by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:50 AM 6:27 PM 11 hours and 37 minutes Early snowfalls are not always the signal of a tough winter on the way. Three inches of snow fell on this date in 1780 in Pomfret according to Jonathan Carpenter’s diary, and while the previous winter was harsh, the winter of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:48 AM 6:31 PM 11 hours and 43 minutes On this date in 1947 a cold front lie across northern parts of New York, Vermont and New Hampshire, limiting temperatures to the mid 40s to mid 50s. However thermometers headed for 80 in southern areas, reaching a maximum of 89...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:35 AM 6:51 PM 12 hours and 16 minutes Tornadoes are rare enough here, but on this date in 1845, a tremendous tornado developed near Rochester, NY and churned east across the Adirondacks, finishing this trek as a water spout over Lake Champlain, crossing just south...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:33 AM 6:55 PM 12 hours and 22 minutes There are many notes of very smokey air throughout New England from the 10th to the 18th of September in 1908. Forest fires in Canada sent a great deal of smoke south on prevailing northwest winds. Extremely dry weather that...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:36 AM 6:50 PM 12 hours and 14 minutes On this day, 87 years ago, all of New England was battered by the Great Hurricane of 1938 – the worst hurricane in New England’s history on many scores. Wind damage was severe – very unusual because most hurricanes...
