just my hapence
“I’m sure he’s a major talmid chochom. I’m equally sure that he isn’t a ba’al mofes and wouldn’t like to be portrayed as such.”
I certainly think there is major Hashgocha pratis involved in that Hashem wanted to show the class the Koach Hatorah and that Hashem listens to Tefillos and He brought it about through this story. Nobody is saying that this Rebbe can control the weather at whim. If anyone thinks so they need mental help.