ABOUT THE 20TH OF DECEMBER, 1836. 159 precipitated by it. Still, it seems probable that a part of this southerly wind did continue on its course, and produce the snow which was observed to fall. I infer that the current was mainly turned back upon itself, so that the moisture, as fast as… … A part of the moisture of this south-east current might be frozen from the cold of elevation, even if it were driven back in the direction from which it came. But, falling through a warm stratum, before it reached the earth’s sur¬ face it would be entirely melted. At several stations hail fell in…
Storms -- United States · Meteorology -- Observations
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