Elk Rock Meadow
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Word came down around 2:44 PM Sunday afternoon that 14 year old autistic teen Azalia Berrian has been located.
BRL Publisher Yvette Stafford was there just after she was found and heading to be checked out.
BRL Publisher Yvette Stafford just spoke with a very joyful Christine Royston who is Azalias caretaker.
More keep updating your browser
Photo courtesy of Denver Riggleman – Afton, VA : The bike believe to have been ridden by missing 14 year old Azalia Berrian of Afton was found around midnight Thursday by a party of citizens helping look for the teenager.Afton, VA
This is a post from the Nelson County, VA Sheriff’s office at 2:44 PM Sunday afternoon.
More as we know.
The Nelson County, VA Sheriff is holding a press conference at 5:30 PM today regarding autistic 14 year old Azalia Berrian of Afton, VA. Our media partners at @CBS19News will be there covering. We will update as we know. #vamissing
Below updated from Nelson County, VA Sheriff’s Office at 4:43 PM 6.5.2020
As the search for missing autistic 14 year old Azalia Berrian continues (our original story on the search by clicking here) a new piece of information was discovered around midnight Thursday. What’s believed to the the bicycle of the missing girl was found atop of Afton Mountain on a road near Swannanoa.
The call went out late Thursday for the public’s help in searching for the missing teen. Afton resident and U.S. Congressman Denver Riggleman was one of roughly 20 people including law enforcement that were searching.
“We had been there about an hour around midnight when we stumbled upon bike on top of Afton Mountain near Swannanoa. We saw the bike in a ditch going up hill.”
Riggleman tells us he and others continued searching after finding the bike.
“We walked hundreds of yards going up near the parkway yelling for her.”
Anyone that may have seen the missing teen riding the bike or has any information about this case is urged to contact the Nelson County Sheriff’s office (434-263-7050) or the Virginia State Police (434-352-7128) immediately.
The search is intensifying today.
Afton
Nelson County, Virginia
The search continues for a missing autistic teenager from Nelson County. 14 year old Azalia Berrian was last seen on June 4th around 8 PM on Russel Way in Afton.
PLEASE CONTACT THE NELSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WITH ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR WHEREABOUTS AT 434-263-7050 OR YOU MAY FIND COMPLETE INFORMATION AT http://www.vasenioralert.com
The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for parts of the are until 10 PM. For the latest updated click on the image above from NWS.
Event cancelled. 9:07 PM : Severe Thunderstorm Watch from 6/4/2020 9:05 PM to 10:00 PM EDT for Greene County, VA, City of Charlottesville County, VA, Orange County, VA, Albemarle County, VA, Nelson County, VA, Augusta County, VA, Rockingham County, VA, Madison County, VA.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
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URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 250
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
230 PM EDT Thu Jun 4 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
District Of Columbia
Western and central Maryland
Central Pennsylvania
Northern Virginia
Eastern West Virginia Panhandle
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 230 PM until
1000 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include…
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY…Initially discrete cells with transient supercell
structures should develop into multiple clusters through the
afternoon into this evening. Scattered damaging winds will be the
main threat, but isolated severe hail is possible as well,
especially this afternoon.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles northeast of
State College PA to 75 miles south southwest of Martinsburg WV. For
a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
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.
