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Afton : Geezer New Year’s Celebration @ The Hamner Theater

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Photography by Yvette Stafford
Nelson County Life Magazine ©2008
Ringing in the New Year @ Hamner Theater
Afton, Virginia
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At Veritas it was the masked ball, at The Hamner Theater inside the Rockfish Valley Community Center, it was potluck to ring in 2008, at their first annual Geezer New Year’s celebration!

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Perhaps a little foosball before the ball drops!

The whole thing started around 5PM. But, the idea was that by 8 or 9, families and children and anyone else who has to be up at a reasonable hour the next day will have had a full celebration. Rather than waiting on Carson Daly to announce the ball dropping in NY, they had a film of it dropping around 8:30PM! That way anyone that wanted to be home and in bed by 10PM could be! (My kind of party!)

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In addition to great food, there was dancing and music, open mike, and the bar open for business!

A great way to send off 2007 into the sunset!

Afton : Veritas Winery & Vineyard Masked Ball Rings in 2008

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Photography by Hayley Osborne
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Masked Ball @ Veritas Winery
Afton, Virginia
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Lots of folks rang in 2008 in their own way, but at Veritas Winery & Vineyard, it was The Masked Ball! NCL’s Hayley Osborne, no mask this year, was on hand to capture lots of the fun. She tells us Andrew was looking dashing in his tux! There was dancing until midnight, when the masks came off and the champagne flowed! Breakfast followed at 12:30 a.m. as they brought in the New Year 2008.

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Thank you, don’t mind if I do!

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Weather Data for 2007

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Here’s the numbers from 2007 for the valley and for the mountain from two of our NCL-Weathernet Stations

NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine – Greenfield / Afton, Virginia
Yearly High: 103° on August 3, 2007
Yearly Low : 16° on December 16, 2007
Wind Gust : 37 MPH on March 22, 2007
Rain Total : 22.68 for the year

NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation : Devil’s Knob Virginia : Wintergreen Mountain
Yearly High: 91° on August 25, 2007
Yearly Low : 8° on December 6, 2007
Wind Gust : 110 MPH on March 5, 2007
Rain Total : 39.10 for the year

Wintergreen Weather : HAPPY NEW YEAR! : BRP & Nelson County, VA : Snow Showers, Windy, Turning Much Colder!

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Click the image above for the ski and slope conditions at Wintergreen Resort.

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Weathercast by Tommy Stafford, Nelson County Life Magazine

Photography By Ann Strober
For Nelson County Life Magazine ©2007
Approaching Front in Nellysford
Nellysford, Virginia
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Well, this is it folks. We all wave bye-bye to 2007! I guess we all contemplate a bit as we end one year and start another. I’ve been thinking about all of the new years that have come and gone in my time. Some of the best have simply been ringing in the new year with close friends at one another’s homes. 2008 is one of those New Years. I have been to several big productions before and just don’t find that very appealing most of the time. Can’t think of a better place to be than right here in Nelson to see another year begin.

The last day of 2007 went out on a beautiful note with warm temperatures and sunny skies. A nice ending to the year. Afternoon temperatures reached 55° for a high here at NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine in the Rockfish Valley. Upon the mountains at Wintergreen our NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation station recorded an afternoon high of 43° for the last day of the year. Keep that memory of the mild temps in your mind for a few days because it’s out of here for awhile.

The New Year will begin fairly quiet in the early morning hours, but as Tuesday wears on, hold on to your hat and grab the scarf, it’s going to get very windy and cold as we head into Wednesday. We’ll see some scattered snow showers across the area for the first day of the year, but this won’t be much to get excited over. What tiny bit we’ll see should happen in the mid-morning hours. We’ll see some of the coldest weather so far this season over the next few days. That’s excellent news for Wintergreen Resort. They’ll easily be able to make snow for several days to come. I can tell you it has been packed up there over the holiday. Skiing and snowboarding have been good. This has started off to be an excellent ski season, a stark contrast to last year when it was so warm. So far so good! You can check out the current slope conditions by clicking on the Wintergreen logo up above.

By the end of the week look for temperatures to moderate to the lower 50’s in the valley and upper 30’s to lower 40’s on the mountain for afternoon highs.

