The Horrifying Purple Fire Snowstorm Of Bar Harbor Maine and Other Weirdness
Jan 31, 2023
This podcast we’re going to talk about our town’s purple fire snowstorm about 170 years ago and other weird things that happened in 1853, showcased in just one newspaper on one day.
It was February 170 years ago that a lightning storm hit Mount Desert Island, striking dozens of people and creating a weather mystery that the people of the time just couldn’t fathom.
RESOURCES
https://www.newspapers.com/image/329283065/?terms=storm%20Bar%20Harbor&match=1
https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/lightning/types/
https://www.worldatlas.com/what-color-is-lightning.html
https://weatherprolive.com/2021/10/which-types-of-lightning-are-the-most-dangerous/
Originally published at https://dudenopodcast.com on January 31, 2023.
