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Aug. 3, 1879. Hailstorm near London.—Over an area seven miles long and two miles broad, between Kingston and Ealing, violent hail fell. The stones were up to six inches in circumference, broke all glass exposed to them, pierced holes in zinc and slate roofs, and knocked out of shape the anemometer cups at Kew Observatory. The thunder and lightning were continuous from 9 P.M. to 3 A.M.; at Cambridge at 3 A.M. there were 120 flashes per minute.
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Historic Natural Events. Nature 126, 188–189 (1930). https://doi.org/10.1038/126188a0
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