The National Current Surface Map via wunderground

Over the next 24 hours

And for those of you keeping score at home check the detailed numbers at any of our reporting NCL-Weathernet Stations for real up to the minute live weather data and detailed information including highs, lows, wind speeds, rainfall and much, much more, simply use the handy drop down menu on the upper left hand side of your screen.

Your Nelson County Life custom area forecast including: The BRP, Lovingston, Nellysford, & Massies Mill.

New Year’s Day Mostly cloudy early morning with isolated showers and snow showers, then partly sunny. Becoming very windy!
* Highs Valley: 46-49° then slowly falling late afternoon
*On the mountains: 36-39° Scattered snow showers, then partly cloudy and windy.
*Winds: SW 10-15 MPH increasing to 15-25 and gusting to 35-40 MPH in the afternoon.

Tuesday night Partly cloudy early then mostly cloudy and blustery. Flurries possible. Windy!
* Lows Valley: 26-23° Wind chill near -5 by Wednesday morning
*On the mountains: 13-16° Mostly cloudy, very cold and windy with wind chills below 0° from time to time.
*Winds: W 15-25 MPH with gusts to 40 MPH

Wednesday Cloudy early morning then mostly sunny, continued windy and blustery.
* Highs Valley: 36-39° Wind chill near 5° above from time to time
*On the mountains: 28-31° Wind chill near 0° from time to time
*Winds: NW 15-25 MPH and gusty

The remainder of the week Look for temps to continue very cold on Thursday with valley highs around 35° and mountains around 24°. Overnight lows 15° in the valley and 10° on the mountains. Temps warm to the 50’s valley for the weekend and 40’s mountains. Right now the extended forecast looks dry.

Breaking News, Breaking Weather we’ll have it all here!

Be safe and have a great New Year’s! We’ll talk to you again on Wednesday!

Know your Nelson.COM

Wintergreen New Year’s Eve Weather : BRP & Nelson County, VA : BRP : Clearing Monday : Snow Showers Tonight : Much Colder Mid-Week

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Click the image above for the ski and slope conditions at Wintergreen Resort.

Weathercast by Tommy Stafford, Nelson County Life Magazine

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Sunday began cloudy with showers moving in by noon. Upon the mountains above 2000 feet it was freezing rain. Temperatures at our NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation site hovered at or slightly below freezing for most of the day which allowed any rain falling to freeze on contact. Luckily the roadways were above freezing which prevented problems traveling, but still slick in spots.

Rain will come to an end by 6AM Monday morning and clearing skies by mid-morning. The remainder of New Year’s Eve will be sunny and sometimes a bit breezy as westerly winds move in. By New Year’s Evening clouds move back in with scattered snow showers possible late in the mountains. We could see more scattered snow showers on New Year’s Day in the mountains. Isolated rain showers are possible in the valley.

By the first night of the new year, temperatures will be diving into the low 20’s for valley lows and the mid- teens on the mountains. Daytime highs on the mountains never get above freezing until late week. Mountain lows even getting around 10 degrees later in the week. Below it will be very cold as well with daytime highs in the mid 30’s to 40’s until week’s end when we reach temps near 50°.

The National Current Surface Map via wunderground

Over the next 24 hours

And for those of you keeping score at home check the detailed numbers at any of our reporting NCL-Weathernet Stations for real up to the minute live weather data and detailed information including highs, lows, wind speeds, rainfall and much, much more, simply use the handy drop down menu on the upper left hand side of your screen.

Your Nelson County Life custom area forecast including: Wintergreen, Greenwood, Shipman, & Lovigston

New Year’s Eve – DAYTIME Becoming mostly sunny & fair.
* Highs Valley: 50-53°
*On the mountains: 39-42°
*Winds: W 10-15 MPH

New Year’s Evening Mostly clear early, then mostly cloudy by 3 AM. Snow showers possible.
* Lows Valley: 33-35°
*On the mountains: 30-33° Snow showers possible.
*Winds: S 5-10 MPH

New Year’s Day Mostly cloudy early morning with isolated showers, then partly cloudy.
* Highs Valley: 46-49°
*On the mountains: 36-39° Scattered snow showers possible.
*Winds: W 10-15 MPH

The remainder of the week Look for temps diving to the low 20’s valley for nighttime lows on the first night of the new year, from 10-15 degrees on the mountains. Daytime highs will be in the mid 30’s Wed & Thurs in the valley : upper 20’s mountains. Temperatures warm slightly by the end of the week into next weekend.

