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171*3. At Whitehaven, a storm which did great damage, the tide rising 6 

 feet above its usual height.— Ibid. Aug. 3. At Thornton, Leicestershire, hail- 

 stones fell measuring from 4 to Gh inches in circumference. 



1794, January 10. Almost universal through Britain, by which severe 

 storms great damage was done. — Journal of Meteorology. Nov. A most violent 

 storm of rain in Norfolk inundated many towns, particularly Norwich. 



1797, May 6. Severe hailstorm in Surrey, Susses, doing great damage to 

 gardens. 



1798, Nov. and Dec. Violent gales. 



1797, July 30th. A thunderstorm in many parts of England, preceded by 

 hot weather and S.E. wind, doing serious damage by hail early in the morning. 

 — Orlando Whistlccraft. 



1800. August 18th and 19th. Succeeding the great drought of that 

 summer a similar storm. At Heyford, Oxon, irregular pieces of ice the size of 

 a hen's egg fell. 



The same storm did much damage in Bedfordshire, where hailstones 

 fell 11 inches in circumference, and killed the game in the fields. 



Nov. 8. Great damage done in London and almost throughout England. 

 — Journal Meteorology. 



1S03, January 1st. A most violent whirlwind occurred at Falmouth, 

 which stripped the roof of every house in its way. It tore up several trees, and 

 threw a vessel lying in the harbour on her beam ends so that her keel appeared 

 in sight. — Ibid. 



1804, January 19. A tremendous hurricane occurred at Swansea. It came 

 on suddenly and by the reports of the pilots was preceded by an unusual agitation 

 of the sea. 



1806, July Ilth and August 19th and 20th. Thunderstorms reported as 

 very violent in many parts of England. 



1807, August. Several thunderstorms occurred. 



1805, Friday July 15th. After several clays of oppressive heat, the three 

 preceding days having had a maximum shade temperature of 90, 93 and 95 

 respectively, culminating in one of 97° ; on that day the city of Gloucester 

 experienced a storm of thunder and lightning which extended many miles round, 

 and exceeded in awful phenomena any one remembered for many years past. 

 Masses of ice, of irregular shape, 3 to 9 inches in circumference fell in such 

 quantity as to remain in heaps the next morning, destroying windows and 

 greenhouses, with the pine apples, &c, and other plants exposed, stripping the 

 orchards of their leaves as well as fruit killing sheep and cattle, several people 

 being struck and one killed. 



1S08. Reports of damage are recorded from Somersetshire, Wiltshire, the 

 neighbourhood of Monmouth, Tewkesbury, Upton, Tetbury, Frenchny, and 

 \.ar\ih.—Athencmm. 



