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FLASH FLOOD WATCH : CANCELED

The previously issued Flash Flood Watch is canceled : https://inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i=36360592

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect from noon Sunday into Sunday evening for the areas highlighted in green. Click on the image above for the absolute latest updates from NWS.



Flood Watch
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
715 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2019

...Thunderstorms with heavy rain may cause Flash Flooding this
afternoon and tonight...

.A cold front moving south through the Mid Atlantic region will
produce scattered to numerous thunderstorms this afternoon and
evening. Rainfall rates with some of these storms nay be as high
as four inches per hour, and with the slow movement of the
thunderstorms, flash flooding is possible.

Alleghany VA-Bath-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Bedford-Amherst-Campbell-
Appomattox-Buckingham-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge, Covington, Hot Springs,
Fincastle, Lexington, Buena Vista, Bedford, Amherst, Lynchburg,
Appomattox, Lewisburg, White Sulphur Springs, Alderson, Quinwood,
Duo, and Rainelle
715 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2019

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of Virginia and southeast West Virginia, including
  the following areas, in Virginia, Alleghany VA, Amherst,
  Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell,
  and Rockbridge. In southeast West Virginia, Eastern Greenbrier
  and Western Greenbrier.

* From noon EDT today through this evening

* Very heavy rainfall rates and slow moving thunderstorms may
  produce flash flooding.

* Excessive rain may cause streams and creeks to overflow their
  banks flooding nearby roads. Urban and poor drainage areas may
  be inundated with runoff leading to flooded roads and
  underpasses. Mudslides are possible in areas with steeper
  terrain.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Remember...TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN!

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.




Flood Watch
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
406 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2019

Augusta-Rockingham-Nelson-Albemarle-Greene-Western Highland-
Eastern Highland-Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Western Pendleton-
Eastern Pendleton-
Including the cities of Staunton, Waynesboro, Stuarts Draft,
Harrisonburg, Lovingston, Charlottesville, Stanardsville,
Hightown, Monterey, Wintergreen, Riverton, Brandywine, Franklin,
Oak Flat, Ruddle, and Sugar Grove
406 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2019

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of Virginia and eastern West
  Virginia, including the following areas, in Virginia,
  Albemarle, Augusta, Central Virginia Blue Ridge, Eastern
  Highland, Greene, Nelson, Rockingham, and Western Highland. In
  eastern West Virginia, Eastern Pendleton and Western
  Pendleton.

* From noon EDT today through this evening

* Slow moving showers and thunderstorms are expected this
  afternoon and evening. Torrential rainfall may lead to totals
  exceeding 2 inches in a short period of time. This may cause
  flash flooding of small streams and other poor drainage urban
  areas.


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.






                

            


        

            

            

                

                    
                        Nelson : Author Lynn Coffey At Oakland Museum Saturday – July 20 : Book Signing : Crazy Quilt                    
                


                

                    

                    

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                            Nelson : Author Lynn Coffey At Oakland Museum Saturday – July 20 : Book Signing : Crazy Quilt
                        
                    

                
                

                    
 




 


Nelson County, Virginia




Author Lynn Coffey will be at Oakland Museum Saturday, July 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to sign her latest “Backroads” book “Crazy Quilt.” This is the sixth book in the series containing oral histories of native people still living in the Virginia highlands. All are available at the Oakland Museum gift shop for $21 each.












Lynn describes “Crazy Quilt” as a “patchwork of new and exciting offerings about the people and places dotting the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.”












“Crazy Quilt” is an “historical mixture of log cabins, early churches and a plantation home dating back to the late 1700s. It is filled with modern-day people preserving old customs and activities from an earlier time and several unpublished ‘slice-of-life’ vignettes by Lynn, herself,” according to the author’s announcement of the book.












Lynn was the publisher of a newspaper called “Backroads” from 1981 to 2006, and when that publication ended, she began publishing books containing the many stories told by mountain folk for the newspaper.












“The material is new, fresh and full of rich history taken from those who can remember what life was like before electricity, telephones and indoor plumbing; before technology became a household word,” according to a story by WINA in Charlottesville.












Oakland Museum is located at 5365 Thomas Nelson Highway (U.S. 29) just north of Colleen.



