Thunder
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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
4
mentions via 4
variants:
thunder (1) · thunderstorm (1) · thunder and lightning (1) · thunder-storm of rain and hail (1)
Missouri River near Gasconade River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 26, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · May 26, 1804 · Missouri River near Gasconade River
"some thunder during the day"
Missouri River near Gasconade River — John Ordway: May 26, 1804
John Ordway · May 26, 1804 · Missouri River near Gasconade River
"thunder this morning"
— transcribed as thunder
Clark: May 28, 1804
William Clark · May 28, 1804 · Missouri River near Gasconade River
"some thunder during the night"
— transcribed as thunder
Missouri River near Gasconade River — Charles Floyd: May 30, 1804
Charles Floyd · May 30, 1804 · Missouri River near Gasconade River
"accompanied morning rain"
— transcribed as thunder
Missouri River near Osage River — Charles Floyd: June 2, 1804
Charles Floyd · Jun 2, 1804 · Missouri River near Osage River
"latter part of day"
— transcribed as thunder
Missouri River near Osage River — Charles Floyd: June 3, 1804
Charles Floyd · Jun 3, 1804 · Missouri River near Osage River
"with rain in latter day"
— transcribed as thunder
Missouri River near Boonville area — Charles Floyd: June 18, 1804
Charles Floyd · Jun 18, 1804 · Missouri River near Boonville area
"thunder accompanying rain"
— transcribed as thunder
Missouri River near Boonville area — Charles Floyd: June 22, 1804
Charles Floyd · Jun 22, 1804 · Missouri River near Boonville area
"accompanied morning storm"
— transcribed as thunder
Charles Floyd: August 3, 1804
Charles Floyd · Aug 3, 1804 · Council Bluffs area (Fort Atkinson vicinity), near present-day Fort Calhoun, NE — Council with Oto and Missouri nations
"thunder from N.W. lasted an hour"
— transcribed as thunder
Missouri River near Soldier River — Charles Floyd: August 5, 1804
Charles Floyd · Aug 5, 1804 · Missouri River near Soldier River
"remarked not much heard in country"
— transcribed as thunder
Clark: August 5, 1804
William Clark · Aug 5, 1804 · Missouri River near Soldier River
"remarked not heard much in this country"
— transcribed as thunder
Spirit Mound, South Dakota — Joseph Whitehouse: August 29, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 29, 1804 · Spirit Mound, South Dakota
"some thunder in cloudy morning"
Spirit Mound, South Dakota — Patrick Gass: August 29, 1804
Patrick Gass · Aug 29, 1804 · Spirit Mound, South Dakota
"some thunder in morning"
— transcribed as thunder
Clark: September 2, 1804
William Clark · Sep 2, 1804 · Missouri River near Niobrara River
"much thunder during day"
Missouri River near Cheyenne River — John Ordway: October 3, 1804
John Ordway · Oct 3, 1804 · Missouri River near Cheyenne River
"some thunder last night"
Clark: April 1, 1805
William Clark · Apr 1, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"first rain of note since October"
Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River — John Ordway: April 12, 1805
John Ordway · Apr 12, 1805 · Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River
"during afternoon squall"
— transcribed as thunder
Clark: April 12, 1805
William Clark · Apr 12, 1805 · Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River
"violent wind accompanied by thunder"
— transcribed as thunder
Missouri River near Musselshell River — John Ordway: May 20, 1805
John Ordway · May 20, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"first thunder since Fort Mandans"
— transcribed as thunder
Clark: May 28, 1805
William Clark · May 28, 1805 · Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains
"first thunder since Fort Mandan"
— transcribed as thunder
Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: May 28, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 28, 1805 · Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains
"around noon while halted"
— transcribed as thunder
Clark: June 10, 1805
William Clark · Jun 10, 1805 · Marias River decision camp
"with wind and rain about an hour"
— transcribed as thunder
Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 26, 1805
John Ordway · Jun 26, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"cooled the air"
Lewis: June 27, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 27, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"violent storm from S.W. at 1 P.M."
