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.
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.
Flood Warning
Statement as of 9:33 PM EST on February 29, 2012
…The Flood Warning has been cancelled for urban areas and small
streams in city of Charlottesville…City of Harrisonburg…City of
Staunton…City of Waynesboro…Albemarle…Greene…Nelson and
Orange counties…
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
445 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
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
445 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST THURSDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE
MOUNTAINS AND ALSO ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
* UNTIL 3 AM EST THURSDAY
* WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS CENTRAL VIRGINIA THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND ONE INCH ARE EXPECTED.
HOWEVER…ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
HEAVIER BANDS OF RAINFALL AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
RAINFALL WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT.
ADDITIONAL RUNOFF IN SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY CONTINUE
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
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.
View River Road In Faber in a larger map
The highlighted blue box above signifies the general area where the 2010 home burglaries took place along River Road in Faber. (Between Route 151 & US 29)
Faber/Lovingston
Nelson County, Virginia
Nelson’s Commonwealth Attorney Anthony Martin today announced a plea agreement involving numerous burglaries that took place in 2010 along River Road in Nelson County, Virginia.
The following statement was released Wednesday afternoon by the prosecutor’s office:
DATE: 2/29/12
RE: TWO MEN PLEAD GUILTY TO AREA BURGLARIES
FROM: ANTHONY MARTIN, COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEYToday (2.29.12) in Nelson County Circuit Court, two men pleaded guilty to a string of burglaries and larcenies occurring last year in the area of River Road in Faber, Virginia.
Robert Thomas (dob: March 1989) and Brodus Morris (dob: May 1987) both of Faber pleaded guilty to burglaries and grand larcenies involving 3 different homes. Both were involved in breaking and entering and taking property from three homes within a short walking distance from where the two were living. Both admitted to stealing a television, entertainment equipment, jewelry, scrap metal, copper wiring and plumbing, and a 12-gauge shotgun.
Both men will be sentenced later in the spring, and are being held without bond at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail. The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office was involved in the investigation and arrests.
Roseland
Nelson County, Virginia
We never have a lack of beautiful scenery here in Nelson and this past weekend wasn’t an exception! Sarah Loken of Roseland sent us this breathtaking photo of the sun setting over the mountains to the west.
Very, very nice Sarah!
Brents Gap/Roseland
Nelson County, Virginia
Traffic is back to normal Tuesday after an accident on Brents Gap slowed everything to a crawl earlier in the day. A pickup truck was smashed against the railing in the southbound lane as you head up the mountain from the Nellysford side. One lane of traffic was open, but it was tricky since it was in the last hard curve just before the top where you go through the pass.
Emergency crews had everything clear within an hour or so. A minor injury was reported on the scene.
Lovingston
Nelson County, VA
It was a packed house Saturday night at the annual fundraising supper for Boy Scout Troop 32 from Piney River. Not only was there lots of great food, there was a silent auction, music, and more!
In addition to the annual dinner, the scouts participate in an yearly bird hunt the next morning.
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM TODAY
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
252 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM TODAY…
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-
NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-
PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CALVERT-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-
FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-
RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-FAIRFAX-ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-
NORTHERN 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…WASHINGTON…HAGERSTOWN…FREDERICK…
WESTMINSTER…GAITHERSBURG…COLUMBIA…BALTIMORE…ANNAPOLIS…
FROSTBURG…CUMBERLAND…STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG…
WINCHESTER…FRONT ROYAL…CHARLOTTESVILLE…LEESBURG…FAIRFAX…
ALEXANDRIA…FALLS CHURCH…WARRENTON…HIGHTOWN…MONTEREY…
MARTINSBURG…CHARLES TOWN…MOOREFIELD…BAYARD…MOUNT STORM…
PETERSBURG…ELK GARDEN…KEYSER…FORT ASHBY…CIRCLEVILLE…
FRANKLIN
252 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING…
…WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* TIMING…OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* WINDS…WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
WIND ADVISORY
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
544 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-
FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-
RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-NORTHERN 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…
FROSTBURG…CUMBERLAND…STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG…
WINCHESTER…FRONT ROYAL…CHARLOTTESVILLE…WASHINGTON…
LEESBURG…WARRENTON…HIGHTOWN…MONTEREY…MARTINSBURG…
CHARLES TOWN…MOOREFIELD…BAYARD…MOUNT STORM…PETERSBURG…
ELK GARDEN…KEYSER…FORT ASHBY…CIRCLEVILLE…FRANKLIN
544 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT…
…HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
* TIMING…THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS EVENING.
* WINDS…WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
Tornado Watch Cancellation
Statement as of 3:18 PM EST on February 24, 2012
The National Weather Service has cancelled Tornado Watch 38 for
the following areas
In Virginia this cancels 6 counties
In central Virginia
Albemarle Greene Nelson
Orange
In northern Virginia
Culpeper
In northwest Virginia
Madison
In Virginia this cancels 1 independent city
In central Virginia
Charlottesville
This includes the cities of…Charlottesville…Culpeper…
Greenfield…Madison…Orange and Stanardsville.
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 38
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URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 38
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
120 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN MARYLAND
CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA
COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 120 PM UNTIL 800
PM EST.
TORNADOES…HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER…THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 75 MPH…AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 95 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 5 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF
PATUXENT RIVER MARYLAND TO 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MYRTLE BEACH
SOUTH CAROLINA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
REMEMBER…A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION…CONTINUE…WW 35…WW 36…WW 37…
DISCUSSION…INTENSE BOW ECHO SYSTEM IS MOVING RAPIDLY ENEWD ACROSS
CENTRAL SD AND THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO NORTHEAST SC AND SOUTHEAST NC
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. FARTHER NORTH…STORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY ALONG/AHEAD OF THE RAPIDLY
MOVING COLD FRONT. WARM SECTOR ENVIRONMENT HAS WARMED SUBSTANTIALLY
WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S TO LOW 80S…AND WITH DEW
POINTS IN THE 50S…SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY AND VERY STRONG LOW- AND
DEEP-LAYER SHEAR WILL SUPPORT POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS INCLUDING
A FEW SUPERCELLS. PRIMARY THREATS ARE EXPECTED TO BE DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS AND A FEW TORNADOES.
AVIATION…TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24050.
County Outline areas:
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ACCOMACK ALBEMARLE AMELIA
BRUNSWICK CAROLINE CHARLES CITY
CHESTERFIELD CULPEPER CUMBERLAND
DINWIDDIE ESSEX FLUVANNA
GLOUCESTER GOOCHLAND GREENE
GREENSVILLE HANOVER HENRICO
ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY KING AND QUEEN
KING GEORGE KING WILLIAM LANCASTER
LOUISA LUNENBURG MADISON
MATHEWS MECKLENBURG MIDDLESEX
NELSON NEW KENT NORTHAMPTON
NORTHUMBERLAND NOTTOWAY ORANGE
POWHATAN PRINCE EDWARD PRINCE GEORGE
RICHMOND SOUTHAMPTON SPOTSYLVANIA
STAFFORD SURRY SUSSEX
WESTMORELAND YORK
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
CHARLOTTESVILLE CHESAPEAKE COLONIAL HEIGHTS
EMPORIA FRANKLIN FREDERICKSBURG
HAMPTON HOPEWELL NEWPORT NEWS
NORFOLK PETERSBURG POQUOSON
PORTSMOUTH RICHMOND SUFFOLK
VIRGINIA BEACH WILLIAMSBURG
