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Datebook : Earl Swift, Author : Stories of Nelson County : March 28 & 29th
Montebello, BRP : Forest Fires : Roads Reopening : Update 3.29.08 9:30 PM EDT
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Photography By Scott Clark
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Forest Fires At St. Mary’s Wilderness On The BRP
Near Montebello, Virginia
A helicopter drops in to get water from a nearby pond after fire jumped a fire break earlier today near the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Updated 9:30 PM EDT 3.29.08
Another Busy Day For The Firefighters.
This morning, fire crews closed Rt. 56 again from Vesuvius up to the BRP to
continue backburning areas that were still considered a threat along the fire line.At 5 PM, Route 56 re-opened along with the 14 mile stretch of the BRP that
has been closed for days.There is still heavy smoke in the area of St. Mary’s Wilderness, but the work
done by all the crews working the fires is finally starting to pay off.Our area here on Bradley Lane is clear of smoke, however, on parts of the BRP
and Vesuvius the smoldering still can be seen.Looks like it’s going the turn out to be a great weekend here in Whetstone Ridge!
The Clark and Simmons Families
Here’s the latest sent to us from Shannon up near the parkway as of 4:30 PM Saturday 3.29.08:
Hi Tommy,
I just got up here around 3pm and we had to come up Irish Creek because Rt. 56 was closed at the RR crossing in Vesuvius.
I never stopped to ask what they were doing and when they would be done.
I just assumed it was more of the same backburning.
I did see the figherfighters and several vehicles at the same spot on Rt. 56 and BRP
intersection also around Haynes Chapel.
The smoke is really thick on that side and we here are in the clear because of the wind.
Coming up 81 at the Raphine exit then toward 11 was a real eye opener!
The fire encompasses such a large area it really scares you.
I haven’t seen or talked with Scott today but he always comes up to visit and I will
share your e-mail with him and if we have anything exciting to foward, I will send it your way.
Also, on a funny note…
The photo of the helicopter getting water from our neighbors pond has a great story behind it.
Just when the bucket was lifted, a 4 foot carp jumped out of it! It surprised all the onlookers.
Ever heard of fishing from a helicopter? We have now!
As we have been following since the beginning here, the fires continue to burn near the Blue Ridge Parkway at the Nelson-Rockbridge-Augusta County Lines.
Thanks again to Scott Clark for sending this to us. At 6:30 PM EDT he sends the following update:
“Fire jumped the line on Rt. 56 and the copter was called in for water drops
Everything here is ok.”
NCL continues to follow this and will post updates as we have them.
Afton : NCL Weather Computer Has Bad Day!
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We just can’t figure it out. Our Dell (we don’t like PC’s, we have been MAC people for years) tower weather computer crashed yesterday. Yep, bit the dirt. Gone, out of here, kaput. Gee it’s only been running 24/7 for about 6 years, even before it became a weather computer! Guess they don’t make drives like they used to!
Anyway for the next few days the flagship weather station here at NCL Nelson County Life Magazine will be out of service while we either replace the hard drive or replace the computer. In the interim you’ll see the current conditions, upper left screen, from our other station over at NCL-Delfossee Winery & Vineyard in Faber.
You can visit other NCL Weathernet stations in our network by clicking on the handy links below as well, or using that drop down menu to the left under current conditions.
We should have ours back up and running this coming week!
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Taylor Creek : Fire Departments Respond to House Fire – Home Destroyed, Occupants All OK – UPDATED
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Photography By Merideth Young
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Taylor Creek Road
Afton, Virginia
NCL received a couple of e-mails regarding a house fire this morningFriday morning 3.28.07 on Taylor Creek Road. The house was being rented and we are told that even though the house was totally gutted, thankfully the folks inside and their three dogs made it out just fine.
When will have additional info that we can post, we’ll put it here.
NCL
BREAKING: 2nd Arrest in I-64 Gunman Case
Virginia State Police Col. Steve Flaherty just said in a presser that a 16-year-old has been arrested as a 2nd suspect in the I-64 shootings.
The initial suspect, Slade Allen Woodson (below), 19, will be facing a total of 12 charges; the juvenile (no mug shot yet) will be facing 10 charges.
Additionally, the man who was shot during this morning raid is said to be in stable condition and authorities are not yet releasing his name.
