The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-18
SNOW STORM HERE
All Kansas Covered by a Mantle
of White.
Especially Heavy in Northwest
ern Section.
ALL RECORDS BROKEN.
Over Four and a Half Inches of
Water Falls.
Streams Swollen and Railroads
Expecting Trouble.

expecting 1EOuDI0s
More than four and a half inches of
rain since Monday-that is record
breaker for the month of February in
Kansas. In fact, it is the wettest pc
rod in February recorded in ye books
of Sunny Flora, the weathe- prognos-
ticator. In 1900, 3.5S inches fell and
this was hailed as a marvellous freak
of nature. With this wet record add
ed to its notoriety for warmth Feb
ruary promises to excel all other
months in vaudeville performances.
It is showing today. 1t started early
this morning, long before the average
citizen sleepily turned over in bed,
reached out his arm and turned off the
alarm clock. When the snow started
to fall the ground was covered with
water and no frost was in the soil
AS result, the snow has melted al
most as fast as it has been falling and
only about three-fOurthS of an 1nch IS
able to keep the ground and house
tops covered. 1t is a wet, heavy, blind
ing snow and falls quickly. 1t forms
a crust over the ground just thick
enough to invite the pedestrian into a
mud puddle or water hole-anu
down he goes
Jupiter Flora told the people of To
peka last night that this snow was
coming and no one was surprised this
morning when they found the ground
covered.
According to the reports received on
the weather map and through the
headquarters of the railroads in To-
peka, it is showing all over Kansas
Also in the lower Missouri and the
upper Mississippi valleys. South of
Guthrie, Ok, it is neither showing nor
raining, although the Panhandle coun-
try in Texas came in for good share
of the damp spell, much to the JOY
of the farmers.
L. NJ. Jones, general superintendent
of telegraph of the Santa Fe, reports
heavy snow in the northwestern part
of the state, snow and sleet in the
western and southwestern and the To-
peka variety-snoW only-1n the mid
die and eastern sections.
I'VE find that in every county in
Kansas rain and snow have made their
visits in the last "a hours" said Su-
perintendent Jones.
f. L. Whitney, superintendent OF
telegraph Of the Rock Island. has
similar story "The Topeka weather
is prevalent in the larger part of
Kansas said Superintendent Whit
ney. I'm the western part of the state
we find sleet but in the northwest
there is more snow and 1t is colder
than it is in Topeka. But this snow
in the Kaw valley is general over The
middle and eastern part OF the state
Both the Rock Island and the Santa
Fe are expecting trouble with high
water. Superintendent Whitney stated
that the creeks and small streams in
the state were high and the bridges
were being watched-but no washouts
had occurred. The weather is too
warm to load the wires with ice and
no handicaUs have been experienced
from this source.
superintendent Jones of the Santa
Fe is having no trouble with the wires.
Henry Lautz assistant to general
manager, states that the streams are
high and watch is held over the track
and bridges.
No Danger From River
Much apprehension has been evinced
bv persons living in or having property
rear the Kaw, but according to the
weather bureau there is no danger of
an overflow. The gauge stands 1873
feet. a rise of nine feet since Thurs
day. Six feet more rise would be re-
ouired to bring the river up to its
banks AS the river will have a chance
TO run down before the snow has melt
ed there is thought to be no danger
whatever of an overflow.
The snowfall now is six and three
fourths inches on the level and more
snow or rain is forecasted for tonight
and until noon Sunday. According to
fha forecaster there will be no great
change in temperature and no cold
weather is seen until next week. Even
then, it is not certain that there viii
be cold weather.
Last night the precipitation was ~
of an inch and today it was AS of an
inch, making a total since Friday Of
/ 20 inches.
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