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,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
5:29 AM 8:05 PM 14 hours 1 minutes On this date in 1880, Island Pond, VT was hit by a violent thunderstorm with damaging winds. There is no way to know whether it was a tornado or just strong thunderstorm winds, though no other reports of tornadoes are recorded. The...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
5:28 AM 8:06 PM 14 hours 1 minutes In 1945, after record warmth in April. higher elevations in southern Vermont were blanketed in snow on this date. 15 inches was reported in Wilmington and Somerset, 13 inches in Cavendish, and 10 inches in Dorset. The late-season...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
5:27 AM 8:07 PM 14 hours 1 minutes You might want to be careful, or at least consider the following, when locating your thermometer. The standard height for observing the temperature is five feet, but in a study done at UVM a number of years ago, temperatures were...
