by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
5:37 AM 7:58 PM 14 hours 1 minutes The winter of 1798-99 was known as the Long Winter, having started with a heavy snowstorm on the 19th of November. The snow was heavy and deep well into spring. On this date in 1799, a rather discouraged resident of Lancaster, NH,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
5:36 AM 7:59 PM 14 hours 1 minutes A late season nor’easter was finishing up on this date, over 200 years ago in 1812. Rain changed to snow as far south as Philadelphia, while the higher elevations in southern Vermont contended with a heavy, wet snowfall....
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
5:34 AM 8:00 PM 14 hours 1 minutes Thirteen years ago on this date, 2011, tremendous snow melt and spring rains pushed Lake Champlain to its highest level since records began in the 1820s. The lake was 3.27 feet above flood stage, resulting in $30 million in damage to...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
5:33 AM 8:01 PM 14 hours 1 minutes 27 years ago on this date in 1997, it was snowing! A very slow start to spring was thrown for yet another loop as snow piled up over the higher elevations. 2.5 inches fell in Kirby, VT, with 4 inches at the base of Jay Peak, and 8...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
5:32 AM 8:02 PM 14 hours 1 minutes This date in 1803 made quite an impression on those living in southern Vermont and New Hampshire. A cold rain turned to snow as a storm tracked through the Ohio Valley, then up the east coast. No specific records of snowfall exist,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
5:31 AM 8:04 PM 14 hours 1 minutes Tornadoes are rare across the region, especially in May, but fifteen years ago, in 2009, a small tornado briefly dropped out of a strong thunderstorm as it moved through the village of Washington, VT. Several buildings were damaged,...
