← Return October 9, 1693 “A Great Storm” of 1693 (Accomak Storm) The Great Storm of 1693 struck Long Island with such force... Continue reading 1666 Houses and Barns Carried Away by Flood – 1666 In 1666, Jeremias van Rensselaer writes that “fully forty houses... Continue reading August 4, 1663 Great Flood of Hudson River in 1663 Large flooding along the Hudson River as “…in the course... Continue reading June 12, 1661 The Great Flood of Mohawk River in 1661 Thomas E. Burke, author of Mohawk Frontier, cites heavy rains... Continue reading 1654 Flood Almost Destroys West India Company’s Garden “In 1654 flooding all but destroyed the West India Company’s... Continue reading 1647 Exceptionally High Water in Hudson in 1647 “Two whales that ascended the river and were stranded during... Continue reading March 3, 1646 North (Hudson) River Flood of 1646 Do to a long and severe winter the North (Hudson)... Continue reading April 30, 1639 The Great Flood of 1639 While De Vries was at Fort Orange, he reported that... Continue reading 1637 Heat Wave of 1637 John Winthrop, the first governor of Massachusetts, described a lethal... Continue reading 1635 The Great Hurricane of 1635 The winter of 1635 opened with a great hurricane in... Continue reading December 11, 1634 Heavy Flooding in Mohawk Valley As reported by a Dutch Surgeon sent to the Mohawk... Continue reading 1623 Summer of 1623 Drought The Plymouth colonists saw a long and nearly disastrous drought,... Continue reading 1618 Witch-hunts peaked – Accusing men and women of causing inclement weather Witch-hunts peaked between 1600 and 1618, and one of the... Continue reading 2021-03-01