Previous coverage here.
Blue Ridge Parkway – Forest Fire Near Nelson-Rockbridge-Augusta County Lines : UPDATED 4:30 PM 3.28.08
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Updated: 4:30 PM EDT 3.28.08
Photography By Scott Clark
For Nelson County Life Magazine ©2008
Forest Fire St Mary’s Wilderness BRP
Near Montebello, Virginia
Above, firefighters set a back burn looking toward the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Thanks to Scott Clark from the BRP area west of Montebello, for sending us these photos. Scott tells us at 4:15 PM EDT:
Fire has consumed an estimated 5000 acres of the area in and around the forest.
Back-burning that began earlier today on the right side of Rt. 56 from the BRP down toward Vesuvius has almost wrapped up and Rt. 56 is expected to re-open by 5:30 p.m.
Our area is heavy with smoke
This is along Route 56 right at the entrance to the BRP where firefighters are set up just north and east of the fires.
Smoke fills the air on Bradley Lane looking back toward the BRP
Updated: 11:00 AM EDT 3.27.08
Here is the latest information we have from Shannon Simmons at Whetstone Ridge regarding the fires. Thank you Shannon for keeping us in the loop on what is happening up there:
-Rockbridge County brought in heavy machinery to work the fire.
-Power has been out in parts of Montebello.
Central Va Co-op just finished working on the lines and power
has been restored.-Helicopters are doing rounds near 56 and the parkway right now.
We are hoping the fire can be contained at the parkway.
The Montebello Fire Dept. will be up around Skylark Farm to
keep an eye on the area because that is where the danger zone is.
Fortunately, the fire has not gone south and has not crossed the parkway.-Scott Clark said, even though you can see and smell smoke,
the wind is not as bad as it has been the last 2 days
and with the wind still pushing north-west, we are safe for now.
You can click onto Scott Clark’s weather station monitor by clicking here:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=cw9022&last=120I will update you as necessary,
Take Care,
Shannon Simmons
Update at 12:49 AM EDT 3.27.08
NCL continues to monitor the situation along the BRP involving The St. Mary’s Wilderness area. As of very early Thursday morning, we are receiving eyewitness reports that the fire has spread and continues to grow as of this posted update.
We just received an update from the Simmons again up at Whetstone Ridge along the BRP very early this morning: Here’s what some of their neighbors report as of 11:30 PM Wednesday night:
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 11:28 PM
Subject: RE: Latest News on the Wildfire…Parkway is now closed and the fire has grown to 1400 acres. Isn’t near us yet but I will be up most of the night watching. Its an eerie orange glow looking toward the parkway.
Photography By Christina Kline
Nelson County Life Magazine ©2008
Fires Along The BRP
Love, Virginia
Our, Mountain Photographer Christina Kline, sent this photo in late this evening. You can see the smoke rising from the western side of the Blue Ridge Parkway at Love, Virginia. We will have more pictures up later this evening and in tomorrow’s weather.
Another Christina Pic:
Updated : 4:55 PM EDT 3.26.08
The Simmons sent along more information here, along with links to the The Staunton Leader & News Virginian who have pictures. Thanks for the updates! :
The Blue Ridge Parkway was been shut down between Route 56 and Love Gap at milepost 16 at 11 a.m. today.
Link to NewsVirginian.com:
http://www.newsvirginian.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WNV/MGArticle/WNV_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173355098694Here are the latest photos of the wildfire
See Link below (The News Leader – Staunton, VA.)
From John Taylor @ Wintergreen, 2:20 PM EDT:
I was out a few minutes ago and went to the south-looking overlook on top of Wintergreen. Could not see anything looking south resembling smoke plumes – but is was quite hazy south and looking west toward the Shenandoah Valley it was completely socked in and gray. Given 37% reported humidity — my gauge here at the house shows even lower — there must be other fires going on …
NCL has been receiving several e-mail this mornign about heavy smoke along the BRP near the Nelson-Rockbridge County Line.
John Taylor wrote us with the following:
Several of us noticed a distinct wood smoke smell in the air up here on top of
Wintergreen. It is also hazy despite a 31% relative humidity.I checked Wintergreen dispatch and they told me there was a fire about 15 miles
down the parkway. FYI
We also got this e-mail from the Shannon Simmons up at Whetstone Subdivision:
I just spoke with Scott Clark and got the latest update on a wildfire that is burning very close to us.
