The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-22
Biizzard-Like i'm Nevada. Wyoming,
Idaho, Montana. Utah. Colorado
and the DakOtas.
ELSEWHERE IT WAS VERY HOT
IN KANSAS THE WIND WAS STRONG
AND 100 DEGREES WARM.
Crops in Danger Unless Rain Comes
Before Many Days Thunder
storms Probable.

CHICAGO. April 1.-Two radically diff
ferert kinds Of weather prevailed I'm the
West and Northwest to-day. Hot scorch-
ing winds blew in Kansas, Missouri and
Oklahoma and the temperature at one
point ran up 10 100 Nevada, Wyoming.
Idaho and southern Montana and parts of
Utah and Colorado experienced snow
storm that at some points took on the
proportions OF blizzard. Snow began
falling last night and still prevails to
greater or lesser extent over almost the
entire intermountain region At Lima,
Mont. six inches Of snow has fallen. High
winds and low temperatures are reported
from many portions.
In Chicago at 1 o'clock p. m. the temper
allure was %. Professor Walz, of the
United States Weather Bureau. says a
storm area OF considerable magnitude is
gathering over Missouri, Iowa and Illinois.
Because of the excessive and unseason-
able warmth thunderstOrms are expected.
Particular interest i'm the weather is mani
Tested by local grain spectators. and many
have expressed the fear that unless rain
comes TO the relief of the winter wheat
fields trOublous times will ensue on the
Board OF Trade.
The hot south winds that swept over the
better portion of Kansas yesterday pre-
vailed again to-day. and this morning
reports Of rain had been received at the
Kansas City. Mo. weather bureau. In
creased damage TO vegetation of all kinds
will doubtless result The temperature at
Florence and Abeline. in central Kansas.
and Hiawatha. in the northeastern corner
Of the State, ranged from 80 TO 90 degrees
above in the shade yesterday. The ground
generally is reported dry and hard and
badly in need of rain. The midsummer
weather experienced in Kansas City yes
terday when the thermometer rose 80 de-
grees In seven hours, to 81, prevails to-day,
with perhaps a slightly cooler wind. The
weather bureau at 1920 o'clock this morning
stated that the only promise OF relief for
the next twenty-four hours In the South
west were indications Of scattering sun
showers. The highest temperature recorded
yesterday was 100 at COncordia, Kan. Other
readings follow: Kansas-Hayes. 90; Ores
den, 80; Fort Dodge, 81: Baker, %; Man
haitian. 81; Mcpherson, %; Usage City. 90;
Toronto, 90; Wichita, 2 MissOuTi-kidder.
~ HarrisonVille, 20; Lexington, 81; Marys-
vile. 81 Brunswick. So; Springfield "a; La
mar. 81. Oklahoma-Enid, 90.
Topeka reports that a dry, hot wind,
blowing thirty miles an hour from the
southwest and changing to the south, pre-
vailed over that section or Kansas to-day,
with a temperature of "a at 10 O'Clock.
Many telegraph and telephone wires are
down Sunday the wind blew at the rate
of forty miles an hour. The maximum
temperature-9+-the highest in any April
for sixteen years. except in 1853, when it
reached 81. The soil is dry and wheat is
being badly injured.
a dispatch from St. Paul says: The
weather has seldom been so warm in st.
Paul during the month of April as IL was
to-day. The official thermometer regis
tered nearly 20 degrees before noon and
carly in the day it was Ga degrees Fahren-
het. In spite of St. Paul's 60 to 20 degrees
II was showing at noon in the center Of
the Dakotas, and there was cool rain I'm
the Red river valley. which section does
not need moisture. But South Dakota is
suHerlng Tor rain as much as is this sec
ton OF Minnesota, but there is none prom
ised. IL is stated at the weather bureau
that ST. Paul would be dry for at least
other twenty-fOur hours, though what
might come after that was as yet uncer-
tain.
St. Louis reports that the hot wave from
the West reached there to-day and for two
hours this afternoon maintained the maxi
mum temperature of IS. a rise of % degrees
In six hours. A cool breeze sprang up later
and the thermometer dropped several de-
grees
greater degree Of heat Sunday than the first
dispatches indicated. The climax was at
Fairbury, where the mercury reached 103
Clouds late to-day relieved. to some extent.
the extreme warmth. Section Director
LOveland, Of the government crop bulletin,
said at Omaha to-day that wheat in Ne
braska is in no immediate danger. The
recent cOpious rains said he. have left the
plant in good order and in condition to
Withstand much more severe weather.
Dispatches received tonight from points
I'm the Black Hills tell of rain and snow.
At Deadwood five inches of snow have
fallen since morning and Rapid City re-
ported an equal amount
Dispatches from eastern Iowa tell of a
hot wind. and Des MoineS reports a max
fmum temperature of 81 with thirty-mile
wind.