                

            


        

            

            

                

                    
                        Wintergreen : Annual Fireworks Celebration Bookends Long Holiday Weekend                    
                


                

                    

                    

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                            Wintergreen : Annual Fireworks Celebration Bookends Long Holiday Weekend
                        
                    

                
                

                    
Copyright 2019 Blue Ridge Life : Photo by BRL Mountain Photographer Paul Purpura : Fireworks lit up the sky over Wintergreen Resort during the annual 4th of July celebration held this past Thursday night. July 4, 2019




Wintergreen

Nelson County, Virginia


The skies above Wintergreen Resort were full of beautiful bright colors Thursday night during the annual 4th of July fireworks celebration held around 9:30 PM. 


Rain and thunderstorms earllier in the evening raised some concerns as to whether the event would take place, but the storms cleared and the fireworks started on time. 


Many people are taking advantage of the long federal holiday weekend to stay at the resort and in Nelson to enjoy some down time.


Here’s to the rest of the lazy hot days of summer!

                

            


        

            

            

                

                    
                        Nelson : Roseland / Bryant : VSP Investigates Fatal 151 Accident (Updated 8:52 PM 7.4.19)                    
                


                

                    

                    

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                            Nelson : Roseland / Bryant : VSP Investigates Fatal 151 Accident (Updated 8:52 PM 7.4.19)
                        
                    

                
                

                    


Bryant / Roseland

Nelson County, Virginia


Verbatim press release from VSP at 8:52 PM Thursday evening July 4, 2019. 


“At 5:01 p.m. Thursday (July 4), Virginia State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash that occurred at Route 151 and East Branch Loop in Nelson County. There is one confirmed fatality. State police is still investigating the cause of the crash.”




Corinne N. Geller


Public Relations Director


Virginia State Police




Original post 


Virginia State Police continue their investigation into a fatal auto accident that occurred late Thursday afternoon on Nelson Route 151 in Bryant near the intersection of East Branch Loop. We first talked about it in this Facebook post around 5:45 PM Thursday afternoon.


Few specific details are known as of this post. We have an inquiry into our official contact with VSP in Richmond.


We will provide more details as we have them.


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                        News Alert : Nelson : Severe Thunderstorms Cause Hail : Numerous Trees Down Across County (Video)                    
                


                

                    

                    

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                            News Alert : Nelson : Severe Thunderstorms Cause Hail : Numerous Trees Down Across County (Video)
                        
                    

                
                

                    
Photo By Laura Craig : High winds associated with severe thunderstorms uprooted this tree in Nellysford near the post office. Friday – June 28, 2019


Nelson County, Virginia


Severe Thunderstorms that moved through Nelson County late Friday afternoon caused numerous trees to come down in the high winds. Intense hail fell for a few minutes in Nellysford when the storms moved through.




Nellysford : Hail on Friday : June 28, 2019 from Tommy Stafford on Vimeo.

Video in player above courtesy of Shelton Dodd. 


 


Photo By Emily Butler : Peas sized hail covers the walkway at this home in Nellysford – Friday : June 28, 2019


 


Here’s where we have reports of trees down as of 6:15 PM Friday. Soe of these may have already been cleared. 


-Near entrance to Stoney Creek and Route 151

-Hidden Creek Road off of Rodes Farm Drive : tree down on power line

-Route 151 north of Nellysford – Near Hatter Lake

-Route 151 in Roseland : Trees down at Hager Lane

-Report of mudslide on Route 6 (River Road) between Route 151 and US 29


We also have reports of power out in the Faber and other areas of Nelson.


Screen capture from CVEC outage map : Valid as of 6.28.19 – Click on image above for latest updates.


We will update as have more info.


Please email or send your pictures / video reports to us: info@blueridgelife.com

                

            


        

            

            

                

                    
                        Wintergreen Fire & Rescue Begins Testing Alert / Tornado Sirens (Video)                    
                


                

                    

                    

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                            Wintergreen Fire & Rescue Begins Testing Alert / Tornado Sirens (Video)
                        
                    

                
                

                    
Photo courtesy of Wintergreen Fire & Rescue : A close up of a mobile warning system used this past Wednesday – June 26, 2019 to check audible quality of soon to be installed tornado alerts system at the resort.


Wintergreen

Nelson County, Virginia


Earlier this week Wintergreen Fire and Rescue began testing their tornado and multipurpose auduble warning system.




Wintergreen Fire & Rescue Tests Tornado Sirens from Tommy Stafford on Vimeo.


Above video courtesy of Wintergreen Fire & Rescue – Wednesday June 26, 2019


“We tested the smallest sirens, from beneath the tree canopy, and from only one location at a time. Ultimately we will broadcast simultaneously from up to five sites from above the tree canopy with larger sirens. Today we obtained data to help us understand what to procure and install,” WFD Chief Curtis Sheets said.


