by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:20 AM 7:16 PM 12 hours and 56 minutes It was on this date in 1953 that September’s most notable heat wave ended with a soaking rain. The Northeast Kingdom caught the brunt of a weather front slowing down over the region, with rain buckets measuring 2.64 inches in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:07 AM 7:35 PM 13 hours and 28 minutes On this date in 1989, the morning brought an unusual patch-work of various sheets and blankets and just about anything else you might grab as a surprisingly early frost hit some of the cold spots rather hard. Rochester, VT...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:09 AM 7:34 PM 13 hours and 25 minutes Today is the anniversary of the severe flooding from Tropical Storm Irene. Torrential rains of 4 to 8 inches fell in 24 hours. The ground was saturated from a summer of heavy rains, and the water rushed unrestrained through...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:04 AM 7:40 PM 13 hours and 36 minutes On this date in 1893 the first of three tropical storms to affect the region in an unusually busy season. This first storm raced from western tip of Long Island early in the day, and raced northeast to Berlin, NH by late in the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:06 AM 7:37 PM 13 hours and 31 minutes Sweltering heat waves were becoming a common thing across Vermont in the 1940s, in part because of global temperature rises, and in part due to the lack of forest cover at the time. On this date in 1948, yet another heat wave...
