The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-16
NEARLY TO ZERO.
Big Drop in Temperature All Over the
Southwest.

Kansas City, Mo-. Feb. 16.-An ex-
treme fall in temperature, ranging
from so degrees at Sedalia, Mo-, where
it was above zero today. to 22 de-
grees at Fort Smith. Ark. where 1t
was % above. was recorded in the
southwest today during the, last "a
hours.
In parts of Kansas a binding snow
storm. accompanied by high winds
prevails and in northern Oklahoma
sleet and a windstorm are reported.
At Muskogee, Okla. telephone
| wires were prostrated last night by a
violent electrical storm that was &C
companied by hail and sleet. In this
city, where the temperature fell As de-
grees since yesterday, it was above
| zero this morning.
| The local weather bureau reports
the following changes in temperature
| during the last "a hours:
Concordia, Kan, degrees above
zero. fall of 80 degrees.
Dodge City. Kan, 4 degrees above
| a fall of 36 degrees.
| Wichita, Kan. Z degrees above. a
| fall of At degrees.
Oklahoma City, 16 degrees above, a
fall of 38 degrees.
Springfield, Mo, II degrees above, a
| fall of A degrees.
The temperature has fallen from 80
to "A degrees since yesterday in north
ern Texas and Iowa. A remarkable
drop is recorded at Abilene. Tex
where the temperature is "a this
morning, after 80 registered yesterday
| Wind and Snow.
Albuquerque, Y. M, Feb. 16.-In-
| tensely cold weather, accompanied by
heavy wind and snow, prevails ovel
northern and central New Mexico to-
day Zero temperatures are reported
| from number of places.
| Street Cars Tied Up.
| Guthrie Okla. Feb. ia storm
that struck central and western Okla
homa today, accompanied by low tenn
perature, has interfered with railroad
| traffic and telegraph and telephone
service. Many wires are down ant
the street car system in this city i:
tied up.
At the state agricultural department
it is predicted there will be heav,
loss of live stock on the ranges il
western Oklahoma.
The storm continued during the day
A high wind added to its severity.
Blizzard i'll Colorado.
Denver, Colo, Feb. 16.-Snow driver
by wind of almost hurricane violenc
and accompanied by an extreme drol
in temperature, prevailed over east
ern Colorado and wyoming last nigh
and today. At Denver, the mercur,
dropped from 80 above yesterda.
morning to above this morning. A
Greedy, Colo. number of building
|
telephone and telegraphic service pros
trated. At Loveland, Colo, drop o
SO degrees in temperature was expert
enced. At Fort Collins plate glas
windows were shattered, chimney
blown down and considerable othe
damage done by the wind, which a
times blew 75 miles an hour. Canyol
City, Steamboat Springs, Grand juno
ltion, Buena Vista, Antonito and Centra
City, all report damage by high winds
In the mountains a blizzard rage
for hours.
Blizzard at Wichita.
Wichita, Kan. Feb. 16.-The tenn
perature dropped from SO degrees
above zero yesterday morning to sew
en- above this morning and with tn
!, drop came a wind-driven snowstorn
that partakes strongly of the natur
of blizzard. Snow began falling il
this section of the state at sunrise an,
continued during the day. 1t is no
i believed that fruit or live stock will
| suffer.