by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
5:21 AM 8:31 PM 15 hours 1 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 in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
5:10 AM 8:38 PM 15 hours 1 minutes Wet weather in June 1973 climaxed during the last few days, producing over 6 inches of rain in many locations during the 29th and 30th, resulting in widespread flooding, killing two people. Extensive damage to roads, crops, and some...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
5:22 AM 8:30 PM 15 hours 1 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 days...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
5:11 AM 8:38 PM 15 hours 1 minutes Tornadoes are a rare part of the variety of weather that makes it so interesting here, but they do occur. A note from John Hayward’s “A Gazatteer of Vermont” indicates on this date in 1833, a tornado tracked from Salem Pond in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
5:23 AM 8:29 PM 15 hours 1 minutes On this date in 1953, people were beginning to look for ways to beat the heat. A brief but intense heat wave climaxed on the 18th and 19th. Both Cornwall and Wilder, VT topped out at 100 degrees, while Bellows Falls reached 102...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
5:11 AM 8:37 PM 15 hours 1 minutes Dr. Hiram Cutting of Lunenburg, VT recorded many interesting weather events, including the following from Victory, VT on this date in 1842. A very strong and apparently noisy tornado swept through the little town in Essex County, VT....
