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Flash Flood Watch Begins @ 3 PM Today : 1.24.10

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Via The NWS : A Flash Flood Watch Begins at 3PM Sunday afternoon through Monday morning for the potential of very heavy rain. Click image for very latest.
Via The NWS : A Flash Flood Watch Begins at 3PM Sunday afternoon through Monday morning for the potential of very heavy rain. Click image for very latest.

Nelson County, Virginia
FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING..

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
438 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

WASHINGTON-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-
HIGHLAND-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-
CLARKE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-
JEFFERSON-PENDLETON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-
WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAGERSTOWN…FROSTBURG…CUMBERLAND…
STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG…WINCHESTER…FRONT ROYAL…
CHARLOTTESVILLE…MARTINSBURG…CHARLES TOWN…BAYARD…
PETERSBURG…EMORYVILLE…HARTMANSVILLE…KEYSER…FORT ASHBY
438 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING…

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF MARYLAND…VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

* FROM 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING

* A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT…BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES
POSSIBLE.

* FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE IS LOW ACROSS THE AREA. AS LITTLE AS ONE
HALF OF AN INCH TO ONE INCH OF RAINFALL IN ONE HOUR OR ONE TO
ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THREE HOURS MAY CAUSE
STREAMS AND CREEKS TO OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

Flash Flood Watch Begins Sunday Afternoon

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Nelson County, Virginia
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
108 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2010

WASHINGTON-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-
HIGHLAND-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-
CLARKE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-
JEFFERSON-PENDLETON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-
WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAGERSTOWN…FROSTBURG…CUMBERLAND…
STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG…WINCHESTER…FRONT ROYAL…
CHARLOTTESVILLE…MARTINSBURG…CHARLES TOWN…BAYARD…
PETERSBURG…EMORYVILLE…HARTMANSVILLE…KEYSER…FORT ASHBY
108 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MARYLAND…VIRGINIA AND
NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

* FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING

* A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 1″ PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE IS LOW – AS LITTLE AS 1″ IN AN HOUR OF RAIN
COULD CAUSE CREEKS AND STREAMS TO GO OUT OF THEIR BANKS.

* RAINFALL TOTALS APPROACHING 2″ WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

Morning Power Outage In Afton Cleared : CVEC Says Tree To Blame : 1.22.10

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Afton
Nelson County, Virginia
Just before daylight Friday morning folks in Afton may have noticed their power out. Central Virginia Electric Coop (CVEC) quickly restored the power and it was back on before most folks ever left for work. “A tree fell into the line in the area of D’Ambola’s Restaurant, kicking off the line all the way back to the Martins Store substation. The crews responded and cleared the outage in two hours and fifteen minutes according to the dispatch records,” Greg Kelly with CVEC told us Friday morning.

As of 10:30 AM Friday morning that was the only known significant outage reported in Nelson.

Icy On Top! : 1.22.10

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Thanks to Kim Smith over at Wintergreen Real Estate Company on Devil's Knob for sharing this icy photo from the top! Click any photos to enlarge.
Thanks to Kim Smith over at Wintergreen Real Estate Company on Devil's Knob for sharing this icy photo from the top! Click any photos to enlarge.

Wintergreen Resort
Nelson County, Virginia
While temps in the valley regions of Nelson County have not hit the freezing mark over the past 24 hours, that’s a different story in the higher elevations in places such as Wintergreen, Love and Montebello. A1/4 to 1/2″ coating of ice is covering trees and power lines up there. Kim Smith up at Wintergreen Real Estate’s mountain office sent us the above photo showing the tree bending over under the weight of the ice.

Photo By Paul Purpura : Closer to the Mountain Inn, ice encased these tree branches.
Photo By Paul Purpura : Closer to the Mountain Inn, ice encased these tree branches.

Travel down from Devil’s Knob just a bit toward the Mountain Inn and the story is pretty much the same. Our Paul Purpura grabbed some random shots of the ice covering trees there. Cold!! Brrrrr!

Temps dropped as low as the middle 20's overnight but rebounded to near 30° by early Friday morning on the mountain.
Temps dropped as low as the middle 20's overnight but rebounded to near 30° by early Friday morning on the mountain.
Trees off in the distance at Wintergreen are covered in ice from Thursday night's freezing rain.
Trees off in the distance at Wintergreen are covered in ice from Thursday night's freezing rain.

Reports from Montebello sent to our via our Facebook page say it’s very icy there as well!

A Winter Storm Warning remained in effect Friday morning, set to expire at 1PM in the afternoon.

Nelson County Schools On 2 Hour Delay : 1.22.10

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Nelson County Public Schools (VA) will be operating on a 2 hour delayed schedule today, Friday, January 22, 2010 due to icy road conditions.

Winter Storm Warning : CANCELED : DOWNGRADED : 1.22.10 : Updated 9:30 AM

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Nelson County, Virginia
!!CANCELED CANCELED CANCELED !!
Now replaced by a Winter Weather Advisory expiring at 1PM.

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
909 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2010

HIGHLAND-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-
PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG…
CHARLOTTESVILLE
909 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2010

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON…
…WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX…WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE…FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS…A GLAZE OF ICE ACCUMULATION…AND SLEET
ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN AN INCH.

