Wintergreen Resort
Nelson County, VA
Unofficially Wintergreen Resort got the luxury of starting the 2013-2014 season back in late November about two weeks early. But they were set to officially kick off the season on the weekend of December 14, 2013. They’ll do just that on Saturday with additional terrain opening such as The Highlands and tubing.
Get all of the details here from the resort’s blog.
See you on the slopes!
Blue Ridge Mountains, VA
With Christmas just days away Santa took a break from the North Pole and started making the rounds to let kids know he’ll be back on December 25th! Over the past few days, he’s been seen in several places across the Blue Ridge.
See you in a few days Santa!
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
802 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG…
CHARLOTTESVILLE
802 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON…
…WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW… WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…1 TO 3 INCHES.
* TIMING…ENDING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE
THROUGH 10 AM.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER 30S.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
* IMPACTS…HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM SNOW.
ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE…UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
742 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013
…QUICK SHOT OF WINTER WEATHER THIS MORNING…
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CAROLINAS
THIS MORNING AND OFFSHORE BY AFTERNOON. A QUICK HITTING ROUND OF
PRECIPITATION WILL PASS THROUGH MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH MIDDAY
BEFORE ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. MUCH OF THIS WILL TAKE THE FORM OF
SNOW AFTER STARTING AS RAIN…SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN EARLY THIS
MORNING.
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-
APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…TAZEWELL…MARION…BLAND…
PEARISBURG…CLIFTON FORGE…COVINGTON…HOT SPRINGS…
LEXINGTON…BUENA VISTA…AMHERST…APPOMATTOX…BLUEFIELD…
UNION
742 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON…
* LOCATIONS…SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA…PARTS OF THE MOUNTAIN
EMPIRE AND SOUTHERN ALLEGHANYS REGIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
* HAZARD TYPES…SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES…
WITH UP TO 3 INCHES ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ISOLATED TRACE
AMOUNTS OF ICE.
* TIMING…PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO SNOW AFTER
SUNRISE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING.
* IMPACTS…ROADS AND SIDEWALKS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
SLICK.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER AND MID 30S.
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.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
802 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG…
CHARLOTTESVILLE
802 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON…
…WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW… WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…1 TO 3 INCHES.
* TIMING…ENDING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE
THROUGH 10 AM.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER 30S.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
* IMPACTS…HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM SNOW.
ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE…UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
742 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013
…QUICK SHOT OF WINTER WEATHER THIS MORNING…
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CAROLINAS
THIS MORNING AND OFFSHORE BY AFTERNOON. A QUICK HITTING ROUND OF
PRECIPITATION WILL PASS THROUGH MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH MIDDAY
BEFORE ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. MUCH OF THIS WILL TAKE THE FORM OF
SNOW AFTER STARTING AS RAIN…SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN EARLY THIS
MORNING.
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-
APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…TAZEWELL…MARION…BLAND…
PEARISBURG…CLIFTON FORGE…COVINGTON…HOT SPRINGS…
LEXINGTON…BUENA VISTA…AMHERST…APPOMATTOX…BLUEFIELD…
UNION
742 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON…
* LOCATIONS…SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA…PARTS OF THE MOUNTAIN
EMPIRE AND SOUTHERN ALLEGHANYS REGIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
* HAZARD TYPES…SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES…
WITH UP TO 3 INCHES ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ISOLATED TRACE
AMOUNTS OF ICE.
* TIMING…PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO SNOW AFTER
SUNRISE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING.
* IMPACTS…ROADS AND SIDEWALKS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
SLICK.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER AND MID 30S.
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.
A NEW WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE AREA LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY – CLICK HERE.
WINTER STORM WARNING
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
749 PM EST SUN DEC 8 2013
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-
FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-
RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-
SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-
MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-
WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON-
EASTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAGERSTOWN…FREDERICK…WESTMINSTER…
GAITHERSBURG…COLUMBIA…FROSTBURG…CUMBERLAND…STAUNTON…
WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG…WINCHESTER…FRONT ROYAL…
CHARLOTTESVILLE…WASHINGTON…LEESBURG…CULPEPER…MANASSAS…
MANASSAS PARK…FAIRFAX…WARRENTON…HIGHTOWN…MONTEREY…
MARTINSBURG…CHARLES TOWN…MOOREFIELD…BAYARD…MOUNT STORM…
PETERSBURG…ELK GARDEN…KEYSER…FORT ASHBY…CIRCLEVILLE…
FRANKLIN
749 PM EST SUN DEC 8 2013
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
MONDAY…
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…FREEZING DRIZZLE…THEN FREEZING RAIN.
* ACCUMULATIONS…AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE…WITH UP TO A
HALF INCH OF ICE OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY
AND INTO THE EXTREME EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA…
PARTICULARLY ELEVATIONS BELOW 1500 FEET.
