Augusta County, VA
In spite of the cold, cold temps and the everlasting snowpack, we had a great weekend with our friends in Augusta County. BRLM was again the media and co-sponsor of the 2015 Mad Anthony Mud Run. Our publisher Yvette Stafford was back running in the race again this year after several in the past.
After the Mad Anthony in Waynesboro, we headed over to Off The Hook Cafe in Stuarts Draft where Terry was cooking up some fantastic food. We were there alongside the great folks from Rock 98.5 FM out of Harrisonburg. Click on our Facebook album above to see some more of the photos and the yummy grub Yvette had fro lunch after the race!
Via NWS: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY is effect for almost all of the Central VA Blue Ridge on Sunday. : Click on the above map to get the absolute latest information for you specific area.
Winter Weather Statement
Statement as of 6:57 PM EST on March 01, 2015
Winter Weather Advisory expired at 7 PM EST this evening…
Precipitation has ended across the area.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1044 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2015
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-PAGE-WARREN-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-
MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-ORANGE-CULPEPER-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-
SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-EASTERN HIGHLAND-NORTHERN VA BLUE RIDGE-
CENTRAL VA BLUE RIDGE-HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-EASTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG…
FRONT ROYAL…CHARLOTTESVILLE…WASHINGTON…CULPEPER…
WARRENTON…MONTEREY…BIG MEADOWS…WINTERGREEN…MOOREFIELD…
PETERSBURG…FRANKLIN
1044 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2015
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING…
* LOCATIONS…PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA…THE
POTOMAC HIGHLANDS AND THE CENTRAL SHENANDOAH VALLEY.
* HAZARD TYPES…SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.
* ACCUMULATIONS…A COATING OF SNOW AND SLEET. ICE ACCUMULATION
AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.
* TIMING…SLEET WILL CHANGE TO ALL FREEZING RAIN BY NOON. THE
MOST ICE ACCRETION FROM FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL END BY THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS…ROADS WILL BE SNOW AND ICE COVERED INTO TONIGHT.
TRAVELLING WILL BE DANGEROUS DURING THIS TIME.
* WINDS…SOUTH AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 TO 20
MPH ALONG THE RIDGES ABOVE 2000 FEET.
* TEMPERATURES…RISING INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 30S THIS
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 30S
TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
Winter Weather Statement
Statement as of 3:12 PM EST on March 01, 2015
…Winter Weather Advisory is cancelled…
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has cancelled the
Winter Weather Advisory.
Temperatures have warmed to or above freezing levels in most
locations. The threat for widespread freezing rain and sleet
has ended. Pockets of light rain and drizzle may be possible
this evening into tonight. Drivers should prepare for slippery
Road and icy spots…and use caution while driving.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1035 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2015
…WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE INTO THIS AFTERNOON…
.HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN WEDGED SOUTH ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES
OF THE APPALACHIANS TODAY HELPING TO MAINTAIN COLD AIR INTO THIS
AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH MOISTURE
FLOWING NORTH FROM THE CAROLINAS TO RESULT IN A WINTRY MIXTURE OF
PRECIPITATION CONTINUING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW…SLEET…AND FREEZING RAIN ARE ALL POSSIBLE
AS THE MOISTURE INTERACTS WITH THE COLDER AIR OVER THE AREA.
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-
ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…DOBSON…DANBURY…EDEN…YANCEYVILLE…
WILKESBORO…YADKINVILLE…ROANOKE…SALEM…FINCASTLE…
LEXINGTON…BUENA VISTA…STUART…ROCKY MOUNT…BEDFORD…
AMHERST…MARTINSVILLE…DANVILLE…LYNCHBURG…APPOMATTOX…
SOUTH BOSTON…KEYSVILLE
1035 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2015
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING…
* LOCATIONS…ALONG AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS.
* HAZARD TYPES…PATCHY FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SLEET ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN ONE INCH.
AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
TOTALS IN STRIPS. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OF ICING WILL OCCUR FROM
THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE INTO THE PIEDMONT SECTIONS
IN VIRGINIA.
* TIMING…INTO THE AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS…UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL.
TREES AND POWERLINES WILL ALSO GET COATED WITH ICE WHICH COULD
LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES.
* WINDS…EAST LESS THAN 10 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30. TEMPERATURES WILL
SLOWLY CLIMB INTO THE LOWER AND MID 30S THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
Join us this Saturday morning in Stuarts Draft at Off The Hook CAFE starting at 11AM both 98.5 Rock and BRL will be hosting a live promo. Pick up March’s BRLM with the latest story on Off The Hook while you sample some great food, and register to win one of two pairs of Sprint Cup (NASCAR) Racing Tickets. Off The Hook will also be selling their famous BBQ Chicken with Kickn’ Sauce!
See you there!
Waynesboro
Augusta County, VA
A battle awaits you at Coyner Springs Park as we pay homage to our City’s namesake, General “Mad” Anthony Wayne, with the 4th Annual Mad Anthony Mud Run. Mad Anthony was known for his tenacity, intensity and character; we hope that you will bring those same attributes as you complete this adventurous, just over 4.5 mile challenge including numerous “battles” that will confront you along the way.
Blue Ridge Life Magazine is again a sponsor this year!
It’s gonna be a Revolution!
Saturday – February 28, 2015…….the battle begins at 9:30 AM
Thanks to Caitlin Oliver for the photo : The very famous pig that’s been up on the sign at Blue Ridge Pig in Nellysford of Nelson County, Virginia took an unfortunate dive to the ground Thursday afternoon – February 26, 2015 after an auto accident along Route 151 in front of the business.
Via NWS: Many areas across the Central Virginia Blue Ridge are under a WINTER STORM WARNING or WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning. Click on the map above for the latest updates for your specific area, as alerts often change and are upgraded.
Winter Weather Statement
Statement as of 10:00 AM EST on February 26, 2015
…Winter Weather Advisory is cancelled…
The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington has
cancelled the Winter Weather Advisory.
Accumulating snow has ended. However…use caution as untreated
roads may still be snow covered and slippery.
WINTER STORM WARNING / WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
355 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015
…WINTER STORM TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY…
.A STORM DEVELOPING OVER THE GULF COAST TODAY WILL SHIFT TO OFF
THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST THURSDAY MORNING. AS MOISTURE MOVES INTO
THE COLD AIR IN PLACE…SNOW WILL THE MAIN WEATHER TYPE. SOME
RAIN WILL BE MIXED IN EARLY THIS EVENING IN THE NORTH CAROLINA
FOOTHILLS…EAST TOWARD SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA…BEFORE CHANGING TO
ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM WILL EXIT BY
LATE THURSDAY MORNING.
BEDFORD-AMHERST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BEDFORD…AMHERST
355 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
EST THURSDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1
PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS…BEDFORD AND AHMERST COUNTIES.
* HAZARD TYPES…SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 4 INCHES.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS…HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES…
* TEMPERATURES…AROUND 30.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OR ANY DAMAGE
CAUSED BY THE SNOW TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT
RNK.SKYWARNKNOCKOFF OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1…8 6 6…2 1 5… 4 3 2
4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION…VISIT US ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
YOU ARE ALSO WELCOME TO POST REPORTS ON OUR OR TWITTER PAGES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT…FOOD…
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
355 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015
…WINTER STORM TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY…
.A STORM DEVELOPING OVER THE GULF COAST TODAY WILL SHIFT TO OFF
THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST THURSDAY MORNING. AS MOISTURE MOVES INTO
THE COLD AIR IN PLACE…SNOW WILL THE MAIN WEATHER TYPE. SOME
RAIN WILL BE MIXED IN EARLY THIS EVENING IN THE NORTH CAROLINA
FOOTHILLS…EAST TOWARD SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA…BEFORE CHANGING TO
ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM WILL EXIT BY
LATE THURSDAY MORNING.
ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-FRANKLIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-
APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…EDEN…YANCEYVILLE…ROCKY MOUNT…
MARTINSVILLE…DANVILLE…LYNCHBURG…APPOMATTOX…SOUTH BOSTON…
KEYSVILLE
355 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY…
* LOCATIONS…NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
PIEDMONT
* HAZARD TYPES…SNOW…HEAVY AT TIMES.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES…ISOLATED 6
INCH TOTALS.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY
THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS…TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS SNOW INCREASES
TONIGHT.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER 30S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT…FOOD…
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OR ANY DAMAGE
CAUSED BY THE SNOW TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT
RNK.SKYWARNKNOCKOFF OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1…8 6 6…2 1 5… 4 3 2
4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION…VISIT US ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
YOU ARE ALSO WELCOME TO POST REPORTS ON OUR OR TWITTER PAGES.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
512 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015
AUGUSTA-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-CENTRAL VA BLUE RIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…
CHARLOTTESVILLE…WINTERGREEN
512 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON EST THURSDAY…
* LOCATIONS…PORTIONS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
* HAZARD TYPES…SNOW.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…2 TO 4 INCHES.
* TIMING…DEVELOPING LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO LATE
THURSDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW MIDNIGHT UNTIL 7 AM.
* IMPACTS…ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY FOR THE
MORNING COMMUTE.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
Thanks to Stuart Smith of Roseland for the photo from this weekend’s snowstorm : Zach Rorrer, Zach Folsom, Xavi Mateu, Ben Smith, Kaleigh Smith and dog Tucker all huddle inside an igloo in Roseland. They made it this past Saturday evening – February 21, 2015 after a large snowfall ranging between 10-14 inches fell across Nelson County.
For the second time in less than a week, a round of heavy snow hit the Central Virginia Blue Ridge area. In spite of the NWS in Baltimore / DC office only issuing a Winter Weather Advisory for the area, severe travel problems and dozens and dozens of accidents were reported by early afternoon. Heavy snow continued to fall as of 1:40 PM Saturday.
Faber
Nelson County, Virginia
You knew it was bound to happen. With all of the below freezing and subzero temps experienced here in the Blue Ridge, plumbers have been in high demand. “15 voicemails just this morning,” Jon Goff told us. His dad Jeff has been a plumber here in the Blue Ridge for years and even for them the calls are huge. (Many may know Jon from our February issue cover, he’s the writer photographer for that edition)
Just some of the gear Jeff Goff loads his truck down with the help in thawing pipes across the area.Jeff Goff and his son Jon have spent the better part of the past several days just un-thawing pipes under houses. Above a propane heater is used to bring the temperature under a house above freezing.
Jon says one of the most important things to remember during the extreme cold is to leave your faucet dripping so the water can’t freeze, along with insulating your pipes.
Temps easily went below 0° overnight Thursday into Friday morning across the Blue Ridge. Our BRL-Trager Brothers weather station at RVCC in Nelson County went to -8.2° overnight for a low and on the mountain a sister station to our Nature Foundation station (down due to unit failure) show -10 as theo vernight low there. Many records will be shattered with this round of cold.
Nelson County, Virginia
The coldest weather of the 2014-2015 winter season arrived Thursday night into Friday morning across the Central Virginia Blue Ridge. Overnight temps at our BRL-Trager Brothers Weather Station at The Rockfish Valley Community Center dropped to -8° by early Friday morning. On the mountain at Wintergreen the temps reached an overnight low of -10° around the 3500′ mark. Many records dating back to 1896 were broken. The normal high for this time of the year in February is 50° and the normal overnight low is 28°.
Map display courtesy of Wundergroud.com : Even after sunrise Friday morning, most temps in the immediate area were still well below zero. The screen grab was taken around 8:15 Friday morning – February 20, 2015
To add insult to injury, more winter weather is on the way with another round of snow, sleet, then freezing rain to hit starting Saturday morning.
