Hi. C. Hovey on the Hailstorm of June, 1870. 403 
Art. XLIV.— The Hail-storm of June 20th, 1870; by Rev. 
Horace ©. Hovny, M.A. 
THIs remarkable storm swept alonga a about thirty miles 
wide, and extending from Troy, N. Y., to Bangor, Me., though 
i “hail. 
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My point of observation was in Noddehspson, Mass., which 
was in the central line of the storm. 
At sunrise the atmosphere was obscured by fog, which was 
partially dispersed at a later hour. The day was sultry. 
noon the stereos s indicated 88° in the shade. At3P. M. 
a vast mass of dark-green cloud rolled up from the N. W., 
while lateral currents seemed to set in, ipa: the clouds at 
first into confusion, but afterwards into a well-defined vortex, 
or spout. The electrical detonations were ehewada and sharp. 
No rain preceded the hail, though it fell ioe pret after a few 
minutes. The first hail-stones were about one inch in diameter, 
