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Falling hail was observed to precede the v* hirling winds of the 

 tornado by a few seconds, and the hail with some rain continued to 

 fall for 15 or 20 minutes after the storm had passed. Hailstones 

 were generally small. 



At no time before the storm was there any notable change in the 

 temperature of the air, or peculiar conditions of the air which gave 

 rise to "difficult breathing," or "feeling of suffocation," sometimes 

 experienced by those exposed to the violence of such storms. After 

 the storm, the wind continued to blow from the southwest as a strong 

 wind, but not violent. As soon as the storm had passed, the tem- 

 perature of the wind began to fall, and it soon became "chilly," 

 and cool, continuing so until morning. 



It is to be regretted that exact temperatures, and variations in the 

 atmospheric pressure were not observed or recorded, either before 

 or after the storm. 



Tiie lateness of the hour at which the tornado occurred is worthy 

 of note. It must have started at some time between ^ and 10 p. m. , 

 and have stopped at some time between 10 and 11 p. m. ; whereas 

 such storms do not often occur after 7 or 8 p. m. 



Mention of the other tornadoes which occurred in this State about 

 the same time as the one herein described, is omitted from the present 

 paper, for the reason that the regions over wdiich they passed have 

 not been examined by the writer, and further, the facts concerning 

 them are to be published by th^U. S. Signal Service Bureau. 



Chapel HUl, N. C, March 8th, 1884. 



