Nelson County, Virginia
We were in a dead sleep here at NCL early Thursday morning when another 4.5 magnitude aftershock woke us. This one lasted longer than the original one we experienced on Tuesday, though the intensity was not as great.
“Woke me up out of a dead sleep in Lovingston,” Joanie Saunders told us on our Facebook page.
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Tommy and I had just wrapped up a business lunch meeting at Basic Necessities in Nellysford when we felt and heard a rumble which lasted for at least 20 seconds. A quick survey on our Facebook feeds showed simultaneous reports of tremors up along the east coast from as far north as New Hampshire. According to the USGS, the epicenter was in Mineral, Virginia which is in nearby Louisa County.
Incidentally, Adam and Peyton were at home with a great sitter who promptly scooped them up, taking them outside as this 100 year-old house shook. Peyton was oblivious to the geological event. Adam cried because he wasn’t wearing his orange Crocs. All are fine now, napping.
Tommy will be on the radio just after 4PM EDT to talk about the quake. You can listen to the stream live here at: www.kwam990.com
– Yvette
More to come.
Nelson County, Virginia
Hurricane Irene is still days from having any effect on Virginians, but that may not be the case by the weekend. As of Monday morning Irene left about 800,000 people in Puerto Rico without power. Once she clears any land masses around the Bahamas and gets into the open water between there and the mainland U.S., significant strengthening is expected. As of Monday around noon, it appears the impact to Southern Florida will not be as great as that of other parts of the US such as the Carolinas.
Right now local weather offices are only making a mention of Irene affecting Virginia, maybe on Sunday.
Lovingston
Nelson County, Virginia
A hot but beautiful day was the backdrop the the 1st Annual Nelson Community Day this past Saturday in Lovingston. It’s sort of a rebirth of the old Nelson County Day held years ago.
See you at the 2012 Nelson Community Day!
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 794
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URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 794
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1255 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
WESTERN CONNECTICUT
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DELAWARE
MARYLAND
NEW JERSEY
EXTREME SOUTHEAST NEW YORK
CENTRAL AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
NORTHERN VIRGINIA
THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE
COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1255 PM UNTIL
900 PM EDT.
HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER…THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH…AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTH
NORTHEAST OF ALLENTOWN PENNSYLVANIA TO 55 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST
OF WASHINGTON DISTRICT OF COLUM. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE
WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
REMEMBER…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
DISCUSSION…THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE/INTENSITY THIS
AFTERNOON IN CONJUNCTION WITH CONTINUED DAYTIME HEATING…AND AS A
MIDLEVEL TROUGH AND COLD FRONT MOVE EWD/SEWD ACROSS THE REGION.
ADDITIONALLY…A SURFACE LEE TROUGH FROM NRN VA TO ERN PA/SE NY WILL
HELP FOCUS THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. MODERATE-STRONG INSTABILITY
/MLCAPE AOA 2000 J PER KG/ AND INCREASING VERTICAL SHEAR THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR STORMS TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL. A COUPLE OF SUPERCELLS MAY ALSO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
NEAR THE LEE TROUGH…AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE
LOW-LEVEL SHEAR WILL BE SOMEWHAT STRONGER.
AVIATION…A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 27035.
County / City outlines:
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 794
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1255 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 794 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
VAC003-013-015-043-047-059-061-069-079-099-107-113-125-137-139-
153-157-165-171-177-179-187-510-540-600-610-630-660-683-685-790-
820-840-220100-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0794.110821T1655Z-110822T0100Z/
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALBEMARLE ARLINGTON AUGUSTA
CLARKE CULPEPER FAIRFAX
FAUQUIER FREDERICK GREENE
KING GEORGE LOUDOUN MADISON
NELSON ORANGE PAGE
PRINCE WILLIAM RAPPAHANNOCK ROCKINGHAM
SHENANDOAH SPOTSYLVANIA STAFFORD
WARREN
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
ALEXANDRIA CHARLOTTESVILLE FAIRFAX
FALLS CHURCH FREDERICKSBURG HARRISONBURG
MANASSAS MANASSAS PARK STAUNTON
WAYNESBORO WINCHESTER
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Begin this adventure-packed weekend with hiking to a glacial glades botanical area, wildflowers, views and waterfalls; followed by camping or cabins; and finishing with either rafting class V rapids suitable for first-timers, or kayaking in duckies for the more experienced, or horseback trail riding with awesome gorge views, or canopy tour with 10 ziplines, 5 bridges and a rappel. We’ll carpool from Charlottesville and pick up any others on our way to the New River Gorge, WV. Please contact us for more trip details. www.outdoorsocial.com
Saturday, August 20, 2011
From: 12:00 – To: 22:30
701 East Market Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-760-4453
(GMT-5) America/New_York
Matthew Rosefsky
Lovingston
Nelson County, Virginia
After months and months of preparation, the Nelson Community Day is final here! It kicks off Saturday morning at 10AM (August 20th 2011) on the grounds of The Nelson County High School. FREE admission with donation of canned food item or school supplies.
The day includes
-Children’s activities
-Demonstrations
-Free resources
-Entertainment
-Free Samples
-Food
-Games
-Crafts
-Music
-and MORE!
The event runs Saturday, August 20, 2011. 10:00 am to 3:00pm. For more information visit the NCD website here.
See you there!
South Of Nellysford
Nelson County, Virginia
Back in 2008 Peter and Betsy Agelasto of Elk Hill made sure there was a permanent marker put up to remember the dozens of people that died here in Nelson. Hurricane Camille was their fate. Camille was one of the 10 most devastating hurricanes in history. Each year The Agelasto’s have Amy Webb place commemorative wreath where the marker is at the start of the Rockfish Valley Trailhead.
Nelson County’s Museum of Rural History has an entire room devoted to the history of Hurricane Camille and its effect on Nelson County. You can see the old photographs above along with countless more from photographer Brower York’s collection.
You can read all of our past coverage and mentions of Hurricane Camille by clicking here.
Stoney Creek/Nellysford
Nelson County, Virginia
About $100,000.00 in damage. That’s what Wintergreen Fire Chief, Curtis Sheets estimates in a Wednesday morning fire at 534 Crawford’s Climb in Stoney Creek. The home belongs to The Croswell’s. “The fire was confined to an attached garage. One car was pushed out and saved by our guys, but two trucks were lost. A vehicle caught fire in the driveway, the nose of it was under the overhang and then caught the garage on fire,” Chief Sheets tells NCL.
Chief Sheets tells us no one at the home was injured. “We did have three firefighters treated. One for hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and the other two for exertion.”
