Gladstone
Nelson County, Virginia
Nelson County Sheriff Brooks confirmed to NCL late Tuesday morning that 87 year old Mary Lou Jones of 60 Spring Lane in Gladstone died after her house caught fire. “A state fire investigator was close to the scene shortly after it happened and is handling the actual investigation, but it’s believed the fire started as a result of a wood stove.”
View Gladstone Fatal House Fire in a larger map Spring Lane is just north of Gladstone in SE Nelson County, VA.
Firefighters extinguish the remaining flames at the Tuesday morning house fire in Gladstone, Virginia.
Numerous fire departments from Nelson and Amherst made the scene Tuesday morning. “The state fire team is classifying this as an unattended death thus far. More information will become available as the state completes their investigation,” Sheriff Brooks continued.
Via NWS: Better late than never (we guess) the counties in pink are now under a Winter Storm Warning until 1PM. Nelson was finally included after more than 4 inches of snow was on the ground with heavy snow continuing to fall.
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1009 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012
AUGUSTA-NELSON-GREENE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO
1009 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…4 TO 6 INCHES.
* TIMING…MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER NOON.
* TEMPERATURES…LOW TO MID 30S.
* WINDS…NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
* IMPACTS…VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED IN SNOW. ROADS
MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED…CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.
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.
Woods Mill
Nelson County, VA
A mess. A big mess. That’s how you could describe roads across Nelson County after an early March snow. Accidents were so numerous across the county we couldn’t possibly mention them all. One of the major ones was on Route 29 just south of Shady’s Exxon. A tractor trailer jackknifed across the southbound side. Shortly after a head on collision took place in another accident in the vicinity. Luckily the people in that crash didn’t receive life threatening injuries.
Photo By Tommy Stafford : A Virginia State Trooper almost has Route 151 to himself after nearly 4\
Afternoon temps warmed into the low and mid 40’s finally melting most of the snow on roadways. Looks for temps near 70° by Thursday!
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.WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
636 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012
AUGUSTA-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…CHARLOTTESVILLE
636 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TODAY…
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…2 TO 4 INCHES.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING. SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY THIS MORNING BEFORE
ENDING DURING THE MIDDAY.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER 30S.
* WINDS…BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
* IMPACTS…VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED IN SNOW. ROADS
MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED…CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.
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.
Via NWS Blacksburg: A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the areas shaded in purple from midnight Sunday until noon Monday. As of Sunday evening, Nelson is NOT included in this advisory, but some snow is expected overnight into Monday morning.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SUNDAY TO NOON EST MONDAY URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
222 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2012
…CLIPPER SYSTEM TO BRING A QUICK SHOT OF ACCUMULATING SNOW
TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING..
.A STRONG CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
THIS EVENING…INTO SOUTHERN VIRGINIA MONDAY MORNING…AND OFF THE
COAST BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS
THIS EVENING IN THE WEST VIRGINIA AND FAR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
MOUNTAINS…WHICH MAY BRING A QUICK INCH. THE MAIN SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL COME FROM THIS CLIPPER…WHICH WILL BRING A
QUICK BURST OF SNOW ACROSS THE AREA STARTING LATE TONIGHT AND
LASTING INTO MIDDAY MONDAY.
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-
CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…DOBSON…DANBURY…EDEN…YANCEYVILLE…
STUART…ROCKY MOUNT…BEDFORD…AMHERST…MARTINSVILLE…
DANVILLE…LYNCHBURG…APPOMATTOX…SOUTH BOSTON…KEYSVILLE
222 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2012
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EST MONDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO NOON EST MONDAY.
* LOCATIONS…THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA…AND THE
NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES THAT BORDER VIRGINIA.
* HAZARD TYPES…SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…1 TO 2 INCHES…WITH UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* TIMING…STARTING AFTER 300 AM NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE…REACHING
THE PIEDMONT AROUND DAWN…AND TAPERING OFF BY MIDDAY.
* IMPACTS…A QUICK BURST OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE ROADS TO
GET SLICK RATHER FAST…RIGHT AROUND OR DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE.
* WINDS…SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
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.
THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT
PHONE NUMBER 1…8 6 6…2 1 5…4 3 2 4.
Photo Courtesy of Oliva Ellis : Students at RRES took advantage of one of the recent warm days to put plants in their spring vegetable garden.
Afton
Nelson County, VA
It’s still officially winter for a few more days, but with the recent warm days the students at Rockfish River Elementary got a head start on planting. Olivia Ellis sent us this picture of classmates there putting in a spring vegetable garden at the school’s quad.
Wintergreen
Nelson County, VA
Steady rains settled in for most of the afternoon across Nelson on Friday. Paul grabbed this shot of the fog settling into the trees up at Wintergreen. Rain continues for part of Saturday with partly cloudy skies moving in Saturday night into Sunday.
Via NWS: The areas shaded in dark green are under a flood watch until 7AM Saturday morning.
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
426 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7AM SATURDAY…
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-
HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-
ANNE ARUNDEL-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-
NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-
CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WASHINGTON…FREDERICK…WESTMINSTER…
GAITHERSBURG…COLUMBIA…BALTIMORE…ANNAPOLIS…STAUNTON…
WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG…FRONT ROYAL…CHARLOTTESVILLE…
LEESBURG…CULPEPER…MANASSAS…MANASSAS PARK…FAIRFAX…
ALEXANDRIA…FALLS CHURCH…FREDERICKSBURG…WARRENTON
426 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS EXPANDED
THE
* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE THE WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN
AREAS…PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MARYLAND AS WELL AS NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
* THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
* PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY
MORNING. SOIL REMAINS SATURATED DUE TO PREVIOUS RAINFALL EARLIER
THIS WEEK. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND ONE HALF TO ONE INCH ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER…ISOLATED AMOUNTS OVER ONE
INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN BANDS OF HEAVIER RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THE RAINFALL WILL COMBINE WITH SATURATED SOIL TO ENHANCE THE
THREAT FOR CREEKS AND STREAMS TO RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND
ALSO FOR FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
