Travel Getting Back To Normal After Snowy Weather

January 17, 2024

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wreck driveway 151 bryant — Photo By Peyton Stafford : Crews with the Piney River Volunteer Fire Department work an accident scene Monday evening on Route 151 in Bryant of Nelson County. This was one of dozens of accidents that happened after the snow began falling that afternoon. January 15, 2024

Central Virginia Blue Ridge
Nelson County, Virginia

After a couple of days with some difficult travel, most roads are getting back to normal as of Wednesday morning January 17th. There’s certainly icy patches of ice here and there and some secondary roads remained snow covered. But, much of the area is back to normal travel.

Adam Stafford pulls his makeshift sled up a hill in Roseland during an afternoon playing in the snow that the day before. January 16, 2024

Snowfall amounts varied across the region but in Nelson County most folks saw between 4 to 6 inches of snow by the time it stopped overnight Monday. That made for a nice base of snow for sledding or even more snow for skiing if you went up to Wintergreen Resort.

Most schools across the area remained closed on Wednesday to allow secondary and backroads another day to thaw.

Photo By Daniel Rutherford : Route 151 in Afton was snow covered and desolate Monday night – January 15, 2024 as snow continued falling across the area.

Above some NWS snow totals from across the entire area.

The big story now continues to be the very cold temperatures.

Wednesday morning’s low temperature at our BRL-Maple Brook Farm station in Roseland bottomed out just under 10°. Single digit readings were common across the area in many locations. Click above to go to this station to see more.

Temps won’t nudge above freezing for most people Wednesday and they will once again dive back into the teens tonight. By Thursday we break the freezing mark to near 40°. Thursday night brings the chance for some light snow and reinforcing cold temps that will last into the weekend. By next week we’re back in the mid and upper 50s with a chance for just plain old rain.

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