What’s with this wind?

I’ve lived in baltimore for 25+ years and can’t remember a winter/early spring season with high winds this frequent or intense. We had serious electrical issues in our building after the neutral wire was torn off in the winds ~two weeks ago (multiple appliances zapped to death), never experienced anything like that before. Was I just not paying attention previous years? Is this climate change? Anyone remember past years that were like this, or know why it’s happening?