by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:10 AM 8:27 PM 15 hours and 17 minutes Going back just shy of 40 years ago on this date, in 1986, severe thunderstorms pounded the region with damaging winds and hail. North Hartland and Brookfield both reported 1 inch diameter hail, with 3/4 inch hail falling in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:08 AM 8:30 PM 15 hours and 22 minutes A severe frost struck much of the northeast, midwest, and Great Lakes on this date in 1859. Crops were severely damaged in New England, with most of the corn crop forced to by cut down and started again. 7 AM temperatures...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:18 AM 8:16 PM 14 hours and 58 minutes Snow fell heavily on this date in 1892 in central Vermont. Strafford, VT noted 16 inches of snow through the 21st, with up to 28 inches on the higher elevations. North Bridgewater had 30 inches of snow, while 10 inches was...
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
5:23 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....
