The Topeka state journal., 1908-05-11
STILL MORE RAIN
Soaking of the State Is Con.
tinued Sunday.
Nearly Two Inches Is Recorded
in Topeka.
THE STORM ISGENERAL
Western Section and Wheat
Belt Are Favored.
Small Streams Reported to Be
Bank Full.

Topeka was visited by a heavy rain
Sunday. two or three of them, for
that matter, during the day and night
following the precipitation amounting
to 163 inch which brings the seasons
record for precipitation several points
above normal, though ten days ago it
was nearly three inches below normal
Nearly five inches Of rain has fallen in
this city and the adjacent territory
during the past week.
Ine storm broke in Topeka early
sunday morning. the downpour being
exceedingly heavy for half an hour and
then the sun came out in all of its
glory and the indications were that
the storm was over. About o'clock
IN the AFTERNOON black banks of clouds
In the west indicated another shower
and .2S of an inch of rain fell between
5:45 and o'clock. The record for the
season was made during the morning,
however, when .49 of an inch of water
fell between 7:20 and 1885,
From reports received at the wealth.
er station in this city and the tele-
graph offices of the railroads the en-
tire state received a thorough soaking,
the storm being general in nature
Lake View which has been almost dry
this season is bank full of water and
the fishing and boating promises to be
better this season than ever before.
Wells and springs which have been
dry for weeks past are now making
up for lost time and there is an abund-
A number Of Topeka cellars attest the
fierceness of the downpour Sunday and
this morning offer an opportunity for
either bathing or fishing as far as the
water supply is concerned.
Hail fell in various parts of the state
in small quantities. but so far as learn
ed little if any damage was done.
Small hailstones fell for a few mo-
ments Sunday morning in Topeka
though the rainfall at the time was
so heavy that they were hardly no.
ticeab1e.
Reports from Silver Lake indicate
that the storm was unusually severe at
that point and that 31a inches of water
fell during the day, bringing the water
in Silver lake up to the highest point
reached since the floor year. The bar
ometer in Topeka was unusually low
yesterday and the air filled with cleo
tricity.
All of the smaller streams in this part
of the state are filled to overf1owing
and there is slight rise in the river
with the conditions favorable for a
further rise today and tonight though
it is not likely that the high water
mark Of last week will be reached.
The following reports were received
over the long distance lines of the Bell
| Telephone company at $3.50 this morn
ing:
Wamego, May 11.-Heavy rains fell
at intervals all day Sunday and the
indications this morning are that the
storm is not over.
Abilene, May 11.-Rain fell in this 10
cality all night, the precipitation
amounting to about an inch and one
half, All Of the creeks in this locality
are bank full and the river is rising
slowly.
Sanna, May 11.-Showers fell during
yesterday and last night though the
precipitation amounted to but .1S of an
| inch.
silver Lake. May n.-This section is
under water this morning as result
of one of the heaviest rains in years.
The precipitation amounted to three
and one-ha1f inches and Silver Lake is
higher than it has been at any time
since the flood. five years ago.
Hutchinson, May n.-This part Of
the state as we'll as the country west of
here was visited by heavy rain and
hail storm last night and the country
| is in excellent condition from the farm
ers' standpoint. This hail was not
heavy enough to do any great amount
of damage to growing crops.
Holton. May ia heavy rain fell in
this city Sunday, the precipitation being
estimated at from an inch TO an inch
and one-half
Horton, May ia heavy rain pre-
vailed in this section all day Sunday
and at intervals during last night.
rain fell in this part of the country all
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