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Virginia Argus
Richmond, Virginia
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A violent hail storm hit Pittsylvania on May 22, 1804, devastating crops like wheat, rye, oats, corn, flax, cotton, tobacco, and fruit over 12-15 miles; birds, fowls, and some stock died. Hail measured 6-7 inches in circumference, piling 12-18 inches deep.
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MR. PLEASANTS,
Yesterday our neighborhood was visited by a hail storm of more violence, than any heretofore witnessed in this county. The cloud appeared in the northwest; and its course was directed south of east. We have heard from 12 to 15 miles in length, and from a mile to a mile and a half in breadth, in which the growing crops of wheat, rye, oats, corn, flax, cotton, tobacco plants and fruit, experienced one general ruin; birds, fowls, and some stock have been found dead. The hail stones in several places were measured from 6 to 7 inches in circumference, and to-day in different plantations, it is found in piles from 12 to 18 inches deep.
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Pittsylvania
Event Date
22 May 1804
Outcome
growing crops of wheat, rye, oats, corn, flax, cotton, tobacco plants and fruit ruined; birds, fowls, and some stock found dead; hail stones 6 to 7 inches in circumference, piles 12 to 18 inches deep.
Event Details
Neighborhood visited by hail storm more violent than any previously witnessed; cloud from northwest, course south of east; affected area 12 to 15 miles in length, 1 to 1.5 miles in breadth.