The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-01-21
STORMY WEATHER UP NORTH
The Heaviest Rainfall Of the
Season.
A General DOwnpour in Northern
California.
The Worst Suowstorm in Twenty
Years in the Sierras-RaiIroads
Drifted shut-snowpIows at
Work in the Mountains.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20.-The storm
that has been giving general rain with
snow in the mountains over the Pacific
slope has been broken, and one portion
Of the storm is tonight central at the
mouth of the Columbia river, while an
other portion is moving eastward over
the Dakotas. The barometer ia rising
over the Pacific slope tonight, which
leads to the conclusion that clearing and
fair weather will prevail by Monday.
Rain has been general today north OF
the Tehachapi mountains. Rain is ex-
pected to fall over Southern California
tonight and Sunday. The heaviest re-
ported as having fallen today is l. O4
inches at Red Bluff and 1.O2 inches at
San Francisco. At Sacramento so of an
inch and at Fresno .13 of an inch is re-
ported. Rain is falling tonight through
out Northern California. The weather
is clear south of the Tehachapi noun
talns and cloudy elsewhere on the Pa
cific slope.
The worst snowstorn for 20 years is
reported from points in the northern
part of the state. At Redding the snow
is drifting badly, causing number of
accidents. The river is rising rapidly
and the low-lying country ia threatened
with immediate inundation. At Sissons
the official snowfall for the last "a hours
Is 48 inches. All northbound trains are
blockaded. A furions Hnowetorm ia
raging in the mountains northwest OF
Sacramento ON the line of the Southern
Pacific. All the snowplows are at work
in the mountains. All the available
men are at work shoveling snow. Thus
far all trains have been kept moving.
Reports to the Associated Press indi .
cate that the storm of the past twenty
four hours has been general throughout
Northern California. In the vicinity of
healdsburg creeks and streams are bad
ly swollen and many of the roads are
impossible. The cold has been exces-
sive. The naval observatory at Mare
island reports that during the past
twenty-four hours two and three-quarter
inches of rain fell there. The Napa
river is reported overlooking and much
damage is threatened. At the navy
yard the high water mark is three and a
quarter inches higher than it has been
for many years.
At Sonoma the rain gauge shows a
fall during "a hours of AZ inches, MAX
ing $40 inches for the month. Sonoma
creek is bank full. The west side of the
valley is carrying river of water to San
Pablo bay. Below Shellville ia a broad
expanse of water. Many streets is So
noms are flooded and much of the south
ern part of the town is submerged. Sew
ersl houses are surrounded by water.
Petaluma reports the worst inunda-
ton in the towns history and a heavy
property loss. Three feet of water
covers Washington, F and O streets,
making 1t necessary to use boats in
moving the people from the flooded
dwellings,.
Three and one-half inches of rain fell
at Napa in "a hours, and the river Is
overlooking its banks in places. No
damage is reported.
At Gilroy heavy downpour is re-
ported, and farmers are. praying for
clear weather. Tracy reports continu-
GUS rainfall during the "a hours.