The town of Bloomington Michigan was deluged with 9.78 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish a state record. Hailstone drifts six feet deep were reported in Washington County, IA. His bulletins would be the first public weather forecasts.Ī forest fire driven by high winds burned down the town of Hinkley, MN killing 418 persons. ![]() Professor Cleveland Abbe of the Cincinnati Astronomical Society realized the value of plotting telegraph weather reports to forewarn about killer storm on the Great Lakes.Ībbe assembled a partnership with the Associated Press, Western Union and the remaining Smithsonian observers. (p.35 - 37 Washington Weather Book 2002 by Ambrose, Henry, Weiss) "The crash of thunder and the vividness of the lightning, whose blinding flashes seemed to be in our very midst,Ĭaused the uneasiness and disturbance among some of the bravest men." ![]() The Battle of Ox Hill (or Chantilly) is also known as the only major Civil War battle to have been fought during a storm.
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