* TIMING…SCATTERED FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES…LOW TO MID 30S.

* WINDS…NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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.

As of Friday morning, A Winter Storm Watch continues across Nelson and much of Central Virginia along and near the BRP. Temps in the valley regions of Nelson had not fallen to the freezing mark by midnight leaving only rain and sleet in the lower elevations. At elevations above 1500 feet in locations like Montebello, Love and Wintergreen Resort, temps have been in the mid 20’s rising to near 30° by daybreak. Freezing rain has been falling there from time to time. However as of this morning, the predicted winter storm has created very little fanfare. It is hard to imagine the current warning will not be canceled or downgraded shortly since temps all across the region are above freezing, but as of 8AM the warning is still in effect by the NWS.

Nelson County Public Schools are operating on a 2 hour delayed schedule as a precaution.

The Winter Storm Warning details:

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
648 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2010

HIGHLAND-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-
PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG…
CHARLOTTESVILLE
648 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2010

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON…

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE…FREEZING RAIN…SLEET AND SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS…TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION UP TO ONE QUARTER
INCH…PARTICULARLY FOR THE RIDGES. SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES.

* TIMING…PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS MORNING WILL
MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING THIS AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES…AROUND 30 EARLY THIS MORNING…RISING INTO THE
LOWER TO MID 30S THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS…NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW…
SLEET…AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

Haiti Relief Fundraiser Dinner at The Java Depot

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The Java Depot owners and staff will donate 100% of the proceeds of a fundraiser dinner on January 26th to benefit the American Red Cross Effort in Haiti. 5-8 pm. Music by Craig Honeycutt. Minimum donation – $8 adults, $4 children.
If you have to miss it, drop donation checks payable to American Red Cross Haiti Relief at The Java Depot.
For menu and more info, www.thejavadepot.com

Event Date: Tuesday 26th of January 2010 05:00 PM

Location/Address: 80 Mosby Run

Contact Telephone Please call 434 361 2324 for more information

Nelson County Public Schools To Close Early @ 1PM Today : 1.21.10

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Nelson County, Virginia
Nelson County Public Schools (VA) will be closing at 1:00 PM today, Thursday, January 21, 2010 due to pending inclement weather.

Winter Storm Warning : Until 1PM Friday 1.21.10 : Updated 1PM

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Nelson County, Virginia
Nelson County Public Schools (VA) will be closing at 1:00 PM today, Thursday, January 21, 2010 due to pending inclement weather.

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY.

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1255 PM EST THU JAN 21 2010

HIGHLAND-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG…
CHARLOTTESVILLE
1255 PM EST THU JAN 21 2010

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE…FREEZING RAIN…SNOW AND SLEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS…ICE ACCUMULATION AROUND ONE QUARTER
INCH…PARTICULARLY FOR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATION OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE.

* TIMING…FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT…CHANGING OVER TO SNOW AND SLEET FOR FRIDAY.

* TEMPERATURES…UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S THROUGHOUT THE EVENT.

* WINDS…NORTH-NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT…
AND 10 TO 15 MPH FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW…
SLEET…AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

VSP Releases Names and Ages Of Those Murdered In Appomattox : 1.21.10

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Police say Christopher Speight, 39, murdered those listed in this post, including a 4 year old boy.
Police say Christopher Speight, 39, murdered those listed in this post, including a 4 year old boy.

Appomattox County, Virginia
Here’s the official press release from the Virginia State Police (VSP) regarding the murder of 8 people on Tuesday afternoon in Appomattox County. Those dead and their ages are listed below:

VICTIMS IDENTIFIED IN MASS MURDER IN APPOMATTOX COUNTY
Suspect Charged With First Degree Murder

APPOMATTOX, Va. – Law enforcement officials have charged Christopher B. Speight, 39, of Appomattox, Va., with one count of First Degree Murder involving the deaths of eight individuals. Speight was taken into custody at 7:10 a.m. Wednesday (Jan. 20, 2010) after surrendering to SWAT Team members. Further charges are pending against Speight.
The Mass Casualty Team with the Office of the State Medical Examiner and special agents with the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation began processing the crime scene in the 3000 block of Snapps Mill Road/Route703 early this morning. Identifications of the victims have been confirmed and next of kin have been notified. The following eight victims have been identified as:

Ronald I. Scruggs II, 16, of Dillwyn, Va.
Emily A. Quarles, 15, of Appomattox, Va.
Karen Quarles, 43, of Appomattox, Va.
Jonathan L. Quarles, 43, of Appomattox, Va.
Dwayne S. Sipe, 38, of Appomattox, Va.
Lauralee Sipe, 38, of Appomattox, Va.
Joshua Sipe, 4, of Appomattox, Va.
Morgan L. Dobyns, 15, of Appomattox, Va.

All of the victims were transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Roanoke where cause of death will be determined.
Speight was acquainted with the victims and he had lived at the residence where the murders took place. He co-owns the residence and owns land adjacent to the residence.
Speight is being held in the Blue Ridge Regional Jail in Lynchburg with no bond. No arraignment date has been set. Speight’s motives remain under investigation.
State and local law enforcement are securing the area through the night and crime scene technicians will be back at the scene tomorrow for further processing.

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