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  • Weyers Cave: VADOC Offender Walks Off Work Site at Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport

    Weyers Cave: VADOC Offender Walks Off Work Site at Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport

    Weyers Cave, VA Via VA Dept Of Corrections – Richmond At approximately 9:35 a.m. this morning, a male offender in the custody of the Virginia Department of Corrections walked away from a work unit at the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport in Weyers Cave, Virginia. The Virginia DOC has activated emergency response plans to apprehend the [...]

  • FLASH FLOOD WATCH : – ! CANCELED !

    FLASH FLOOD WATCH : – ! CANCELED !

    Flood Warning Statement as of 5:38 PM EDT on June 18, 2013 …The Flood Warning has been cancelled for small streams in southern Albemarle and Nelson counties… Rainfall has ended across the warning area. FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON [...]

  • L-to-R-Courtney-Harlowe-Tommy-Brown-Emily-Raup all take a break Monday afternoon - June 17, 2013 at Wingina Landing. They left Tuesday morning to head on downstream finishing up this coming weekend.

    Buckingham / Nelson: 28th Annual James River Batteau Festival Underway – Photos Added – 6.18.13

    Wingina Buckingham / Nelson County, VA The 28th Annual James River Batteau River Festival is underway! For years, we’ve been telling you about the folks that take to the James around this time in the late spring and early summer. Here’s a cool video from 2010 our Norm Shafer did. This past Monday afternoon BRLM [...]

  • The Big Green Egg Has Landed In Nellysford!

    The Big Green Egg Has Landed In Nellysford!

    Nellysford Nelson County, VA I must admit, I am in the minority. Until recently I’d never heard of a Big Green Egg. Living under a rock, apparently! But boy have I learned lots about them now. And just what a unique outdoor cooking experience they are. “They perfectly cook just about anything you can think [...]

  • Blue Ridge Parkway: Wintergreen & Montebello Rope Teams Assist Park Service At 20 Minute Cliff

    Blue Ridge Parkway: Wintergreen & Montebello Rope Teams Assist Park Service At 20 Minute Cliff

    Blue Ridge Parkway 20 Minute Cliff Nelson County, VA Wintergreen Fire & Rescue Chief Curtis Sheets confirms to BRLM Thursday evening that his agency along with Montebello Fire & Rescue were called to 20 Minute Cliff along the Blue Ridge Parkway. “Montebello provided manpower and an ambulance, we provided a rope team & equipment,” Chief [...]

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Weyers Cave: VADOC Offender Walks Off Work Site at Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport
[ 0 ] June 19, 2013

Weyers Cave: VADOC Offender Walks Off Work Site at Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport

Weyers Cave, VA Via VA Dept Of Corrections – Richmond At approximately 9:35 a.m. this morning, a male offender in the custody of the Virginia Department of Corrections walked away from a work unit at the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport in Weyers Cave, Virginia. The Virginia DOC has activated emergency response plans to apprehend the [...]

FLASH FLOOD WATCH : – ! CANCELED !
[ 0 ] June 18, 2013

FLASH FLOOD WATCH : – ! CANCELED !

Flood Warning Statement as of 5:38 PM EDT on June 18, 2013 …The Flood Warning has been cancelled for small streams in southern Albemarle and Nelson counties… Rainfall has ended across the warning area. FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON [...]

L-to-R-Courtney-Harlowe-Tommy-Brown-Emily-Raup all take a break Monday afternoon - June 17, 2013 at Wingina Landing. They left Tuesday morning to head on downstream finishing up this coming weekend.
[ 0 ] June 17, 2013

Buckingham / Nelson: 28th Annual James River Batteau Festival Underway – Photos Added – 6.18.13

Wingina Buckingham / Nelson County, VA The 28th Annual James River Batteau River Festival is underway! For years, we’ve been telling you about the folks that take to the James around this time in the late spring and early summer. Here’s a cool video from 2010 our Norm Shafer did. This past Monday afternoon BRLM [...]

The Big Green Egg Has Landed In Nellysford!
[ 1 ] June 14, 2013

The Big Green Egg Has Landed In Nellysford!

Nellysford Nelson County, VA I must admit, I am in the minority. Until recently I’d never heard of a Big Green Egg. Living under a rock, apparently! But boy have I learned lots about them now. And just what a unique outdoor cooking experience they are. “They perfectly cook just about anything you can think [...]