Chief Sheets also added that full implementation will take up to a year.

                

            


        

            

            

                

                    
                        AUGUSTA : VSP Investigating Fatal Fire                    
                


                

                    

                    

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                            AUGUSTA : VSP Investigating Fatal Fire
                        
                    

                
                

                    






Release via VSP :


Augusta County, VA. 


“The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Appomattox Field Office is investigating a fatal fire in Augusta County. The fire, which occurred at a residence in the 100 block of Mount Torrey Road, was reported to Augusta County authorities at 11:08 a.m. Sunday (June 23). A resident of the house, Martha J. Craig, 59, was located inside the residence. She was deceased. No one else was inside the residence at the time of the fire.


Though the origin and cause of the fire are still under investigation, it does not appear to be suspicious in nature.


Corinne N. Geller


Public Relations Director


Virginia State Police”

                

            


        

            

            

                

                    
                        Amherst County Search Concludes : Investigation Remains Ongoing for Missing Buena Vista Man                    
                


                

                    

                    

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                            Amherst County Search Concludes : Investigation Remains Ongoing for Missing Buena Vista Man
                        
                    

                
                

                    
Photos courtesy of Buena Vista Police Department : Ellen Austin, mother of missing Chad Austin, talks to media this past Saturday – June 15, 2019 at a command post near Panther Falls in Amherst County, Virginia.


Near Panther Falls

Amherst County, Virginia


Release via Buena Vista, VA PD & Virginia State Police:


This is an update to our original story that was posted here. 


Approximately 80 public safety and search and rescue personnel spent the day conducting an extensive search of the Panther Falls area of Amherst County in an effort to locate a missing Buena Vista resident. Chad H. Austin, 30, was last seen Memorial Day (May 27) in the Panther Falls/Shady Mountain area by campers. His silver 2006 Hyundai Tiburon and his beloved mixed-breed dog, Gunner, were found abandoned about 12:30 p.m. the next day, May 28, on Panther Falls Road, east of where the Blue Ridge Parkway meets Route 60. Mr. Austin is 6 feet in height and weighs between 150 to 170 lbs. He has brown eyes and long brown hair, and was last seen wearing a gray tank top and long shorts, possibly beige in color.


Buena Vista, Virginia Police Chief Richard Hartman talks with media gathered Saturday during a search for missing Chad Austin who was last seen on Memorial Day 2019 in the Panther Falls/Shady Mountain area by campers.


“We are greatly appreciative of the many federal, state, local and private resources dedicated to Saturday’s search for Chad,” said Buena Vista Police Chief Richard Hartman. “This was an extremely organized, thorough search operation that covered some of this area’s most treacherous and challenging terrain. We are fortunate to have had such highly-trained, experienced search and canine teams conducting the operation.”


Participating in search operations since last week have been the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office, Virginia State Police, Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM), Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF), U.S. Forest Service, Black Diamond Search and Rescue, Piedmont Search and Rescue, Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue, Search and Rescue Tracking Institute, Dogs East Search and Rescue, Shenandoah Mountain Rescue, Cambridgeshire Search and Rescue, and Mid-Atlantic Dogs. Also assisting with support operations during Saturday’s search were the American Red Cross, Rockbridge-Area Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), VMI Emergency Management, and Virginia Communications Cache – Montgomery.


Search & Rescue Teams Gather Saturday Morning During a Search Briefing at Command Post at Buena Vista Overlook. June 15, 2019


During the course of the investigation, the Buena Vista Police Department has received approximately 20 leads and is still encouraging the public to contact us with any information about Mr. Austin. He is well-known among the hiking and Appalachian Trail community.


Virginia State Police Trooper Roman Sachno III briefs his Search & Rescue Team before they begin search of Panther Falls Road in Amherst County, Virginia. June 15, 2019


“This is, and will remain, an active investigation until we can bring Chad home to his family. We are still urging anyone who may recall seeing Chad, his car or even his dog, Gunner, at any time over the Memorial Day weekend to please contact us. No detail is too minor as it may be the very information we need to find him,” said Chief Hartman.


Anyone with information about Mr. Austin is encouraged to call the Buena Vista Police Department at 540-261-6171 or the Virginia State Police at #77 on a cell phone or dial 911. His family has established a Facebook page @bring-chad-austin-home.

