by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:24 AM 8:28 PM 15 hours and 4 minutes Dusting off the records books on this date in 1850, heavy rains caused serious flooding through southern and southwestern Vermont, into the Berkshires of Massachusetts. A tropical storm tracking north from Chesapeake Bay into...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:12 AM 8:37 PM 15 hours and 25 minutes “As hot as the 4th of July” is a common saying – sometimes even used to describe our seasons as “winter and the 4th of July”. Certainly the heat wave that climaxed on this date in 1911 added greatly to its reputation. The...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 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 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:13 AM 8:36 PM 15 hours and 23 minutes Beware the “Blackberry Frost”. And just what is a blackberry frost? In some of those cold hollows which have earned their reputation, even early July is not exempt from frost. On this date in 1962, West Burke, VT dropped to 29...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:14 AM 8:36 PM 15 hours and 22 minutes Heavy rains and localized severe flooding made the headlines on this date in 1984, when persistent thunderstorms during the night caused flash flooding near Williston, resulting in culvert overflowing and washing out the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:15 AM 8:36 PM 15 hours and 21 minutes Early residents of the region were shocked by waking up to frost on this date in 1816, the infamous Year Without a Summer! Following snow in early June, summer weather returned, with a heat wave at the end of the month, but on...