* TIMING… FREEZING DRIZZLE THROUGH THE MID EVENING…THEN A
SUBSTANTIAL ROUND OF FREEZING RAIN FROM LATE EVENING THROUGH THE
NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING.
* TEMPERATURES…LOWER TO MID 20S…RISING ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH
MID MORNING MONDAY.
* WINDS…NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
* IMPACTS…HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
SLICK ROADS AND ICY CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 81
AND IN SHELTERED VALLEY LOCATIONS. DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND
LIMBS ALONG WITH POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
BE READY FOR POWER OUTAGES. KNOW WHERE WORKING FLASHLIGHTS ARE
FOR YOUR USE. HAVE YOUR ELECTRONICS CHARGING TO ALLOW FOR A FULL
CHARGE IN THE EVENT OF AN OUTAGE. DO NOT TRAVEL IF YOU DO NOT
NEED TO. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST FOR UPDATES AND FOR IMPACTS
TO THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
732 PM EST SUN DEC 8 2013
…WINTER STORM CONTINUES INTO MONDAY…
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND OFF THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST BY MONDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL TRANSPORT DEEP MOISTURE
OVER COLD AIR HELD OVER THE APPALACHIANS BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE.
THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN. AS WARMER AIR ENTERS
THE REGION OVERNIGHT…THE REGION OF FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE
WILL SHRINK IN SIZE FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTHEAST.
GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-
BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-
BUCKINGHAM-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…PEARISBURG…RADFORD…PULASKI…
BLACKSBURG…FLOYD…NEW CASTLE…CLIFTON FORGE…COVINGTON…
HOT SPRINGS…ROANOKE…SALEM…FINCASTLE…LEXINGTON…
BUENA VISTA…ROCKY MOUNT…BEDFORD…AMHERST…LYNCHBURG…
APPOMATTOX…HINTON…HIX…UNION…LEWISBURG…QUINWOOD…DUO…
RAINELLE
732 PM EST SUN DEC 8 2013
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY…
* LOCATIONS…MUCH OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST
VIRGINIA NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460…INCLUDING THE GREENBRIER…NEW
AND ROANOKE RIVER VALLEYS…THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS…
SHENANDOAH VALLEY AND THE VIRGINIA PIEDMONT.
* HAZARD TYPES…FREEZING RAIN.
* ACCUMULATIONS…TWO TO FOUR TENTHS OF ADDITIONAL ICE.
* TIMING…UNTIL 9 AM MONDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER
TO RAIN BETWEEN 4AM AND 9AM.
* IMPACTS…ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWERLINES CAUSING
POWER OUTAGES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND
HAZARDOUS…ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
* TEMPERATURES…STARTING IN THE THE MID 20S TO THE LOWER 30S…
RISING SLOWLY INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS ICE…SLEET AND 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.
WINTER STORM WATCHES / WARNINGS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM LIKELY THIS WEEKEND
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
555 PM EST SAT DEC 7 2013
WASHINGTON-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-
NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-
HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-
EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON-
EASTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAGERSTOWN…FROSTBURG…CUMBERLAND…
STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG…WINCHESTER…FRONT ROYAL…
CHARLOTTESVILLE…HIGHTOWN…MONTEREY…MARTINSBURG…
CHARLES TOWN…MOOREFIELD…BAYARD…MOUNT STORM…PETERSBURG…
ELK GARDEN…KEYSER…FORT ASHBY…CIRCLEVILLE…FRANKLIN
555 PM EST SAT DEC 7 2013
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING…
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW AND SLEET…EVENTUALLY CHANGING OVER
TO FREEZING RAIN.
* ACCUMULATIONS…1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET…FOLLOWED BY
THE POTENTIAL FOR A QUARTER INCH OR MORE OF ICE. THE HIGHEST
ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE WILL BE AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 1500 FEET.
* TIMING…SNOW AND SLEET WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING…THEN WILL
CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN WILL
CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT…EVENTUALLY CHANGING TO RAIN MONDAY
MORNING.
* TEMPERATURES…MID TO UPPER 20S.
* WINDS…NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
* IMPACTS…HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE PROBABLE DUE TO SLICK
ROADS AND ICY CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 81 AND IN
VALLEY LOCATIONS. DOWNED BRANCHES AND LIMBS ALONG WITH POWER
OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE…CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
424 PM EST SAT DEC 7 2013
…SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TONIGHT INTO MONDAY…
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE GULF COAST LATE TONIGHT AND
MOVE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BY MONDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL
TRANSPORT DEEP MOISTURE OVER COLD AIR HELD OVER THE APPALACHIANS
BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN. SOME SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THE ONSET…MAINLY NORTH
OF THE ROANOKE VALLEY…IN THE VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA
HIGHLANDS…BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO FREEZING RAIN THERE AS
WELL.
GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-
BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-
BUCKINGHAM-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…PEARISBURG…RADFORD…PULASKI…
BLACKSBURG…FLOYD…NEW CASTLE…CLIFTON FORGE…COVINGTON…
HOT SPRINGS…ROANOKE…SALEM…FINCASTLE…LEXINGTON…
BUENA VISTA…ROCKY MOUNT…BEDFORD…AMHERST…LYNCHBURG…
APPOMATTOX…HINTON…HIX…UNION…LEWISBURG…QUINWOOD…DUO…
RAINELLE
424 PM EST SAT DEC 7 2013
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO
9 AM EST MONDAY…
* LOCATIONS…MUCH OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST
VIRGINIA NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460…INCLUDING THE GREENBRIER…NEW
AND ROANOKE RIVER VALLEYS…THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS…SHENANDOAH
VALLEY AND THE VIRGINIA PIEDMONT.
* HAZARD TYPES…FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. SOME SNOW IS LIKELY AT
THE ONSET.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ONE QUARTER INCH TO ONE HALF INCH OF
ICE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* TIMING…4 AM SUNDAY TO 9 AM MONDAY
* IMPACTS…ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWERLINES CAUSING
POWER OUTAGES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND
HAZARDOUS…ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
* TEMPERATURES…LOWS TONIGHT IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S ON SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS ICE…SLEET AND 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.
December 6, 2013
Central Virginia Electric Cooperative Storm Preparations
With the forecasted arrival of severe weather in portions of Virginia, Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC) is preparing to respond to outages due to potential ice loading on power lines and on adjacent trees growing outside of the 40-foot right of way.
Field crews and equipment are ready to go if necessary. Dispatchers and field supervisors are prepared to coordinate power restoration efforts. Member service representatives are available to answer member calls and enter outage tickets. Crews from adjoining cooperatives will stand by, ready to provide assistance if necessary.
CVEC members may report outages by calling 800-367-2832 and using the automated reporting system. Cooperative members may also visit www.mycvec.com on a computer or a smart phone to report an outage online. Each reported loss of power will be entered into the CVEC Outage Management System, where it will be combined with other reported outages to allow dispatchers to identify fault locations and to send crews to where they will do the most good.
Outage updates will be available through the local media, on the CVEC Facebook page, and at www.mycvec.com. The Cooperative website also features an outage map with the number of members affected within each substation service area.
Co-op members are advised to take appropriate measures that include preparing for an outage and creating an outage kit. CVEC also requests that members turn off major appliances after a loss of power, in order to help with cold load pick up…the point when power is restored and there is a major burden on the distribution system.
For safety sake, anyone that encounters a down-power line, stay clear, even if there is no obvious sparking. Do not attempt to cut trees on power lines. The tree may be conducting electricity. In addition, once cut, the power line may launch the tree in any direction. Please leave restoration work for the trained linemen.
If the storm does result in significant power outages, CVEC crews will begin repairs along major lines closest to the local substation, then work their way out along the primary lines, clearing outages as they go in order to restore service to as many members as soon as possible and to permit power to flow to the end of the distribution lines. Other personnel will be creating damage assessments, while other crews may be dedicated to service restoration in local neighborhoods or in clusters of home.
Look for updates from CVEC in the event of and for the duration of significant power outages.
Central Virginia Electric Cooperative is a member-owned, not-for-profit, electric utility serving the rural portions of 14 Virginia counties.
Roseland
Nelson County, VA
Nelson lawmen are investigating what they suspect is “foul play” in the death of a 73 year old man in the southern part of the county on Gaines Hill Road. “We are treating this as a homicide at this time,” Billy Mays, investigator with the Nelson County Sheriff’s Department told BRL Wednesday afternoon. Inv. Mays also said this early in an investigation it’s not uncommon to rule questionable deaths as homicides.
The body was apparently seen by someone driving by and called deputies.
Nelson County Sheriff David Brooks said in another conversation later, though he does think foul play has happened, he’s not overly concerned for public safety of others in the area. “We are fairly confident in who we are looking for. We are looking within a certain circle of people. I do not think people living nearby have to be overly worried, but should obviously use a touch more caution and be more alert until we more information in hand and an arrest.
Anyone with additional information is asked to called the sheriff’s office at 434.263.7050
The body of the man located has been sent to the medical examiner’s officer for an autopsy.
More as we know.
Lovingston
Nelson County, VA
Four months ago we broke the tragic news of missing Nelson teen Alexis Murphy. She’s not been seen or heard from since August 3, 2013.
This past Tuesday night friends and family lit a Christmas tree to remember Alexis and to keep people aware of her disappearance.
The entire Alexis Murphy history and story archives by clicking here.
