by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:14 AM 8:36 PM 15 hours and 22 minutes Heavy rains and localized severe flooding made the headlines on this date in 1984, when persistent thunderstorms during the night caused flash flooding near Williston, resulting in culvert overflowing and washing out the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:11 AM 8:37 PM 15 hours and 26 minutes Dr. Hiram Cutting of Lunenburg, VT recorded many interesting weather events, including the following from Victory, VT on this date in 1842. A very strong and apparently noisy tornado swept through the little town in Essex...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:21 AM 8:31 PM 15 hours and 10 minutes On this date in 1997 the sun came out to reveal a scene of terrible destruction. St. Swithin’s Day rains severely flooded portions of northwestern Vermont, particularly the community of Montgomery Center. 6 to 8 inches of rain...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:12 AM 8:37 PM 15 hours and 25 minutes “As hot as the 4th of July” is a common saying – sometimes even used to describe our seasons as “winter and the 4th of July”. Certainly the heat wave that climaxed on this date in 1911 added greatly to its reputation. The...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:11 AM 8:38 PM 15 hours and 27 minutes Tornadoes are a rare part of the variety of weather that makes it so interesting here, but they do occur. A note from John Hayward’s “A Gazatteer of Vermont” indicates on this date in 1833, a tornado tracked from Salem Pond in...
