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Weather Watch: The Sap is Flowing

Posted on February 14, 2012 | Blog Category:
By Charlie Hohn



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Our roller coaster temperatures have made it difficult to determine just what season it is, but the maple trees have decided that it is spring.

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Wet spring plagues farmers

Posted on June 6, 2011 |
By Andrea Suozzo



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ADDISON COUNTY — For farmers across the state, the wettest spring on record is causing setbacks and difficulties. And while the past week brought some drier weather, the heavy clay soils in Addison County continue to do what they do best: hold water.

“Addison County is having one of the hardest times in the state,” said Heather Darby of the University of Vermont Extension.

Loren Wood of Woodnotch Farm in Shoreham said the window for planting corn is closing quickly.

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Too much rain delays planting season

Posted on May 16, 2011 |
By Andrea Suozzo



 

ADDISON COUNTY — Last week offered a reprieve from the wet weather that has soaked the region for much of the spring.

For some area farmers, however, the weather has already had an impact on the growing season, causing what the Vermont Agency of Agriculture is estimating is a three-week delay in planting for some producers.

Craig Miner, county executive for the USDA Farm Service Agency, said late last week that area farmers are holding their breaths for a drier end to the spring.

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Lakefront views damage as water level falls

Posted on May 16, 2011 |
By Andrea Suozzo



 

ADDISON COUNTY — As record-high water levels on Lake Champlain slowly recede, towns and low-lying areas along the lakefront are beginning to recover and evaluate damage.

Fueled by snowmelt and heavy rains, the lake hit 103.2 feet above sea level on April 29, shattering the 1869 record of 102.1 feet.

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Slideshow: Spring floods

Posted on May 12, 2011 |
By Trent Campbell



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Heavy rains and snowmelt over the past two weeks have raised Lake Champlain to record-setting levels, flooding low-lying roads and wreaking havoc on county roads along the shoreline.

See below for a slideshow of the flood pictures Trent Campbell has snapped since late April, and watch for a story about flood damage in Monday's paper.

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Winter third snowiest, April rainiest on record

Posted on May 5, 2011 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



 

ADDISON COUNTY — Ultimately, Vermont snowfall in the winter of 2010-2011 did not set a record, according to data at the Burlington office of the National Weather Service.

This year’s snowfall total in Burlington — figures aren’t kept for Addison County — stood at 128.4 inches as of Tuesday, in third place behind the Nos. 1 and 2 winters in recorded history, the 145.4 inches that fell in 1970-71 and the 132 inches that blanketed Burlington in 1886-87.

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