Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-08-22
THE pRorRAcrEp RAIN STORM.

One week ago last Monday, the wea-
ther bureau probabilities" warned the
people that " occasional rains" might
be expected in almost every part of the
United States. These predictions were
generally correct. with the exception of
heavy rains in Eastern Kansas. The
following morning, August IL, "occa-
sional rain" were again set down for all
parts Of the country, but in the North
West and the upper lake region the
weather was generally fair or cloudy. In
all other sections, east. Of, the Rocky
Mountains cloudy and rainy weather
predominated,a while local storms and
heavy rains were experienced in many
places throughout the gulf, South, and
middle Atlantic states, the Ohio Valley
and Tennessee. On August 49, the
probabilities were cloudy weather
and rain for the middle atlantic states;
threatening weather and rain for New
England, occasional rain aand clearing
weather for the lower lakes and as far
South WEST Virginia, occasional rain
near the coast IN the South Atlantic
states. and cloudy weather and IDEAL
storms for all other sections of the icoun-
try. That day, however, the e" g proba.
bilities" were deceptive .forf O. severe
wind and rain storm was experienced
throughout the middle Atlantic, states.
The stormsfw was due to an anti-cyclonic
storm of great dimensions in and north
of Canada, and the absence Of signal
stations in the dominion prevented the
weather bureau from giving q timely
warming of the approach Of the storm.
The storm covered the country from
the Carolinas to the lower lake region
and Southern New England, being par.
fcularly severe in Pennsylvania and
New Jersey, attended by brisk to high
northeast winds on the coast from
Maryland to Connecticut. Rain areas
were also reported from Tennessee and
the Gulf States, and heavy rains from
Western Minnesota clear or partly
cloudy weather from Kentucky and the
Lower Missouri Valley to the upper
lakes, and from Northern New England
and the st. Lawfence Valley. The
following day, Aug. IA, occasional rains
were predicted for all sections except
the South Atlantic States, where gen.
orally clear weather, with occasional
rains near the coast, was to be expected.
The storm of the day before continued
in the Middle States, and extended
north-eastward over New England be-
ing particularly severe along the coast
from New Jersey to Maine.
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but heavy rain falls have continued
every day since inthe greater portion of
the middle states, I.ight q rains have
also been reported from the West and
most of the Southern States during the
last four orifive days. Little damage to
property or to the crops has been done
by these storms, except on the night of
the 18th and during the 18th and 14tn
instant. When the storm first broke in
the middle States the immense fall Of
rain and the heavy winds that prevailed
destroyed a great deal of property in
Eastern Pennsylvania and Maryland,
particularly along the railroad lines, and
along tile coast of New Jersey and
ruined the, crops in some localities.
Local hail-storms also did great deal
Of damage to the crops, especially in
Pennsylvania and some portions of New
York and Maryland. " 4 W lo' "
The storm has been unusually pro-
tacted. and greater amount of water
has already fallen during the month
than during any whole month since
1864, with the exception of the months
of June and August, 1867, and July,
1879. The depth of water in the Mis-,
sissippi, Ohio, and Missouri rivers has
varied considerably during the past ten
days, in some instances as much as
fifteen inches, but the average depth is
now about the same as at the beginning
OF the storm. The weather reports
have generally proved to be substan-
TALLY correct, although the " occasional
rains" have not always been as light as
the reports would seem. to indicate.