Today's Storm
UPDATE 5 p.m.: Forecast remains on track, pretty much the scenario as outlined this morning is playing itself out. As of 5 p.m. NWS Burlington said snow levels have dropped to 1,500 feet, and travel will get more difficult in higher elevations. Snow levels will continue to slower lower. Winds of up to 40 mph later will add to the mess. More details are available in this Special Weather Statement.Scanner traffic reports say a power line is down ac

A bit of smog
This morning in St. Albans, a fire destroyed Bernie Gage Plumbing and Heating.People all over St. Albans smelled it, because the weather pattern over St. Albans helped the fire create a smog.We had a temperature inversion. That means there was a layer of air overhead that was warmer than the air near the ground. The air doesn't rise past the warm layer overhead, so a

Leggo My Eggo
Weather events can really create a lot of unexpected consequences. Remember that nasty flood in Atlanta back in September? It screwed up a Kellogg's Eggo production plant, and so now there's a shortage The best part of the article in the link was a reference to a "distraug

Back to the Sun
After Saturday's surprisingly heavy rainfall, we're back to the strangely sunny November weather, no complaints from me.That rain Saturday was influence by the remains of Hurricane Ida. Burlington set a rainfall record for the date Saturday with 1.14 inches, beating 0.84 inches in 1959.Montpelier also set a rainfall record for the date, with 1.74 inches, beating 0.93 inches in 1975.At least that's not as bad as the Portland, Maine area, which got about five inches of rain.In the storm's wake, be

That nor'easter
A lot of you have probably been watching that big nor'easter that caused a lot of damage in the mid-Atlantic states. Wasn't exactly The Perfect Storm, the granddaddy of them all from back in '91, but it was still something. It was energize