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Storm Feb. 17, 1930

Dr. A. A. (Gus) MacDonald, Souris, had been seeing patients on the North Side and Paul MacEachern, Priest Pond, was driving him home when the storm struck in a fury about 5 P.M. on Sunday evening as they were driving through the Glen Road which was lined with woods. Paul wanted to stay in the woods for shelter but the Dr. said "No" as there was the danger of treetops breaking off, killing or injuring both of them.

Emerging from the wooded area they became lost in a field. They found a fence and crawled by it on their hands and knees. It was the only way they could make progress against the wind which blew down 100 barns in Kings County that night.

Reaching a barn they took shelter but feared to stay lest it would blow down - and it did.

When the Snows Melted

Because of inclement fall weather in 1955 some late planted turnips were caught out in the fields when a storm dumped a blanket of snow over them on November 20th. and kept them snugly covered for seven weeks. A prolonged thaw began on January 4, 1956 and provided a chance for these turnips to be harvested in good condition.

Plowing was not completed before the storm, and a picture from the Guardian shows a farmer finishing a field on January 17, 1956

Incidently, the robins missed a feast for the plow was turning out great numbers of fine, robust worms.

Cold Period, Jan. 20th to 30th. 1961

Jan. 20 — 9 degrees below Jan. 21 — 5 degrees below Jan. 22 - 11 degrees below Jan. 23 - 9 degrees below Jan. 24 — 16 degrees below Jan. 25 — 6 degrees below Jan. 26 — 4 degrees below Jan. 27 — 7 degrees below Jan. 28 - 1 degree below Jan. 29 — 9 degrees below Jan. 30 - 2 degrees below