Woods Mill
Nelson County, Virginia
There were a few tense moments early Monday afternoon in Woods Mill when a car burst into flames. See video below courtesy of our pal Bill Strong from Piney River. Bill was just returning back to Nelson after several days in the northeast with his racing series.
Bill tells us folks nearby quickly put the fire out with a couple of fire extinguishers and the help of Lovingston Volunteer Department.
Route 60 in Nelson County south toward Appomattox remained closed early Tuesday evening after a double fatality from an auto accident. October 2, 2018.
Route 60 – Near Gladstone
Nelson County, Virginia
Updated 10:50 PM 10.2.18
Verbatim release via VSP:
Virginia State Police Trooper J.R. Harris is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash in Nelson County. The crash occurred Oct. 2, 2018, at approximately 3 p.m. on Route 60.
A 1996 Chevrolet pickup truck was westbound on Route 60 when it crossed the center line and struck head-on an eastbound 2004 GMC Envoy.
The driver of the Chevrolet, Rodney L. Blair, 52, of Shipman, Va., was not wearing a seat belt and died at the scene.
The driver of the GMC, Melissa M. Ellis, 39, of Gladstone, Va., died at the scene. She was wearing a seat belt. An adult, female passenger was flown to UVA Hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. The passenger was not wearing a seat belt.
The crash remains under investigation.”
Original post:
BRL can confirm at least two people have died from a head on collision that occurred late Tuesday afternoon on Route 60 near Gladstone of Nelson County.
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— ABC 13 News – WSET (@ABC13News) October 2, 2018
We will release more details as they become available.
©2018 Blue Ridge Life Magazine : Photo By BRL Mountain Photographer Paul Purpura : After weeks and weeks of rain this past weekend’s Hoopla 2018 went off with plenty of sunshine at Devils Backbone Basecamp in Roseland, Virginia.Roseland
Nelson County, Virginia
Seems like it’s rained all summer, well. It pretty much has! And it rained right up until the last minute before Hoopla 2018 startedm and then the skies cleared!It ended up being a great 2018 season with a huge turnout!
See more of the photo below from Paul and see you in 2019!
Lovingston
Nelson County, VA
Release verbatim from Nelson CA’s office:
“Friday morning, Nelson County Commonwealth’s Attorney Daniel Rutherford announced that five individuals, Joe Louis Earhart, Donald Gerald Coles, Kathleen Howard Varner, James P. Hunsinger and John Wayne Lawhorne, pled guilty to their involvement in a corrupt organization of individuals that trafficked drugs into Nelson County and Central Virginia. Each of the five pled guilty to one count of racketeering. Coles and Varner also had ancillary felony charges of distribution and possession of Methamphetamine; Earhart also pled guilty to one count of perjury. These individuals were connected with Phillip Bennet of Atlanta, Georgia, who pled guilty to two counts of racketeering and enhanced distribution of Methamphetamine in the Nelson County Circuit Court on June 29, 2018. Also connected was Otis Knapp, who pled guilty to racketeering and several distribution charges in the Nelson County Circuit Courton May 29, 2018.
From March 2016 through September 2017, Earhart, Coles, Varner and Hunsinger transported Methamphetamine fromAtlanta, Georgia and Charlotte, North Carolina to the Central Virginia area and then facilitated the distribution to Lawhorneand other individuals in Nelson and the surrounding counties. At the height of the ring’s operation, one pound of Methamphetamine was trafficked every week into Central Virginia.
These charges stem from a lengthy investigation by the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Appomattox Field Office, the Skyline Drug Task Force, the Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement (J.A.D.E.) Task Force and the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Nelson County.
“The guilty pleas from these five individuals represent a unique accomplishment by the Nelson County Commonwealth’s Attorney Office. We have used a legal tool by which those that participated in complex criminal organizations trafficking drugs could be prosecuted for their participation both inside and outside of Nelson County.”
Daniel Rutherford
Commonwealth’s Attorney
Nelson County “
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
311 AM EDT Thu Sep 27 2018
…Flash Flooding Possible Across the Mountains into this Evening…
.A weak cold front will drift south through the area this morning
before stalling across northern North Carolina this afternoon.
