Thursday, March 2, a tree fell across the road about 250 yards north of the Hoosick Falls village line. The department was out one hour prior to this removing a smaller tree just north of this. [private]Roaring winds of almost 60 mph were recorded nearby that caused severe damage around the area but Hoosick was spared the brunt of it.
The Saratoga area had extensive damage and major power outages, and a tornado touched down in the tiny Western Massachusetts town of Conway, causing extensive damage. The leading edge of a cold front which brought the violent weather was an omen of things to come – by Saturday temperatures struggled to get out of the teens.[/private]