Ida lifts level of James near Bremo Bluff

The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida wound up their soaking of Virginia on Friday, leaving the James River above flood level.
Hundreds of roads remained closed Friday in southern and eastern parts of the state and the Virginia National Guard was dealing with flooding in the Hampton Roads and Danville areas.

Route 651 north in Orange County remained impassable because of flooding.
Minor flood warnings from the National Weather Service continued until 12:50 a.m. today for the James River in the area of Bremo Bluff. The weather service indicated it would decide late Friday whether to extend the warning.
The weather service reported that the river was at 20.1 feet early Friday evening, and expected to crest at no higher than 21 feet sometime late Friday. Flood level is 19 feet.
The storm contributed to four deaths statewide, including one in Nelson County.

Alger H. Fleming, 66, of Amherst County, crashed into a downed tree Thursday and was then struck by a log truck as he inspected the damage.
And the storm was a factor in an accident in Albemarle County on Thursday afternoon.
A car carrier was headed north on Route 22 at relatively low speed when a wind gust caught the vehicle-laden trailer and pushed it off the edge of the road, said Albemarle County police Cpl. Sean C. Hackney.

The trailer dragged the cab with it, but no one was injured, Hackney said.
The mess took police more than three hours to clear up, and traffic was re-routed to near Keswick Hall, Hackney said.
Thousands of Virginians continued to suffer power outages Friday, but there were no reports of widespread power loss in the Charlottesville area.