Lewis: June 29, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 29, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"accompanied violent gust"
— transcribed as thunder
Clark: July 6, 1805
William Clark · Jul 6, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"continued roar from black cloud"
— transcribed as thunder
Lewis: July 6, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 6, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"continued roar accompanying storm"
— transcribed as thunder
Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains — Patrick Gass: July 19, 1805
Patrick Gass · Jul 19, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"around 1 o'clock"
— transcribed as thunder
Joseph Whitehouse: July 28, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jul 28, 1805 · Three Forks of the Missouri, MT
"attended the rain shower"
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Patrick Gass: August 7, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 7, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"hard thunder in evening"
— transcribed as thunder
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Joseph Whitehouse: August 9, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 9, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"some thunder during day"
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — John Ordway: August 9, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 9, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"some thunder noted"
— transcribed as thunder
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Patrick Gass: August 9, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 9, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"accompanied rain shower"
— transcribed as thunder
Lewis: August 10, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 10, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"accompanied rain shower"
— transcribed as thunder
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Patrick Gass: August 10, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 10, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"thunder accompanied the rain shower"
— transcribed as thunder
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 14, 1805
John Ordway · Sep 14, 1805 · Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains
"a little thunder occurred"
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: September 15, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 15, 1805 · Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains
"several claps heard"
Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp — John Ordway: November 12, 1805
John Ordway · Nov 12, 1805 · Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp
"hard thunder in the morning"
Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp — Patrick Gass: November 12, 1805
Patrick Gass · Nov 12, 1805 · Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp
"part of storm"
— transcribed as thunder
Clark: December 16, 1805
William Clark · Dec 16, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop
"accompanied rain and hail"
— transcribed as thunder
Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — John Ordway: December 18, 1805
John Ordway · Dec 18, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop
"footnote weather description"
Clark: December 23, 1805
William Clark · Dec 23, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop
"morning and evening"
Clark: December 26, 1805
William Clark · Dec 26, 1805 · Fort Clatsop, salt works established
"hard claps during the night"
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: March 18, 1806
John Ordway · Mar 18, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"some thunder noted this day"
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: May 31, 1806
Patrick Gass · May 31, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"sharp thunder in evening"
— transcribed as thunder
Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — John Ordway: June 15, 1806
John Ordway · Jun 15, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"about noon"
Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — Patrick Gass: June 15, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jun 15, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"mentioned at start of entry"
— transcribed as thunder
Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — Patrick Gass: June 17, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jun 17, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"during hour-long gust at dinner"
— transcribed as thunder
Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie — John Ordway: June 18, 1806
John Ordway · Jun 18, 1806 · Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie
"hard, lasted about an hour"
Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — John Ordway: June 28, 1806
John Ordway · Jun 28, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides
"occurred in the evening"
Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — John Ordway: June 29, 1806
John Ordway · Jun 29, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides
"accompanied the hail shower"
Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — Patrick Gass: June 29, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jun 29, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides
"accompanied rain and hail"
— transcribed as thunder
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — John Ordway: July 7, 1806
John Ordway · Jul 7, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"accompanied rain showers"
Clark: July 21, 1806
William Clark · Jul 21, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"accompanied black cloud"
Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone — Patrick Gass: July 22, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jul 22, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"accompanied the rain shower"
— transcribed as thunder
Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone — Patrick Gass: July 24, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jul 24, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"accompanied the heavy rain shower"
— transcribed as thunder
Patrick Gass: July 25, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jul 25, 1806
"accompanied heavy rain"
— transcribed as thunder
Lewis: July 28, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 28, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"violent thunder during storm"
— transcribed as thunder
Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — John Ordway: July 28, 1806
John Ordway · Jul 28, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"accompanied rain and hail"
Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — Patrick Gass: July 28, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jul 28, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"part of the heavy gust"
— transcribed as thunder
Clark: July 29, 1806
William Clark · Jul 29, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"hard thunder last night"
— transcribed as thunder
Lewis: July 29, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 29, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"during night storm"
Clark: August 6, 1806
William Clark · Aug 6, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"hard claps during night storm"
Lewis: August 6, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 6, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"violent thunder accompanied the storm"
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 23, 1806
John Ordway · Aug 23, 1806 · Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day
"noted at start of entry"
Clark: August 31, 1806
William Clark · Aug 31, 1806 · Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day
"hard claps with lightning"
— transcribed as thunder
Clark: September 3, 1806
William Clark · Sep 3, 1806 · Missouri River through Dakota territory
"hard claps during NW storm"
Missouri River through Dakota territory — Patrick Gass: September 3, 1806
Patrick Gass · Sep 3, 1806 · Missouri River through Dakota territory
"lasted two hours at sunset"
— transcribed as thunder
Missouri River through Dakota territory — John Ordway: September 4, 1806
John Ordway · Sep 4, 1806 · Missouri River through Dakota territory
"continued greater part of last night"
Patrick Gass: October 31, 1806
Patrick Gass · Oct 31, 1806
"thunder during hour-long storm"
— transcribed as thunder
Patrick Gass: November 24, 1806
Patrick Gass · Nov 24, 1806 · Upper Missouri River, North Dakota – portage camp
"accompanied the rain shower"
— transcribed as thunder
Patrick Gass: November 25, 1806
Patrick Gass · Nov 25, 1806 · Upper Missouri River, North Dakota – portage near Mandan
"accompanied heavy rain"
— transcribed as thunder