1751 January 22 (Tuesday). The early Morn began with Storm. As the Day got up it grew exceeding Tempestuous. The Wind at South, very Stiff, and sometimes like meer Hurricanes, raining very hard also. It beats extremely against, and into the House. The Lord hath his way in the Whirlwind and in the Storm, and the Clouds are the Dust of his Feet. Nah. 1.3. Stormy Wind, fulfilling his Word. Ps. 148.8. Storm prevails till The Middle of the Day: then the Clouds Scatter and the Sun appears; yet it continues very windy. In the Storm, Two Apple Trees (which were defective) were blown down; the Roof of the Bee House was blown off. The Well-Crotch, Sweep and Pole were laid flatt, one Leaf of the front Gate was forc’d from the Post and thrown down; and it was wonderful that the Roof of the Barn was not carry’d off and destroy’d. The Rain beat through the Windows of the House so much that there were great Puddles in the Rooms and Chambers, but especially in the Great Entry; and had the Wind and Rain continued with Such Violence for a little while longer, it look’d as if the sashes of the Windows would have been forc’d down and the House laid open that we could have had little or no Comfort. But Blessed be God who in the middst of Wrath remember’d Mercy! He that raised the Stormy Wind, made it obey and fulfill his Word. We have reason to fear there is much Dammage done by this terrible Storm. I hear already of the Desolation of Mr. Daniel Forbush’s Barn which was blown down to Day when the Cattle were in it, and he himself gone to Boston.