by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:07 AM 8:38 PM 15 hours and 31 minutes One of the most severe outbreaks of weather in Vermont and New Hampshire roared across the region on this date in 1782. An undetermined number of tornadoes swept from southwest to northeast, affecting Pawlet and Manchester, with...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:07 AM 8:38 PM 15 hours and 31 minutes On this date in 1988, following record heat in the middle of the month, cold air sent the mercury down into the 30s, setting a record low in Montpelier at 39. Elsewhere it dropped to 36 in Morrisville, 35 in Chelsea, and chilly...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:06 AM 8:37 PM 15 hours and 31 minutes We were in the midst of a tremendous heatwave 31 years ago, in 1994. Temperatures reached the 90 degree mark or better in most communities on the 16th, and peaked on the 17th and 18th. Burlington and St. Johnsbury, VT both...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:09 AM 8:38 PM 15 hours and 29 minutes On this date in 1998, heavy rains had swollen the Mad River beyond its banks. Rainfall of 4 inches or more in the mountains surrounding the Mad River caused the worst flooding there since the Great Flood of 1927. Elsewhere...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:06 AM 8:35 PM 15 hours and 29 minutes Severe weather was taking its toll on Vermont on this date in 1996. Lightning struck and killed one person in Barre, VT. Late in the day and overnight, torrential downpours focused on the town of Grafton, washing out hundreds of...