He said that it is visable from Rt.11, covers a very large area, and is being contained at the moment.
Every now and then, Scott said he smells smoke and many animals have crossed over the parkway to our side to escape the very large fire. He also said the wind is blowing north, pushing the fire
away from us and it has not crossed the parkway.Scott will keep me posted and I will e-mail you with any further details as neccessary.
You can read more about it in the Staunton Newsleader link
below:
http://www.newsleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080326/NEWS01/803260331
Anyone that has pictures from that way send them on to us at: info -at- nelsoncountylife.com
NCL
BREAKING: Arrest in I-64 Gunman Case
I-64 gunman suspect Slade Allen Woodson
Updated 4:50pm
It looks like Slade Allen Woodson maintains a myspace page here and here (Hat tip: cVillian). Check out these pics via cVillian:
And notice the About Me entry in his “Boggin” myspace page:
Im just a country boy who keeps gettin his heart broken!!! Ive got my heart broken twice in less then a year… i dunno wat to do…. keep gettin my heart broke or stop caring!!! and i dont wanna stop caring…
And over at his other myspace page (“Who wants a good ‘ol country boy???”), his last login was March 26, 2008, the day of the I-64 shooting.
Updated 4:40pm
There’s been a lot of local chatter about the identity of the person shot as police entered the home at 6740 Yonder Hill Farm Rd. in Crozet this morning. Much of the speculation has centered around the notion that the person shot may be a second gunman involved in the I-64 case, of which Slade Allen Woodson is a suspect. We are told from reliable sources that the man shot is the father of the woman Woodson has been dating, though we have yet to independently verify this information. Police are remaining mum on the issue as the matter has been turned over to the VSP Police Shooting Investigation Team. The question still remains: Do police still think there may be a second gunman at large?
Updated 11:58am
Though the VSP says Woodson is from Afton, he may actually be from the Batesville area, parts of which overlap into the Afton zip code. Woodson was apparently on the track team at Western Albemarle High School and competed in the Region II Indoor Championship Feb. 16, 2005 at Fluvanna High School in Men’s Pole Vault (emphasis added):
Finals MEN'S POLE VAULT 1. Stephen Thompson, Western Albe 14-06; 2. Chad Hardine, Broadway 14-0; 3. John Intolubbe-Chmil, Charlottesvi 13-0; 4. Tim Beierle, Harrisonburg 12-0; 5. James Roberson, Fort Defianc 12-0; 6. Eric Slowinski, Spotswood 11-06; 7. Jay Roark, Fluvanna 11-06; 8. Slade Woodson, Western Albe 11-0; 9. Tim McArdle,
More recently, Woodson competed in the VHSL Group AA State Meet held at Liberty University on March 3-4, 2006.
Boys Pole Vault
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Intollubbe-Chmil, John 11 Charlottesville 13-07.00 13-06.00 10
2 Miller, Michael 11 Broadway 13-00.00 13-00.00 7
2 Slowinski, Eric SR Spotswood 13-06.00 13-00.00 7
4 Beierle, Tim JR Harrisonburg 14-01.00 J13-00.00 5
5 Thomas, Stephen SR Heritage 13-00.00 12-06.00 4
6 Massie, Steve JR Jefferson Forest 12-06.00 12-00.00 3
7 Olinger, Brett 10 Broadway 12-06.00 J12-00.00 2
8 Woodson, Slade 11 Western Albemarl 12-06.00 11-06.00 0.5
If he was a junior at Western Albemarle in 2006, he may have graduated with the Class of 2007.
Updated 11:32 am, VSP mugshot of suspect Slade Allen Woodson
Here’s the official VSP news release.
Updated 11:08 am, Virginia State Police presser held by Col. Steve Flaherty, via LiveNewsCameras.com (Thanks P.L.!):
Shortly after 5am Albemarle Co police and Virginia State Police took 19-year-old Slade Allen Woodson of Afton, into custody. Officers entered a home in Crozet; 5 people were in the residence. Woodson is being charged on Waynesboro police warrants. He is charged with 1 felony count of destruction of property (DuPont Community Credit Union on Lucy Lane) and 1 felony count of shooting at an occupied residence on the 200 block of North Commerce Ave. in W’boro. Woodson is considered a suspect in the I-64 shootings but has yet to be charged.
