The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-01
Especially Heavy in the Eastern
Section.
Nearly Two Inches Is Recorded
in Topeka.
LITTLE In THE WEST.
Only Showers Reported From
Upper Kaw Basin.
Rise in the River Will Not Be
Material.

An exceedingly heavy shower visited
Topeka late Tuesday afternoon, the
precipitation amounting to 15S inches.
The water fell in sheets between 6 and
$50 o'clock and light showers fell later
in the evening. Light rains fell in the
valley of the Kaw above Topeka.
The water which has fallen west Of
this point during the past "a hours will
undoubtedly cause a slight rise in the
Kaw at Topeka but there is not the
slightest chance that the stream will
reach the danger mark. The river
gauge recorded IL feet this forenoon
compared with a measurement of 14.6
feet yesterday. indicating a rise of "a
feet during the past "a hours.
The rise in the river at this point is
due entirely to the heavy rains which
fell in this immediate locality late yes
terday afternoon and during the night.
The river. rose 2.3 Immediately follow
ing the downpour in Topeka. The tele-
phone lines from up the valley OF the
Kaw are not working in good shape
west Of st. Marys.
st. Marys, July IA heavy rain fell
at this point late Tuesday afternoon
and was followed by others during the
night. the total precipitation amount
ing to five inches. The river rose rap
idly following the rain, the rise during
one hour amounting to nearly two feet
though the rise since than has been
much slower.
Wamego. July Rain fell at this
point during the earlier part of last
night the precipitation amounting to
.65 of an inch. The river rose 90 inches
during the past SO hours though the in
dications are that the rise will be much
more rapid today.
Valley Falls, July 1.-The heaviest
rain and hail storm in years visited
this locality yesterday afternoon. Some
of the hail stones which fell measured
seven inches in circumference though
| the area in which the large stones Eel
was small and the damage done out
side Of this zone is small. The Della
ware river is rising rapidly but it /:
not thought that it will leave the
| banks.
Larned, July IA terrific rain ant
| hail storm Of exceptional violence visit.
| ed this county late Tuesday afternoon
and did considerable damage to the
| wheat crop which is now being har-
vested.
| Rossvflle, July lone of the heavies
rains of the season fell late yesterday
afternoon. the precipitation according
| to unofficial measurement amounting td
! 5.5 inches.
! Manhattan. July IA light shower
| fell at this place late Tuesday after
noon, the precipitation amounting to
.56 of an inch. Although no reports
have been received from the north
west along the valleys of the streams
| tributary to the Kaw the indications
are that no rains have occurred
| Garden City. July IA heavy elec-
| tric storm accompanied by rain visited
| Finney county Tuesday. The precipita-
| ton amounted to about half an inch
During the storm lightning struck a
| house west of town and killed two
| xx-tn nop1niod
Concordia, July Though threat
ening weather conditions have pre-
| vailed in this part of the state dur
| ing the past "a hours no rainfall has
| occurred.
! during the past "a hours and harvest
will be interfered with and some DAM
age to the ripe wheat will result.
Usage City, July Threatening
weather prevailed at this place all day
yesterday and late in the afternoon a
! series of showers occurred during
which ga of an inch or water fell.
Sedan, July This section of the
state was visited by light showers
late yesterday. the precipitation
amounting to "A of an inch.
Wichita July Sixth hundredths
of an inch of rain has fallen in this
section of the state during the past
| "a hours and the weather conditions
| today have been threatening.
Word received today from the terri
| tory Immediately tributary to the
| streams which empty into the Kaw
above Manhattan indicate that there
has been little or no rainfall in this
section of the state during the past "a
| hours. At Topeka the sky is obscured
! by heavy banks of clouds and the con-
| ditions threaten showers at any mo-
| ment.
River Is Falling.
At 2 O'Clock this afternoon the river
| gauge measured 1876 feet, a fall o.
| 4 of foot since the gauge was reat
at O'Clock this morning. The rise
| which occurred during the past p
4 hours was largely due to the rain
| which fell in the vicinity of Topek;
Tuesday afternoon and last night.
slow but continued fall is expected il
the Kaw from this time on as most o
the water which has fallen during tn
past IL hours in territory tributar.
to Topeka has been cared for. Th
following were the temperatures sine
Z O'Clock this morning:
z O'Clock. ...63 IL o'clock. II
o'clock IL O'Clock.