my legal assistants Debbie Giles and Dana Campbell, and my Victim Witness Advocate, Beth Cunningham. I am forever grateful for the dedication they have to the endeavor to seek justice and to keep Nelson County safe.
Daniel Rutherford
Commonwealth’s Attorney
Nelson County
