290 Tornado in N. E. part of Ohio, Feb. 4, 1842. 



.CN. 2°W. ^CN. 32°W. fN. 32oW. ,o 5 N. 480W. 

 ^ N. 10 E. ^ N. 25 E. 9<^ N. 18 W. ^"^ ^ N. 5 W. 

 o 5 N. 38 E. ^ 5 N. 68 W. l^N. 22 E. . . ( N. 25 W. 

 ^ I North * ^ ^ N. 48 E. -,f. 5 N. 30 W. ^ | N. 2 W. 

 N. 48 W. fN. 52 W. ^^N. 8 E. -,k5N. 78 W. 

 22 W. l\ N. 70 W.*.. 5N. 62 W. "^^ ^ N. 17 W. 

 18 W. LN. 11 W. ^N. 18 W. fN. 40 W. 

 11 W. qCN. 32 W. ,n5N. 18 W. 16<^ S. 65 W.* 

 32 W. ^ ^ N. 2 E. ^ N. 8 E. [N. 25 W. 

 47 E. 



There is a perceptible difference between the phenomena here 

 and at Mayfield. Upon the southeast side of the track the aver- 

 age direction is about N. 15° E. At Mayfield, it was N. 35° E. 

 On the northwest side of the track, the average direction of the 

 bottom trees is N. 43° W., and of the top trees N. 5° E. The 

 phenomena are of the same kind, but the velocity of the whirl is 

 much reduced. The rotation of the wind is still in the same 

 direction. There are three anomalies here to be noticed, the 

 most remarkable of which is the second tree in group sixteen, 

 but as this was a small one its direction was probably influenced 

 by the interference of other trees. 



Our next particular survey was made at Painesville. The tor- 

 nado passed directly over the southeast part of the village, but 

 its greatest violence does not appear to have reached the earth's 

 surface, as it did but little damage in the town. It blew off the 

 balustrade of the Presbyterian meeting-house ; took off a part of 

 the shingles from an old roof, and removed the roofs of some 

 small out-buildings. Hail fell as large as a walnut — quite solid, 

 enough to whiten the ground — and broke a good deal of glass. 

 Enough rain fell to lay the dust in summer — some thunder and 

 lightning. Lasted but a few minutes. In the woods northeast 

 of the village, on the opposite side of Grand River, there was a 

 general prostration of the timber. The following bearings were 

 observed, crossing from the southeast to the northwest side. 