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 250 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 318 PM EDT THU JUN 4 2020 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 250 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND ANNE ARUNDEL HOWARD MONTGOMERY PRINCE GEORGES IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND CARROLL FREDERICK WASHINGTON IN NORTHERN MARYLAND BALTIMORE BALTIMORE CITY HARFORD IN WESTERN MARYLAND ALLEGANY IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA GREENE ORANGE IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA ARLINGTON CITY OF ALEXANDRIA CITY OF FAIRFAX CITY OF FALLS CHURCH CITY OF MANASSAS CITY OF MANASSAS PARK CULPEPER FAIRFAX FAUQUIER LOUDOUN PRINCE WILLIAM IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA CITY OF WINCHESTER CLARKE FREDERICK MADISON PAGE RAPPAHANNOCK SHENANDOAH WARREN IN WESTERN VIRGINIA AUGUSTA CITY OF HARRISONBURG CITY OF STAUNTON CITY OF WAYNESBORO HIGHLAND ROCKINGHAM IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA GRANT HAMPSHIRE HARDY MINERAL PENDLETON IN PANHANDLE WEST VIRGINIA BERKELEY JEFFERSON MORGAN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ALEXANDRIA, ANNAPOLIS, ARLINGTON, ARNOLD, ASPEN HILL, BALLENGER CREEK, BALTIMORE, BEL AIR, BERRYVILLE, BETHESDA, BOWIE, CAMP SPRINGS, CATONSVILLE, CHANTILLY, CHARLES TOWN, CLINTON, COLLEGE PARK, COLUMBIA, CULPEPER, CUMBERLAND, DUNDALK, EDGEWOOD, ELDERSBURG, ELLICOTT CITY, ESSEX, FAIRFAX, FALLS CHURCH, FALLSTON, FORT ASHBY, FRANKLIN, FREDERICK, FRONT ROYAL, FROSTBURG, GAITHERSBURG, GERMANTOWN, GLEN BURNIE, GORDONSVILLE, GREENBELT, HAGERSTOWN, HARRISONBURG, HARRISONBURG, HAVRE DE GRACE, HERNDON, JOPPATOWNE, KEYSER, LAUREL, LEESBURG, LURAY, MADISON, MANASSAS, MANASSAS PARK, MARTINSBURG, MCLEAN, MONTEREY, MOOREFIELD, ODENTON, ORANGE, PARKVILLE, PAW PAW, PETERSBURG, PIKESVILLE, POTOMAC, RANDALLSTOWN, RESTON, ROCKVILLE, ROMNEY, SEVERN, SEVERNA PARK, SHENANDOAH, SHEPHERDSTOWN, SILVER SPRING, SOUTH GATE, STANARDSVILLE, STANLEY, STAUNTON, STAUNTON, STERLING, STRASBURG, SUITLAND-SILVER HILL, TOWSON, WARRENTON, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON, WAYNESBORO, WAYNESBORO, WESTMINSTER, WINCHESTER, WINCHESTER, WOODBRIDGE, AND WOODSTOCK.
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 250 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 318 PM EDT THU JUN 4 2020 VAC003-125-540-050200- /O.EXA.KLWX.SV.A.0250.000000T0000Z-200605T0200Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 250 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA ALBEMARLE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE NELSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, CROZET, AND GREENFIELD.
Nelson County, Virginia
We were archiving some of our very early photos this morning and ran across some of these from 15 years ago when we first started the magazine. Dr. Steve Schmitz (our Ask The Doc columnist to this day) had recently joined the late Dr. Bob Raynor at Afton Family Medicine. Dr. Raynor originally opened the office many years earlier before Sentara MJH eventually took it over.
Neat to look back at the old photos!
We sure do miss Dr. Bob, he was a great and very kind man!
Lovingston
Nelson County, Virginia
Update from Monday evening via David Johnson 6.1.20
“Just updating that Danny Johnson is out of surgery for today and back in ICU. They stabilized the arm for now and will follow up with more permanent repair later. The process took longer than expected today so they have decided to move his next surgery to Thursday to begin work on the leg in order to give him some recovery time. These first few procedures will be critical so continue to pray for a complete restoration of his arm and leg. The hospital is considering letting Cam Johnson come back for a visit with his dad on Thursday which is outside their current procedures so pray that will happen.
I will update FB as things change or new information comes to us so know that we are trying to keep everyone informed here on FB. Please know that text or messages to individual family members may not get a response as it is difficult to keep up with sometimes. We appreciate the words of encouragement and prayers in those private messages but the updates will be coming on FB as often as we can to reach everyone.”
Hearts are heavy and prayers are in full force this weekend as people all across Nelson and Central Virginia are hoping for the best. Lovingston Volunteer Fire & Rescue Chief Danny Johnson was involved in a very serious motorcycle accident on Saturday afternoon.
I’m grateful that so many people care about him. Danny is a good man and still needs all the good vibes and prayers we can get,” Assistant Chief Derek Kidd told us Sunday morning.
Chief Johnson was taken into surgery Saturday night and was out just after midnight Sunday morning. He’s been admitted to ICU and updates from the LVFD Facebook page indicate he’s got a long road to recovery.