As police were entering the home, they were confronted by an individual armed with a handgun and that indivdual was subsequently shot and taken to UVA Medical Center where he is currently being treated. No i.d. yet on person shot.
A 1974 AMC Gremlin, consistent with the vehicle shown in the bank surveillance video, was recovered on US 29 just south of the Greene County line.
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The Richmond Times Dispatch is reporting an arrest has been made in the I-64 Gunman case. The arrest happened in Crozet.
Photo credit: RTD
Check out additional coverage via WHSV:
Early Friday morning dozens of police officers, SWAT team members, and FBI agents converged on a house on Jarmans Gap Road and Layne Place.
A medical helicopter was seen flying away from the home.
There are no reports of what, if any, injuries any one has sustained.
NBC29 is also on it.
By the way, WHSV is also reporting a possible link between the interstate shootings and the shooting at the DuPont Community Credit Union in Waynesboro. Read on.
Wintergreen & Nelson County, Virginia Weather : Weekend : Scattered T-Showers Friday & Warm : Dry & Cooler Weekend
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Photography By Tommy Stafford
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Early Spring Sunset
Near North Garden, Virginia
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Let’s see, $3.25 a gallon X a 15 gallon tank = $48.75 ! Wow, that’s just to fill up. Making that long trip to a city grocery is costing lots more these days, not to mention the worries over just where your food is coming from. You don’t have to worry over at Ken & Yvonne Harris’ a.m Fog on Route 151 at the Nelson-Albemarle County Line. They are as close to the farm as you can get!
Right now they’ve got; Asparagus, Lettuce, Cucumbers, STRAWBERRIES, strawberry onions (the best!!!), roasting potatoes, Idaho potatoes, carrots, green peppers, farm eggs, meat, & fresh baked bread.
And yea, they still have my favorite:
Local “Happy Steer†Hormone and Antibiotic Free Meat
-Local Hormone & Antibiotic Free ChickenNot to mention all of the other vegetables, annual, and perennial plants along with lots of fruit trees ready for the spring planting! Spring is here!
And have you seen that new beautiful farm market going up, they are just days from opening, they’ll be featuring hot teas, coffee, muffins, and bread. They’re open now, but be looking for the grand opening of the new and larger farm market in just a few days!
Visit them on the web at www.amfog.net or call them at 540-456-7100.
–THURSDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine in the Rockfish Valley : 67°/41° – RAIN MARCH: 3.83″
–THURSDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation on Devil’s Knob @ Wintergreen Mountain : 60°/49° – RAIN MARCH: 4.83″
–THURSDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Hatcreek Farm on Horseshoe Mountain @ Roseland, VA : °N/A/N/A° – RAIN MARCH: 6.65″ station temporarily offline
–THURSDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Tiger Fuel @ Lovingston, VA : 74°/44° – RAIN: 0.00″ Monthly Total Currently Unavailable
–THURSDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Delfosse Winery & Vineyard @ Faber, VA : 71°/51° – RAIN MARCH: 2.65″
–THURSDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Mini Tara Vineyards @ Arrington, VA : 75°/40° – RAIN: 0.00 Monthly Total Currently Unavailable
Thursday ended up being a pretty nice day with most of the rain staying to our north. Some folks saw a few very light sprinkles, but overall it was a dry and fairly pleasant.
Friday will be even warmer than Thursday with some locations skirting, if not making the 80° mark. Don’t get to use to it though, we’ll be diving about 20-25 degrees for a high on Saturday & Sunday. But it’s an indicator that warmer weather is certainly just around the corner. We’ll also see chances for rain and even some scattered thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening before skies become partly cloudy Friday night.
By the weekend partly to mostly sunny skies prevail with cool temps for daytime highs. By early next week showers move back in with highs generally in the 60’s valley and upper 50’s to lower 60’s mountains.
Regional Current Surface Map via wunderground
Looking 12-24 Hours Ahead
Your Nelson County Life custom area forecast including: Avon, North Garden, Nellysford and Montebello
Friday: Mostly cloudy with showers and scattered thunderstorms developing by afternoon. Very mild and breezy.