Low pressure riding along the front will cause rainfall to
increase over the mountains by this afternoon with locally heavy
downpours possible. This rainfall combined with wet soil
conditions may lead to flooding of creeks and streams especially
west of the Blue Ridge into this evening.
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Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-
Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Amherst-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-
Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Boone, Tazewell,
Marion, Bland, Pearisburg, Wytheville, Radford, Pulaski,
Blacksburg, Independence, Whitetop, Troutdale, Volney, Galax,
Floyd, New Castle, Clifton Forge, Covington, Hot Springs,
Roanoke, Salem, Fincastle, Lexington, Buena Vista, Amherst,
Bluefield, Flat Top, Hinton, Hix, Union, Lewisburg,
White Sulphur Springs, Alderson, Quinwood, Duo, and Rainelle
311 AM EDT Thu Sep 27 2018
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of northwest North Carolina,
Virginia, and southeast West Virginia, including the following
areas, in northwest North Carolina, Alleghany NC, Ashe, and
Watauga. In Virginia, Alleghany VA, Amherst, Bath, Bland,
Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery,
Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Smyth, Tazewell, and Wythe. In
southeast West Virginia, Eastern Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe,
Summers, and Western Greenbrier.
* Through this evening.
* Moderate to heavy rainfall may result in 1 to locally 3 inches
of rain through this evening. Spotty higher totals are also
possible if embedded heavier showers or thunderstorms occur.
* Already saturated ground combined with the heavy rainfall may
cause creeks and streams to overflow their banks resulting in
flash flooding.
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
239 AM EDT Thu Sep 27 2018
District of Columbia-Carroll-Northwest Montgomery-
Central and Southeast Montgomery-Northwest Howard-
Central and Southeast Howard-Nelson-Albemarle-Greene-Madison-
Orange-Culpeper-Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park-Fairfax-
Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-Stafford-Southern Fauquier-
Eastern Loudoun-Central Virginia Blue Ridge-
Including the cities of Washington, Eldersburg, Westminster,
Germantown, Damascus, Bethesda, Rockville, Gaithersburg,
Silver Spring, Lisbon, Columbia, Ellicott City, Lovingston,
Charlottesville, Stanardsville, Madison, Orange, Gordonsville,
Culpeper, Dale City, Manassas, Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, Montclair,
Reston, Herndon, Annandale, Centreville, Chantilly, McLean,
Franconia, Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, Falmouth,
Turnbull, Leesburg, Ashburn, Sterling, and Wintergreen
239 AM EDT Thu Sep 27 2018
…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT…
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Flood Watch for portions of Maryland, The District of
Columbia, and Virginia, including the following areas, in
Maryland, Carroll, Central and Southeast Howard, Central and
Southeast Montgomery, Northwest Howard, and Northwest
Montgomery. The District of Columbia. In Virginia, Albemarle,
Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria, Central Virginia Blue
Ridge, Culpeper, Eastern Loudoun, Fairfax, Greene, Madison,
Nelson, Orange, Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park,
Southern Fauquier, and Stafford.
* From this evening through late tonight
* A wave of low pressure will ride northeast along a stalled
front later today and tonight. Several inches of rain is
possible, and with the ground already saturated, flooding is
possible.
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.
Nellysford
Nelson County, Virginia
A new date has been scheduled for the art dedication at the Natural History Center in Nellysford. The art display is to draw attention destruction and downstream consequences of fracked gas pipelines.
More about the Rockfish Valley Foundation by clicking here.
Click on the above image for the latest updates from NWSFLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED
Augusta-Nelson-Western Highland-Eastern Highland-
Central Virginia Blue Ridge-
Including the cities of Staunton, Waynesboro, Stuarts Draft,
Lovingston, Hightown, Monterey, and Wintergreen
537 PM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED…
The Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Virginia and
western Virginia has been cancelled. Heavy rainfall from showers
and a few thunderstorms has developed and will remain south of the
area this evening.