We are praying and pulling for you Danny!
Nelson County, Virginia
Update : 8:30 AM 5.22.20
Many CVEC customers from Wintergreen & Nellysford are telling us their power has been restored.
A large number of customers awoke without power Friday morning after a large equipment failure and a broken crossarm caused the outage.
“We had equipment failure and a broken crossarm on our lines affecting aaal of Martins Store, and Wintergreen. Our crews are onsite and making repairs. We estimate power to be back around 9AM,” Melissa Gay with CVEC told us Friday morning.
More updates as we know.
Verbatim release from Virginia State Police:
UPDATE POST 5.20.20
“Virginia State Police Trooper J.R. Harris is investigating a fatal crash in Nelson County. The crash occurred May 19, 2020 at 12:49 p.m. on Route 60, less than a mile east of Allens Creek Road.
A 1997 Chevrolet S10 was traveling west on Route 60 when it crossed the centerline and struck head-on an eastbound 2007 GMC Sierra.
The driver of the Chevrolet, David A.H. Jordan, 41, of Dillwyn, Va., died at the scene. He was not wearing a seatbelt.
The driver of the GMC, Alan E. Deane, 58, of Gladstone, Va., was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment of minor injuries. He was wearing a seatbelt.
The crash remains under investigation.
Corinne N. Geller
Public Relations Director
Virginia State Police”
ORIGINAL POST FROM 5.19.20
“At 12:49 p.m. Tuesday (May 19), Virginia State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash in Nelson County. The crash occurred on Route 60, east of Allens Creek Road. There is one confirmed fatality. The crash remains under investigation.
Corinne N. Geller
Public Relations Director
Virginia State Police”
Freeze Warning
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
913 AM EDT Sat May 9 2020
Washington-Frederick MD-Carroll-Northern Baltimore-
Extreme Western Allegany-Central and Eastern Allegany-
Northwest Montgomery-Northwest Howard-Northwest Harford-Augusta-
Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Nelson-
Albemarle-Greene-Madison-Rappahannock-Northern Fauquier-
Western Highland-Eastern Highland-Western Loudoun-Eastern Loudoun-
Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-Central Virginia Blue Ridge-
Hampshire-Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy-Western Grant-
Eastern Grant-Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral-Western Pendleton-
Eastern Pendleton-
Including the cities of Hagerstown, Frederick, Ballenger Creek,
Eldersburg, Westminster, Reisterstown, Cockeysville, Frostburg,
Cumberland, Germantown, Damascus, Lisbon, Jarrettsville,
Staunton, Waynesboro, Stuarts Draft, Harrisonburg, Strasburg,
Woodstock, Mount Jackson, New Market, Winchester, Luray,
Shenandoah, Stanley, Front Royal, Berryville, Lovingston,
Charlottesville, Stanardsville, Madison, Washington, Warrenton,
Hightown, Monterey, Purcellville, Leesburg, Ashburn, Sterling,
Big Meadows, Wintergreen, Romney, Paw Paw, Martinsburg,
Charles Town, Shepherdstown, Moorefield, Bayard, Mount Storm,
Petersburg, Elk Garden, Antioch, Keyser, New Creek, Ridgeville,
Russelldale, Headsville, Fort Ashby, Riverton, Brandywine,
Franklin, Oak Flat, Ruddle, and Sugar Grove
913 AM EDT Sat May 9 2020
…FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM EDT SUNDAY…
…FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED…
* WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected.
* WHERE…Portions of central, north central, northern and
western Maryland, central, northern, northwest and western
Virginia and eastern and panhandle West Virginia.
* WHEN…From midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS…Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
300 AM EDT Sat May 9 2020
Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Wilkes-Yadkin-Patrick-Franklin-
Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-
Halifax-Charlotte-
Including the cities of Dobson, Danbury, Eden, Yanceyville,
Wilkesboro, Yadkinville, Stuart, Rocky Mount, Bedford, Amherst,
Martinsville, Danville, Lynchburg, Appomattox, South Boston,
and Keysville
300 AM EDT Sat May 9 2020
…FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY…
* WHAT…Temperatures near or below 32 degrees possible.
* WHERE…Portions of central, south central, southwest and west
central Virginia and north central and northwest North
Carolina.