* Highs Valley: 76-79°
*On the mountains: 64-67°
*Winds: SW 10-15 MPH becoming W 15-25 MPH in the afternoon.
*OVERNIGHT: Scattered thundershowers early, then partly cloudy & colder. Windy early. Lows valley: 38-41° : Mountains: 27-30° : Winds: N 10-15 MPH, gusting to 25 MPH – decreasing to 5 MPH after midnight.
Saturday: Becoming sunny and cooler.
* Highs Valley: 54-57°
*On the mountains: 40-43°
*Winds: NE 5-10 MPH
*OVERNIGHT: Becoming mostly cloudy. Lows valley: 34-37° : Mountains: 28-31° : Winds: NE-5 MPH
Sunday: Partly sunny & cool.
* Highs Valley: 51-53°
*On the mountains: 44-47°
*Winds: Light-E
*OVERNIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows valley: 36-39° : Mountains: 30-33° : Winds: ESE-5 MPH
Next week Monday looks mostly cloudy with sprinkles valley & possible light snow showers mountains early morning. Highs valley reaching the lower 60’s valley and upper 50’s mountains.
The rest of the week looks variably cloudy until mid-week with slight chances for rain. Temps remain generally in the 60’s for daytime highs.
Have a great weekend everyone!
KnowYourNelson.com
Afton : Interstate 64 Reopened After Shootings Investigation Completed : SEARCH CONTINUES
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As we broke and have been telling you, an investigation into a series of shootings along I-64 late last night resulted in the temporary closure of the interstate. It reopened and continues to be open now after authorities completed their preliminary investigation.
A search for the gunman or gunmen continues today.
Many area schools are closed as a result of the shootings.
You can read all of the latest updates here:
From: NBC-29 Charlottesville
From: ABC 13 WSET – Lynchburg
From: The News Leader, Staunton
From: The News Virginian
Wintergreen & Nelson County, VA Weather : Thursday : Hazy, Sprinkles & Warm : Rain Overnight
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Forecast By Tommy Stafford – Nelson County Life Magazine
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Photography By Tommy Stafford
For Nelson County Life Magazine ©2008
Smoke Over The BRP Fires
Afton, Virginia
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Let’s see, $3.25 a gallon X a 15 gallon tank = $48.75 ! Wow, that’s just to fill up. Making that long trip to a city grocery is costing lots more these days, not to mention the worries over just where your food is coming from. You don’t have to worry over at Ken & Yvonne Harris’ a.m Fog on Route 151 at the Nelson-Albemarle County Line. They are as close to the farm as you can get!
Right now they’ve got; Asparagus, Lettuce, Cucumbers, STRAWBERRIES, strawberry onions (the best!!!), roasting potatoes, Idaho potatoes, carrots, green peppers, farm eggs, meat, & fresh baked bread.
And yea, they still have my favorite:
Local “Happy Steer†Hormone and Antibiotic Free Meat
-Local Hormone & Antibiotic Free ChickenNot to mention all of the other vegetables, annual, and perennial plants along with lots of fruit trees ready for the spring planting! Spring is here!
And have you seen that new beautiful farm market going up, they are just days from opening, they’ll be featuring hot teas, coffee, muffins, and bread. They’re open now, but be looking for the grand opening of the new and larger farm market in just a few days!
Visit them on the web at www.amfog.net or call them at 540-456-7100.
–WEDNESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine in the Rockfish Valley : 75°/43° – RAIN MARCH: 3.81″
–WEDNESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation on Devil’s Knob @ Wintergreen Mountain : 61°/38° – RAIN MARCH: 4.83″ – 1″ Snow
–WEDNESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Hatcreek Farm on Horseshoe Mountain @ Roseland, VA : °74/31° – RAIN MARCH: 6.65″
–WEDNESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Wintergreen Winery @ Beech Grove, VA : N/A°/N/A° – RAIN MARCH: 5.53″ STATION OUT OF SERVICE
–WEDNESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Tiger Fuel @ Lovingston, VA : 73°/34° – RAIN: 0.00″ Monthly Total Currently Unavailable
–WEDNESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Delfosse Winery & Vineyard @ Faber, VA : 72°/44° – RAIN MARCH: 2.65″
–WEDNESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Mini Tara Vineyards @ Arrington, VA : 76°/N/A° – RAIN: 0.00 Monthly Total Currently Unavailable
Before I get off into the weather today, we want to send out a big congratulations to Jeff and Jan Vogelgesang, (her stage name is Jan Smith) of Heards Mountain. You heard a little of Jan’s singing at the start of today’s weather, we’ll have more in a few minutes. Jan and Jeff became the proud parents of a new baby boy this past Tuesday. Louis Edward was born at 11:09 AM Tuesday morning, and weighed a whopping 9 pounds! Know Jan’s glad to have that fellow out in the world! Congrats again to Jeff & Jan on their new addition! Yvette talked to Jan yesterday and she’s doing fine!