Breaking News, Breaking Weather we’ll have it all here!

Be safe and have a great New Year’s Eve!

Know your Nelson.COM

Winter Weather Advisory : Augusta County : Until 6 AM EST : EXPIRED

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URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
914 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2007

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ISOLATED WINTRY PRECIPITATION
OVERNIGHT…

.COLDER AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA IS CAUSING RAIN TO MIX WITH AND
CHANGE TO ISOLATED AREAS OF SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING. BE ALERT FOR
SLICK SPOTS DEVELOPING ON ROADS.

MDZ003>006-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-042-WVZ050>055-501>504-311015-
/O.NEW.KLWX.WW.Y.0011.071231T0214Z-071231T1100Z/
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-HIGHLAND-
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-
LOUDOUN-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-PENDLETON-HARDY-
WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAGERSTOWN…FREDERICK…WESTMINSTER…
FROSTBURG…CUMBERLAND…STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG…
WINCHESTER…FRONT ROYAL…LEESBURG…MARTINSBURG…
CHARLES TOWN…BAYARD…PETERSBURG…EMORYVILLE…HARTMANSVILLE…
KEYSER…FORT ASHBY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
MONDAY.

LIGHT WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL FALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS…THEN WILL TAPER OFF. LITTLE
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER…ROADS COULD TURN SLICK IN
SPOTS SINCE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING. USE
CAUTION IF YOU ARE DRIVING LATE TONIGHT.

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.

Update : AT&T Wireless & Cell Service in Nellysford

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Photography by Tommy Stafford
Nelson County Life Magazine ©2007
New AT&T Wireless Site Behind the Wintergreen Fire Department
Nellysford, Virginia
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As we first told you a couple of weeks ago, AT&T Wireless has been in the process of installing and bringing up a new wireless / cell site in the Stoney Creek area of Nellysford. Wintergreen Fire Chief, Curtis Sheets, told NCL that service would be available by the end of December 2007. NCL got a call from Richmond / Stoney Creek resident Bruce Flight on Sunday saying that he had full strength cell service in the Stoney Creek area. His phone is on AT&T Wireless and has previously not worked in that area.

Apparently they are bringing up the service on the last day or so of 2007 year as promised. If you have AT&T Wireless (formerly Cingular) give it a whirl and let us know what you’re results are so we can pass it on here! Use the contact us icon on the upper right of your screen to drop us a note!

Good news!

NCL

Special Weather Update : Light Freezing Rain Occuring Above 2000 Feet & Along The Blue Ridge Parkway : 1:30 PM EST

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With light precipitation moving into the area this afternoon, locations above 2000 feet continue to have temperatures at or just below the freezing mark. At 3500 feet from our reporting NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation station, the 1:30 PM EST temperature was 28.8°. We have reports of some exposed surfaces freezing and collecting ice. Roadways are in good shape at this time. Look for rain to increase and look for freezing rain at altitudes above 2000 feet to continues.

Temperatures will remain steady or slowly fall throughout the afternoon and early evening hours.

We will update as conditions warrant.

NCL

Wintergreen Weather : Sunday : Including BRP & Nelson County, VA : Rain : Wintry Mix Late : Clearing Mon : Very Cold Mid Week : Updated 10:00 AM EST

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Weathercast by Tommy Stafford

Regular Audio Version of Weathercast returns later Sunday and Monday.

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Predicted snowfall map area for Sunday, via www.accuweather.com

Saturday was a fairly calm day across Nelson County. We started mostly cloudy and ended with plenty of sun and temps in the upper 50’s for afternoon highs. That won’t be the case Sunday as a wintry system approaches Central Virginia promising a mix of rain, freezing rain. sleet, and snow. There is a chance for some accumulating snow winter precip in the mountains in places such as Wintergreen, Montebello, Love and other spots along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

We’ll started the day mostly cloudy with some patchy dense fog. As the day wears on, look for rain to spread into the area from the south. There’s chances for scattered showers around noon, but more steady and widespread rain enters the picture by afternoon & evening. As we enter Sunday night the rain may change and mix with freezing rain, sleet, and snow in the valley. On the mountains look for more snow and sleet. Latest models show there may be more freezing rain vs sleet or snow. At this point it doesn’t look as though this will be a significant major winter storm, but general winter advisories may be issued later today. There is the potential for some ice accumulation as temperatures dip below freezing tonight.

