The record-union., 1896-04-25
Heavy Downpour in the San joaquin
Valley.

Weather Bureau tonight reports: Ihe
storm. which was central last evening
off the coast in the vicinity of Eureka,
has moved slightly northward, and has
apparently shifted out to sea. Rain has
occurred during the past twelve hours
throughout California, from Los Ange-
les northward The rain has been heav-
lest in the San Joaquin Valley, where an
inch and a half has fallen during the
above period. Showery conditions stu
continue, and occasional showers are
expected Saturday.
SAN JOSE, April 2f-The strong
southeast wind which set in yesterday
afternoon increased to a gale after mid
night. 1t rained during the afternoon
and a heavy downpour set in after dark,
continuing till daylight.
For the past twenty-four hours one
inch of rain has fallen, and the water in
the creeks is now running as high as at
any time this winter The high wind is
said to have blown down a number of
fruit trees in various parts of the valley.
The wind was very severe at Los Gatos
and vicinity, where signs and trees were
blown down. The rainfall at Los Gatos
for the last twenty-four hours has been
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still blowing here and light rain is fall
ing.
LOS GATOS, April pa severe
storm has ragged here for two days, and
nearly four inches of rain has fallen.
Heavy winds prevailed all night and
much damage is done to the orchards
Many were just plowed and the ground
soft, so the trees, heavy with fruit and
foliage, have been uprooted.
FLORIN, April PA heavy rain
and windstorm has prevailed in this
vicinity for the past two days, and
growers of straw berries claim that the
storm has played sad havoc with the
ripening berries. Bushels of them, it
is said, have been rehcered unfit for
market, and as Florin contributes more
than half of the berries shipped to the
northwestern markets the damage is
here felt keenly.
w. o. Davies, manager of the Florin
Fruit-growers' Association, says that
the damage to strawberries will ag
gregate thousands of dollars, and that
the cherry crop is almost total loss,
rain and wind causing the half-ripened
cherries to burst almost in two on the
trees.
STOCKTON, April pr E. Nc
Connell, Wells-Fargos shotgun mes
senger, has telephoned from Oakdale
that he is unable to proceed further on
account Of the swollen streams, and
says that if the high waters reach
| Stockton tonight there will be a flood
! here. At Milton the report comes that
the waters are rushing on to Stockton
| ipa nd I,o1r
last night, and an inch this afternoon.
From Peters the news comes that the
water at 8 o'clock tonight was within
ar inch of the highest water of last
year, when Stockton was all but inun-
dated. 1t has been raining here to-
day very hard at intervals, but it is
clearing now. The great danger is from
the waters of the mountain streams,
and from present indications the chan
nels will be full before morning.
MERGED, April 24.-Rain COM
menced falling last night, with heavy
| downpours at intervals to-day. II
| came from the south, accompanied by
stiff winds. A great deal of good viii
result. The cold wave damaging frosts
have been driven away, and fears OF
further loss to fruit are dispelled The
fall for the storm aggregates ! .:
! inches, for the season 1165 inches
Last year at the same time it was II. 81
inches.
SANTA BARBARA, April pa stiff
southeaster set in early this morning
and rain has been falling all day. Be.
tween 8 o'clock this morning and
o'clock this evening more than rs of al
inch fell making a total for the storm
Of 1.21 inches. This rain comes just il
time to save the hay and grain crops
of the county, and to put the ground
into prime condition for bean and corr
planting. Prospects are good for E
rainy night.
NEWCASTLE, April 24.-Rain, ac-
companied by heavy winds, prevailed
here all last night and to-day. The fal
for the twenty-four hours ending this
morning was III inches, and the tota
up to 3 o'clock about 205 Frosts die
no injury here.
Los OLIvOS, April 24-The most
timely storm of the season, yielding one
inch of rain, prevailed since II O'Clock
last night Farmers and orchardists
are rejoicing.
SAN MIGUEL, April 24.-The rain
fall for the present storm amounts tC
one inch. Prospects for grain crops art
first class. Fruit was considerably
damaged by the frost a week ago.
MOUNTAIN HOUSE (Cal). April 81
There is three feet of snow here, ane
it is still coming down.
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