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
210 PM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018
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Augusta-Nelson-Western Highland-Eastern Highland-
Central Virginia Blue Ridge-
Including the cities of Staunton, Waynesboro, Stuarts Draft,
Lovingston, Hightown, Monterey, and Wintergreen
210 PM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT…
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Virginia and western
Virginia, including the following areas, in central Virginia,
Central Virginia Blue Ridge and Nelson. In western Virginia,
Augusta, Eastern Highland, and Western Highland.
* Until midnight EDT tonight
* Showers and a few thunderstorms will be slow moving to the north
side of a stationary front that lies across southern Virginia.
These showers and thunderstorms will bring moderate to heavy
rainfall to areas that are already saturated from recent
rainfall during the past couple of weeks. This heavy rainfall
could result in flash flooding.
* Urban areas, locations along small streams and creeks, and poor
drainage areas are most vulnerable to flash flooding.
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.
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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
136 PM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018
…Very heavy rain possible this afternoon and evening…
.Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will develop this afternoon
ahead of a cold front.
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-
Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-
Bedford-Amherst-Henry-
Including the cities of Bland, Pearisburg, Wytheville, Radford,
Pulaski, Blacksburg, Independence, Whitetop, Troutdale, Volney,
Galax, Floyd, New Castle, Clifton Forge, Covington, Hot Springs,
Roanoke, Salem, Fincastle, Lexington, Buena Vista, Stuart,
Rocky Mount, Bedford, Amherst, and Martinsville
136 PM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT…
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Virginia, south
central Virginia, southwest Virginia, and west central
Virginia, including the following areas, in central Virginia,
Amherst. In south central Virginia, Bedford and Henry. In
southwest Virginia, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Giles,
Grayson, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, and Wythe. In west
central Virginia, Alleghany VA, Bath, Botetourt, Franklin,
Roanoke, and Rockbridge.
* Until midnight EDT tonight
* Scattered to numerous thunderstorms may produce heavy rain this
afternoon and evening. Rainfall rates in some of the slower
moving stronger storms will approach 2 inches per hour. 1 to 2
inches of rain are expected along the Blue Ridge and the
foothills of Virginia into the New River Valley. Localized
rainfall amount may reach 3 to 5 inches.
* Poor drainage areas and urban areas may flood. Small streams and
creeks may overflow their banks, potentially flooding nearby
roads.
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.
Central Virginia Blue Ridge
Heavy flooding rains have been pounding most of the area all morning long and that’s expected to continue into the night as whats left of Hurricane Florence slowly beings pulling away to the northeast over the next day or so.
Nelson Co, VA Flooding : Glenthorne Loop : By Amy Winters from Tommy Stafford on Vimeo.
Flooding on Lyndhurst Road Near Route 664 that heads up to BR Parkway – By Nikki Chambers from Tommy Stafford on Vimeo.
Numerous trees have been falling down due to the saturated ground and some roads have been flooded out as well.
There’s flooding all over several counties, and road closures are too numerous to mention, but be sure to check with DOT websites before heading out if you plan to travel.
More update and photos being added throughout the day.
Photo by Beth Golden : Route 56 east in Shipman had been temporarily closed after a logging truck accident there near the railroad. Friday – September 14, 2018 (The roadway is now open)Shipman
Nelson County, VA
Via Paula Jones with VDOT Lynchburg at 4:07 PM:
“The incident is closed….and the road is open.”
Original post earlier Friday
A logging truck accident in Shipman has temporarily closed the road to traffic. Our information says there are no injuries.
State police and crews are working to clear the scene.
Expect delays.
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Nellysford
Nelson County, Virginia
Nelson Farmers Market Manager, Tim Marsh has reached out to BRL to let us know that the Nelson Farmers Market tents were temporarily removed earlier this week out of caution for possible high winds over the weekend.
“Due to the rain and winds our area is projected to receive from the impacts of Hurricane Florence, the Board of Directors of the Nelson Farmers Market has decided to cancel the market for Saturday, Sep. 15th. The tents have been removed, as the field where the market is held may need to be utilized by emergency services. Hopefully, our area will not be impacted, but we would rather err on the side of safety,” NFM Market Manager Tim Marsh said.
Well keep you posted!
