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January 28. — Dubuque, Iowa. — Rain, hail, and lightning during the 

 evening. Rain continued all night without intermission. 



January 28. — Muscatine, Iowa. — Tlmnder and lightning at 9 p. m. 



January 28. — Green Bay, Wisconsin. — From 6 p. m. to 8 p. m. flashes of 

 lightning at the southwest, without thunder. 



January 28. — Manitowoc, Wisconsin. — Lightning at a distance in the 

 evening, southwest. 



January 29. — College Hill, Ohio. — Thunder and lightning in the evening, 

 attended with a shower of" rain. 



January 29. — New Castle, Indiana. — From 4 p. m. to 9 p. m. thunder in the 

 southwest at considerable intervals, and occasional diffuse lightning; at 5^ 

 p. m. light spring-like showers till 8 p. m. Occasional violent gusts of wind. 

 Most of the day very warm and pleasant. A most furious thunder-storm pre- 

 vailed from 10 p. m. of the 29th till 4 a. m. on the 30th. The thunder was 

 nearly continuous, heavy, sharp, and crashing; lightning vivid and con- 

 tinuous, zigzag, forked, and sheet. Hailed several times during the night; 

 showers very sudden and dashing, but of short duration. 



January 29. — New Albany', Indiana. — Considerable .thunder and lightning 

 this evening from 6 p. m. to niidnight, followed by rain towards morning, 



January 2^. — Muncie, Indiana. — Thunder-storm; first appearance of light- 

 ning 8.30 p. m. At 9.30 the thunder became audible; continued to approach 

 nearer and nearer. Commenced to rain at 10.30. From five to twenty-five 

 pulsations between the flash and sound; many of the claps verj' heavy. The 

 storm, or rather succession of storms, continued until about three o'clock 

 in the morning of the 30th. Rain fell at One time in torrents, but only for a 

 few moments. I have seldom seen a harder storm during the summer 

 months. The storm came from the southwest. Chain lightning. 



January 29. — Spiceland, Indiana. — Some thunder in the west, about 5 p. m., 

 not very heavy, and commenced raining; clouds broken in the evening; 

 lightning in the west from 8 to 9 p. m. ; raining at 9. p. m. 



January 29. — New Harmony, Indiana. — At 3 p. m., slight shower ; at 9 

 p. m., thunder and lightning ; one hour after midnight, heavy thunder; some 

 rain during the night. 



January 29. — Pekin, Illinois. — Rain at 9.40 a. m., very dark, wind from 

 west; at 9:58 a. m. north; rain stopped at 10 a. m; 8.40 p. m. faint diff"use 

 lightning and rolling thunder low in the southwest; 8.45 p. m., diffuse 

 lightning in the south and southwest at short intervals; frequent rolling 

 thunder in the west; rain in showers of about one minute's duration, with 

 about ten seconds intervals, till 9 p. m. At 9 p. m. fast rain for a few 

 minutes; diffuse lightning in the south, southwest, and northeast; rolling 

 thunder in north and southeast; 9.30 p. m. diffuse lightning in southwest, 

 west, and north; rolling thunder in north and northeast; wind from north- 

 east; 9.40 p. m., thunder faint, low in north and northeast; rain stopped be- 

 fore 11 p. m. 



January 29. — Peoria, Illinois. — Thunder-shower from the east at 9 p. m. 



January 29. — Galesburg, Illinois. — Thunder at 8 p. m., with slight rain; 

 only two peals, explosions not lieavy. 



January 29. — Winnebago, Illinois. — Gentle, genial rain from 10 30 a.m. 

 till o p. m. Moderate rain set in at 7 p. m., and continued until about 4 a. 

 m. of the 30th; sharp lightning, followed instantly by heavy, long-continued 

 thunder, twice shortly before midnight. 



January 29. — Upper Alton, Illinois. — Thunder and lightning, and heavy 

 showersof rain, without much Avind. Daring the day several distinct thunder- 

 showers like April. 



January 29. — Ottawa, Illinois. — At 9.30 p. m., electrical discharges in the 

 east; at 11.20 hard thunder-storm; lightning diffuse in the southwest; thunder 

 tolerably heavy. 