* WHEN…From midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS…Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
424 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 2020
Washington-Central and Eastern Allegany-Augusta-Rockingham-
Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Nelson-Albemarle-
Greene-Madison-Rappahannock-Western Highland-Eastern Highland-
Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-Central Virginia Blue Ridge-
Hampshire-Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy-Eastern Grant-
Eastern Mineral-Western Pendleton-Eastern Pendleton-
Including the cities of Hagerstown, Cumberland, Staunton,
Waynesboro, Stuarts Draft, Harrisonburg, Strasburg, Woodstock,
Mount Jackson, New Market, Winchester, Luray, Shenandoah,
Stanley, Front Royal, Berryville, Lovingston, Charlottesville,
Stanardsville, Madison, Washington, Hightown, Monterey,
Big Meadows, Wintergreen, Romney, Paw Paw, Martinsburg,
Charles Town, Shepherdstown, Moorefield, Petersburg, Antioch,
Keyser, New Creek, Ridgeville, Russelldale, Headsville,
Fort Ashby, Riverton, Brandywine, Franklin, Oak Flat, Ruddle,
and Sugar Grove
424 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 2020
…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING…
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Flood Watch for portions of Maryland, Virginia, and West
Virginia, including the following areas, in Maryland, Central
and Eastern Allegany and Washington. In Virginia, Albemarle,
Augusta, Central Virginia Blue Ridge, Clarke, Eastern
Highland, Frederick, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Northern
Virginia Blue Ridge, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham,
Shenandoah, Warren, and Western Highland. In West Virginia,
Berkeley, Eastern Grant, Eastern Mineral, Eastern Pendleton,
Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Morgan, and Western Pendleton.
* From late tonight through Thursday morning
* Widespread moderate to heavy rainfall is expected late tonight
through Thursday morning along and ahead of a strong cold front.
Widespread rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches are expected with
the potential for up to 3 inches.
* This amount of rainfall could result in small stream and main
stem river flooding.
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 Watch
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
444 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 2020
…HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT…
.A deep area of low pressure will move slowly from the Midwest
into the Ohio Valley through Thursday. In advance of this
developing weather system, strengthening southerly flow later
today and tonight will draw Gulf moisture well northward across
the eastern U.S. Strong dynamics will combine with the abundant
moisture to support showers and thunderstorms. The main concern
will come with a narrow, yet strong line of thunderstorms with
very heavy rainfall, expected to move across the entire forecast
area from west to east during the overnight hours. Total rainfall
amounts are 2-3 inches along and near the Blue Ridge to generally
1.5 to 2 inches elsewhere. The ground across the entire region is
saturated from recent and repeated rainfall during the last
several months. Additional heavy rainfall during a period of short
duration could cause flash flooding, especially in areas of steep
mountainous terrain. However, of greater concern is flooding of
area creeks, streams, and rivers.
Giles-Pulaski-Montgomery-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-
Botetourt-Rockbridge-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-
Western Greenbrier-
Including the cities of Pearisburg, Radford, Pulaski, Blacksburg,
Floyd, New Castle, Clifton Forge, Covington, Hot Springs,
Roanoke, Salem, Fincastle, Lexington, Buena Vista, Hinton, Hix,
Union, Lewisburg, White Sulphur Springs, Alderson, Quinwood, Duo,
and Rainelle
444 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 2020
…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING…
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a
* Flood Watch for portions of Virginia and southeast West
Virginia, including the following areas, in Virginia,
Alleghany VA, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Giles,
Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, and Rockbridge. In southeast
West Virginia, Eastern Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers, and
Western Greenbrier.
* From this evening through Thursday morning
* Scattered showers and thunderstorms developing in southwest
Virginia later this afternoon will spread northeast during the
evening. Locally heavy rainfall is possible with this activity.
Overnight, a near solid line of thunderstorms with very heavy
rainfall is expected to track across the region from west to
east. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 1/2 inches during the
afternoon and overnight hours could result in flooding and/or
flash flooding.
* Flooding will be possible in areas of heavier rainfall and where
storms repeatedly move across the same localities. Creeks,
streams, rivers, and low-lying normally flood prone areas will
be subject to flooding.
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.
