by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:23 AM 8:10 PM 14 hours and 47 minutes On this date in 1834, perhaps the biggest May snowstorm on record occurred. North winds allowed cold air to remain in place in the valleys west of the Green Mountains, so both Rutland and Burlington reported a foot of snow....
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:36 AM 7:59 PM 14 hours and 23 minutes A late season nor’easter was finishing up on this date, over 200 years ago in 1812. Rain changed to snow as far south as Philadelphia, while the higher elevations in southern Vermont contended with a heavy, wet snowfall....
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:33 AM 8:01 PM 14 hours and 28 minutes 28 years ago on this date in 1997, it was snowing! A very slow start to spring was thrown for yet another loop as snow piled up over the higher elevations. 2.5 inches fell in Kirby, VT, with 4 inches at the base of Jay Peak, and...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:19 AM 8:15 PM 14 hours and 56 minutes On this date in 1883, Vermont experienced its worst forest fire in the state’s history in the vicinity of Groton. And looking back over 200 years ago in 1780, smoke from fires was darkening the skies of New England on this...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:34 AM 8:00 PM 14 hours and 26 minutes Fourteen years ago on this date, 2011, tremendous snow melt and spring rains pushed Lake Champlain to its highest level since records began in the 1820s. The lake was 3.27 feet above flood stage, resulting in $30 million in...