Blue Ridge Parkway: Wintergreen & Montebello Rope Teams Assist Park Service At 20 Minute Cliff
[ 0 ] June 13, 2013

Blue Ridge Parkway: Wintergreen & Montebello Rope Teams Assist Park Service At 20 Minute Cliff

Blue Ridge Parkway 20 Minute Cliff Nelson County, VA Wintergreen Fire & Rescue Chief Curtis Sheets confirms to BRLM Thursday evening that his agency along with Montebello Fire & Rescue were called to 20 Minute Cliff along the Blue Ridge Parkway. “Montebello provided manpower and an ambulance, we provided a rope team & equipment,” Chief [...]

™2013 BlueRidgeLife : Photo By Buck Martin - This is one of numerous trees that fell Thursday afternoon - June 13, 2013 in East Nelson County after severe thunderstorms moved through the area. This is on Craigtown Road just north of Shipman before the Rockfish River.
[ 0 ] June 13, 2013

Severe Thunderstorms Cause Moderate Power Line & Tree Damage Across Area

East Nelson County, VA As Tommy discussed might be the case in his Thursday weathercast, some severe thunderstorms moved through the area Thursday afternoon causing some dame, particularly in East Nelson County and in Buckingham County. “We have 13 spans of wire on the ground near the intersection of laurel road and rockfish river road [...]

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Nelson: Beautiful Late Fall Skies Over The Blue Ridge
[ 0 ] November 27, 2012

Nelson: Beautiful Late Fall Skies Over The Blue Ridge

Near Nellysford Nelson County, VA As we head into the final weeks of fall before winter officially begins on December 22, the skies across the Blue Ridge continue presenting some of the most breathtaking sunrises and sunsets! Olivia Ellis in Nelson County sent us this beauty. “Taken this past week from my front door at [...]

©™ 2012 Photo By NCL Mountain Photographer Paul Purpura Cumulonimbus Cloud (Thunderstorm) as seen looking NE from near The Evans Center Tent. He took the picture Monday afternoon as thunderstorms were moving across portions of Albemarle County.
[ 0 ] July 30, 2012

More Scattered Thunderstorms For First Day Of August

Wintergreen Nelson County, VA The summer days of July are gone. If you didn’t enjoy Tuesday, you missed it. We now kickoff into August! Generally speaking the forecast will be pretty typical for the start of August with hot temps and widely scattered thunderstorms Click the player above to hear Tommy talk about the highs [...]

©™2012 Nelson County Life : Photo By NCL Mountain Photographer : After a short break from the rain, it's back to afternoon thunderstorms and the heat as we kick off a new week!
[ 0 ] July 23, 2012

Rain & Heat Return To The Forecast This Week – Severe Storms Likely on Tuesday Afternoon

Nelson County, VA After a fairly mild weekend with rain showers on Saturday, (the high temp on Saturday only reached 74°) then some sunshine on Sunday, we will head back to a chance for those afternoon showers and thunderstorms starting Monday. Temps will be heading back up as well with everyday this week with temps [...]

Photo By Ann Strober : Ann grabbed this shot of large thunderstorm producing clouds looking south from Nellysford on Tuesday afternoon.
[ 0 ] June 12, 2012

More Cloud Pics From June 12, 2012

Nellysford Nelson County, VA As we talked about earlier, lots of storms moved across Nelson on Tuesday afternoon. Ann Strober sent us this nice shot of storm clouds to the south of Nellysford as the skies were becoming less threatening. Glad the sunshine will return for several days starting on Wednesday Tweet This Post

Photo By NCL Mountain Photographer Paul Purpura : Mean looking storm clouds hang over the mountains near Route 664 & 151 late in the day Tuesday as strong thunderstorm moved across the area.
[ 0 ] June 12, 2012

After Stormy Skies Remainder Of Week Looks Fantastic!

Roseland / Beech Grove Nelson County, Virginia Just about everyone across Nelson County heard the rumble of thunder and saw brilliant flashes of lightening Tuesday afternoon as strong thunderstorms moved across the area. NCL Mountain Photographer Paul Purpura grabbed this shot as he was leaving the valley headed back on the mountain. We break out [...]

™ 2012 Nelson County Life : Photo By NCL Mountain Photographer Paul Purpura : Paul caught this shot of a beautiful rainbow over Lake Monacan in Stoney Creek earlier this week after an isolated thundershower moved across the area.
[ 0 ] March 14, 2012

Signs Of Spring Coming To Life

Nellysford Nelson County, VA With 80° temps, it’s not taking long for things to get in the spring spirit. Even though it doesn’t officially start until next Tuesday March 20th. Paul grabbed this beautiful shot over Lake Monacan in Stoney Creek earlier this week when an isolated thundershower had just moved through the area. A [...]