It was most likely a diversion from JFK. Around that time a line of storms came through NYC and a lightning strike took out the ILS for 4R. We held over BDL for about an hour and almost diverted ourselves but at the last second the started to try the arrivals w/o the ILS. Visibility was JUST above minimums and we made it in along with a Delta 320 before it dropped again causing more to divert. Most of the European heavies went to EWR think. We were the only ones in our holding pattern not to divert but we were about 30 seconds away from heading down to BDL.