by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
6:35 AM 6:51 PM 12 hours 1 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 of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
6:36 AM 6:50 PM 12 hours 1 minutes On this day, 86 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...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
6:19 AM 7:17 PM 12 hours 1 minutes September is the most active month in the tropics. The remnants of a tropical storm made it into the weather records on this date in 1979. Former Hurricane David brought gusty winds of 50 mph, and heavy rains, greatest in the south,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
6:20 AM 7:16 PM 12 hours 1 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 St....
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
6:21 AM 7:14 PM 12 hours 1 minutes After a relatively cool summer, on this date in 1945 a late-season heat wave was in progress. It started on the 6th when temperatures reached the upper 80s to low 90s, then peaked on the 7th at 94 in Burlington and 92 in St....
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
6:22 AM 7:12 PM 12 hours 1 minutes A tremendous severe weather outbreak occurred on this date in 1821. Rutland county was hit hard with large hail in Brandon, reported to 3 inches in diameter. Great wind damage in Hubbardton and Pittsford, possibly from a tornado....