by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 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 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:19 AM 8:33 PM 15 hours and 14 minutes July of 1962 continued its frenetic behavior on this date with heavy rains from thunderstorms. Scattered frost on the 6th was followed just a few days later by tornadoes near Chester, Weathersfield, and Springfield on the 9th....
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:22 AM 8:30 PM 15 hours and 8 minutes Very dry and very warm weather was testing many wells on this date, in 1966. Long-term drought is a rarity in New England, but from 1961 through 1966, precipitation was well below normal. Adding to the stress was a stretch of 26...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:13 AM 8:37 PM 15 hours and 24 minutes On this date in 1990, flood waters were raging through portions of northern Vermont. A line of thunderstorms from St. Albans to Fairfax, east-southeast to Worcester, Plainfield, and Wells River stalled, resulting in 3 to 6...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:16 AM 8:35 PM 15 hours and 19 minutes Wet weather in June of 2023, and flash flooding in central and southern VT on July 7th, resulted in unusually wet conditions, leading to the devastating flooding of July 10th and 11th, known now as the Great Vermont Flood. 4 to...