What a fantastic day Wednesday was! Temps warmed even a little higher than predicted into the mid 70’s for the valley and around 60° on the mountains. Speaking of the mountains, what a time they’ve had along the Blue Ridge Parkway on the Augusta side. A forest fire has been burning up there over the past day. Though it’s not affected anyone in Nelson the smoke sure has. For about as far east as you could go from the fires, you could see the smoke. The photo above is what it you saw just before dark Wednesday looking back toward the parkway from the Greenfield – Taylor Creek Road area. You read lots more about the fires by clicking on our original post here. One good thing that’s in the favor of the folks fighting the fires, is the fact we have higher humidities and some rain on the way in the next 24 hours.
Look for another mild day today with afternoon temperatures around the 70 degree mark, perhaps even warmer in areas that see ample sunshine. Clouds on the average, will be increasing throughout the day. Light sprinkles or even a renegade shower is not out of the question, but better chances for rain happen tonight into Friday. Even with the clouds and rain, temperatures hold up and stay mild through the period.
By the weekend, chances for rain diminish, but so do the temperatures, cooling to the 50’s once again for daytime highs.
Regional Current Surface Map via wunderground
Looking 12-24 Hours Ahead
Your Nelson County Life custom area forecast including: BRP, Afton, Love, and Tyro
Thursday:Becoming mostly cloudy throughout the day. Hazy from BRP fires. Warm with light showers.
* Highs Valley: 68-71°
*On the mountains: 57-60° (Hazy conditions from forest fires)
*Winds: SW 10-15 MPH
*OVERNIGHT: Cloudy with scattered showers. Lows valley: 51-54° : Mountains: 47-50° : Winds: SW 10-15 MPH
Friday: Mostly cloudy & warm with scattered showers and isolated thundershowers possible in the afternoon.
* Highs Valley: 73-76°
*On the mountains: 62-65°
*Winds: SW 10-15 MPH
*OVERNIGHT: Cloudy with scattered showers continuing, ending toward daylight. Cooler. Lows valley: 40-43° : Mountains: 31-34° : Winds: W 10-15 MPH shifting N after midnight.
The weekend looks dry after lingering showers Saturday morning with temps only reaching the mid 50’s valley and mid 40’s mountains. Sunday is sunny with highs in the lower 50’s valley and mid 40’s mountains.
Rain is back in the forecast early next week.
Jan Smith, takes us out with Half The Treasure from her 29 Dances CD.
Have a great Thursday everyone!
KnowYourNelson.com
Want to have Jan & The Honeybirds play at your special event, click on the image above to find out how!
Or visit their website by clicking here.
Today’s cut is All Half The Treasure from the CD 29 Dances.
Louisville, Kentucky native Jan Smith writes songs rooted in vibrant imagery and sincere, stark emotion. The artists whose music she grew up with — Merle Haggard, Nina Simone, and Townes Van Zant among many others – influence her work, as does the traditional bluegrass music of her new home in the mountains of central Virginia.
On April 4, 2006, Landslide Records released “29 Dances,” produced in Nashville by Bil VornDick (Alison Krauss, Ralph Stanley). The record features Johnny Hiland, Byron House (Sam Bush, Nickel Creek), Pat McInerney (Nanci Griffith), Randy Kohrs, David Talbot (the Grascals), Mark Fain (Ricky Skaggs), Robert Bowlin (Bill Monroe), Patty Mitchell, and Smith’s partner, Jeff Vogelgesang.
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