They exact type of wintry mix we’ll get will be very tricky with this system since temps will be very near or slightly above freezing. A degree or two would make all of the difference in this case between freezing rain, snow, sleet or freezing rain.

There is some general reference to the system in Sunday’s Hazardous Weather Outlook from NWS:

A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING THE THREAT OF MIXED PRECIPITATION TO THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE PREDOMINANT
PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE RAIN…COMMUNITIES ALONG THE
PENNSYLVANIA BORDER AND IN THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS MAY SEE THE
PRECIPITATION START MIXED WITH SNOW AND SLEET. IN ADDITION…
HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS AND ALONG THE BLUE
RIDGE MAY SEE FREEZING RAIN INSTEAD OF RAIN. THE EXACT FREEZING
LEVEL WILL DEPEND UPON HOW TEMPERATURES WARM TODAY AND WHEN THE
PRECIPITATION STARTS THIS AFTERNOON…BUT IT IS LIKELY TO BE NEAR
1500 FEET. SOME ICE ACCUMULATION MAY BE POSSIBLE ABOVE THIS
HEIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED IF THE THREAT
BECOMES MORE CERTAIN. AS THE STORM PULLS OFFSHORE TONIGHT…THE
PRECIPITATION MAY MIX WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF WET SNOW PRIOR TO
ENDING.



The National Current Surface Map via wunderground

Over the next 24 hours

Your Nelson County Life custom area forecast including: Wintergreen, Wingina, Tryo, & Taylor Creek

Sunday Mostly cloudy with rain in the afternoon across nearly 100% of the area.
* Highs Valley: 40-43°
*On the mountains: 37-40° Rain, freezing rain, sleet or wet snow possible late afternoon
*Winds: E 5-10 MPH

Sunday Night Cloudy with rain, freezing rain, sleet & snow over 90% of the area, ending after midnight and clearing. Slight accumulations in the valley.
* Lows Valley: 30-33°
*On the mountains: 28-31° Some significant ice accumulation possible along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
*Winds: N-5 MPH becoming W after midnight

Next week New Year’s Eve look for partly sunny skies and high in the lower 50’s valley, mid 40’s mountains.
New Year’s Day Mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 40’s valley and mid 40’s mountains.

Much colder weather moves in by Wednesday with daytime highs in the upper 30’s valley and mid 20’s mountains. Lows around 10-15 degrees valley & on the mountains. Temps moderate toward the end of thee week.

Breaking News, Breaking Weather we’ll have it all here!

Have a great Weekend & we’ll update as necessary throughout the day and night Sunday.

Know your Nelson.COM
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Special Weather Update : Winter Weather Possible Sunday PM : Update : 5:30 PM EST

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A developing system may bring a mix of sleet, snow and freezing rain to the area on Sunday. Forecast models show the chance for the wintry mix moving into Nelson and Central Virginia around noon Sunday.

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Forecast map via www.accuweather.com

At this point it doesn’t look as though this will be a significant winter storm, but I expect advisories will be issued later tonight. There is the potential for a couple of inches of snow on the mountains by Monday morning.

They exact type of wintry mix we’ll get will be tricky with this system since temps will be very near or slightly above freezing. A degree or two would make all of the difference in this case between freezing rain or snow.

There is some general reference to the system in Saturday afternoon’s Hazardous Weather Outlook from NWS:

A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MIXED PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION
TOMORROW. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTHWARD FROM
CENTRAL VIRGINIA…TO THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL
VIRGINIA…WITH SNOW BEING THE PRIMARY PRECIPITATION TYPE FURTHER
NORTH ACROSS PARTS OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY…WEST VIRGINIA PAN
HANDLE…AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL MARYLAND. THE PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF DURING THE SUNDAY EVENING HOURS.
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE NORTH OF WINCHESTER TO THE
PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE.

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY IN THE ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS. SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

Updates late tonight / early Sunday morning as the approaching system becomes more defined.

NCL

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