Beech Grove Nelson County, Virginia Fire crews from area departments responded to the scene of a full involved house fire near the intersection of Horseshoe Mountain Road just off of Rhue Hollow Road. Multiple fire departments responded. Severe thunderstorms with intense lightning were in the area minutes before. But the cause is not known yet. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
