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Domestic News
August 19, 1843
Republican Herald
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
A severe hail storm struck Maumee City, Ohio, on Wednesday afternoon, lasting 15 minutes with thunder and lightning, damaging windows, gardens, fruit, and crops. Hail stones were as large as hen's eggs, worse than a similar 1841 storm.
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Buffalo, Aug. 12.
Hurricane At Maumee City, Ohio.—On Wednesday afternoon it commenced raining and hailing, gradually at first, and finally resulted in a terrific hail storm, intermingled with thunder and lightning, which lasted about fifteen minutes, spreading devastation and ruin in its course, to the no little surprise and agitation of many of the good people of said place. The windows on the west side of buildings were completely broken out, gardens destroyed, fruit materially injured, and crops of all kinds greatly damaged. Those that witnessed a similar storm in 1841, say that this storm was more severe—the hail stones being much larger. Some were gathered up after the storm, about the size of a common hen's egg and nearly all were as large as robins' eggs.—Buffalo Com. Adv.
Hurricane At Maumee City, Ohio.—On Wednesday afternoon it commenced raining and hailing, gradually at first, and finally resulted in a terrific hail storm, intermingled with thunder and lightning, which lasted about fifteen minutes, spreading devastation and ruin in its course, to the no little surprise and agitation of many of the good people of said place. The windows on the west side of buildings were completely broken out, gardens destroyed, fruit materially injured, and crops of all kinds greatly damaged. Those that witnessed a similar storm in 1841, say that this storm was more severe—the hail stones being much larger. Some were gathered up after the storm, about the size of a common hen's egg and nearly all were as large as robins' eggs.—Buffalo Com. Adv.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Weather
What keywords are associated?
Hail Storm
Maumee City
Ohio
Crop Damage
Property Damage
Thunder Lightning
Where did it happen?
Maumee City, Ohio
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Maumee City, Ohio
Event Date
Wednesday Afternoon
Outcome
windows on west side of buildings broken out; gardens destroyed; fruit materially injured; crops greatly damaged; no human casualties mentioned
Event Details
A terrific hail storm intermingled with thunder and lightning lasted about fifteen minutes, spreading devastation; hail stones size of hen's eggs or robins' eggs, more severe than 1841 storm