                

            


        

            

            

                

                    
                        Rockbridge : Search Efforts Continue for Missing Buena Vista Man                    
                


                

                    

                    

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                            Rockbridge : Search Efforts Continue for Missing Buena Vista Man
                        
                    

                
                

                    
Photo Via BVPD : Chad Austin was last seen this past Memorial Day (May 29) by campers in the Panther Falls area, east of the Blue Ridge Parkway. He was wearing a gray tank top with long shorts below the knees, possibly beige in color.


 


Buena Vista,

Rockbridge County, Virginia


Verbatim release vis BVPD & VSP:


The Buena Vista Police Department expanded its search efforts Saturday (June 15) for a missing 30-year-old resident. With the assistance of the Virginia State Police, Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) and Amherst County Sheriff’s Office, an extensive search is underway near the Panther Falls area along Route 60 in Amherst County. Buena Vista Police also hope to hear from anyone who may have been passing through the Panther Falls area over the Memorial Day weekend and may recall having seen Chad H. Austin or his vehicle, a silver 2006 Hyundai Tiburon.


Mr. Austin was last seen this past Memorial Day (May 29) by campers in the Panther Falls area, east of the Blue Ridge Parkway. He was wearing a gray tank top with long shorts below the knees, possibly beige in color.


Mr. Austin was reported missing after his silver Hyundai Tiburon was found around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday (May 28, 2019) on Panther Falls Road in the Shady Mountain/Pedlar River area of Amherst County. The car was found abandoned about 2 miles down the turnoff for Panther Falls Road. His beloved, mixed-breed companion, a dog named Gunner, was locked inside the car.


 


Tuesday (May 28, 2019) on Panther Falls Road in the Shady Mountain/Pedlar River area of Amherst County. The car was found abandoned about 2 miles down the turnoff for Panther Falls Road. His beloved, mixed-breed companion, a dog named Gunner, was locked inside the car.


“This is extremely unusual for Chad to have gone this long without communicating with his family or close friends,” said Buena Vista Police Chief Richard Hartman. “It’s also very out-of-character for Chad to have left Gunner behind and put at risk by being left inside a locked vehicle. Chad’s family says the two have been inseparable since Chad got him as a puppy and would never willingly let any harm come of him or to any animal, for that matter.”


A search of the immediate area resulted in several keys and other personal items belonging to Mr. Austin being found about a ½ mile from the abandoned car.


“Chad was well-known among the hiking community in this region and along the Appalachian Trail for his charitable goodwill, as he would often help with rides and food, and help folks find places to stay,” said Chief Hartman. “We are asking anyone who may recall seeing Chad, his car or even his dog, Gunner, at any time over the Memorial Day weekend to please contact us. No detail is too minor as it may be the very information we need to bring him safely home to his family.”


A search of the immediate area resulted in several keys and other personal items belonging to Mr. Austin being found about a ½ mile from the abandoned car seen above.


Austin is 6 feet in height and weighs between 150 to 170 lbs. He has brown eyes and brown hair. His dog, Gunner, is now being cared for by Mr. Austin’s family.


Anyone with information about Mr. Austin is encouraged to call the Buena Vista Police Department at 540-261-6171 or the Virginia State Police at #77 on a cell phone or dial 911.


The family has also established a Facebook page: bringChadAustinhome and is using the hashtag #bringchadhome

                

            


        

            

            

                

                    
                        News Alert : Schuyler : Drown Hanover Man Found Thursday Morning                    
                


                

                    

                    

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                            News Alert : Schuyler : Drown Hanover Man Found Thursday Morning
                        
                    

                
                

                    
 Photo By Brianna Hamblin via our media partners at CBS19 News in Charlottesville : Police block the area entering a rock quarry in Schuyler, Virginia on Tuesday evening – June 4, 2019. Rescue crews located a body of Thursday morning of the drown Hanover man.


 


Schuyler

Albemarle County, Virginia


As BRL has confirmed earlier Thursday, the body of missing 18 year old Henry Christian Morin of Doswell, Virginia was pulled from a water filled rock quarry in Schuyler, Virginia. 


Release from ACPD at 1:15 PM :




ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA – The Albemarle County Police Department (ACPD) can confirm that members of the Virginia State Police Search and Recovery Team have located the deceased body of missing 18-year-old Henry Christian Morin of Doswell, Virginia. 


The missing teen was last seen swimming in a rock quarry near Schuyler on the afternoon of June 4. 


The cause of death remains under investigation by the ACPD and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. 


No further information will be provided at this time.





                

            


        

    
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