Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-26
Weather Bureau Issues Warn.
ing to Mississippi and
Ohio Valleys.
OVERFLOW Is PREDICTED
OF RIVER AT PITTSBURGH
Now at About Flood Stage, It Is
Expected to Pass Above It by
Tomorrow Morning.

Warnings of expected additional floods
were issued at the weather bureau here
today. Prof. Alfred J. Henry, in charge
Of the river and flood division of the bu-
reau, said that the Ohio river at Pitts
burgh is about at the flood stage, and
will doubtless pass above 1t by tomorrow
morning. 1t is estimated that the river
at this point will go to at least twenty
six feet by tomorrow morning, which is
four feet above the flood stage
In addition, Prof. Henry declared that
the situation in the Mississippi and Ohio
valleys is believed to be a grave one.
The Ohio at Cairo is IL feet below the
flood stage 1t had reached 431a feet late
this morning, the flood stage being forty
five feet. 1t was rising during the
morning. =.
There are indications of more rain
in the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys
Prof. Henry declared. THE Mississippi
from Memphis south. s-full. There will
be flood in the Mississippi, but just
how serious it will be. is hard at this
time to tell. Nor can we yet determine
what the result In the lower Ohio will
be. as the conditions at Pittsburgh are
the keynote to the situation. There is
Ohio from Evansville to the mouth Of
the river.
This morning the rainfall got over
the streams south of the Ohio. which
We expect rain to cease in the water
shed north of the Ohio"
Besieged With Inquiries.
The weather bureau and many Of the
newspaper offices are being besieged
with inquiries as to what has caused
hn tbs in nd
Excessive rain above full rivers is the
answer being given.
Much of the damage done at Dayton
Prof Henry continued. has been due to
the low banks of the river there. 1t
does not take much of rise to cause a
food at that point. There is nothing to
indicate, however. that the water will go
higher. 1t will go down. :.
Answering an inquiry as to the posi-
biEty of high water in the Potomac:
around Washington, Prof. Henry said
that there is no danger Of that.
1.-The river is low here he said. land
We have heard nothing from Harpers
Ferry to indicate a rise. We have had
few rains Of consequence In the Potomac
watershed
The rain Of today vii, continue late
this afternoon and tonight. with a con-
'siderably lower temperature beginning to-
morrow morning and lasting several
days, according to g. statement made by
Edward H. Bowie, district forecaster, at
the bureau today.
Rain Until Tomorrow Morning.
THE rain will continue until tomorrow
morning in any event." he said. "The
wind blew sixty miles an hour in New
York yesterday afternoon, and there
were severe gales around Norfolk and the
Virginia capes. There will be high winds
along the New England coast this after
noon and tonight. Most of the gales
have passed and are passing out to sea,
however In addition. there is a wide
spread cold wave over the whole north
west all up the Mississippi valley and
over the plains states west of the Rockies.
sIt is showing in Texas today. with a
temperature of 18 degrees in the pam
handle"
Forecaster Bowie said that the cyclones
in the west and middle west had been
predicted by the weather bureau. Special
warnings were issued Sunday morning.
he said. They were called shifting
gales
I'VE never use scare warnings, such
as tornado or cyclone but call them
shifting gales Mr.. Bowie said. land
warnings were sent to the plains states
and the Mississippi valley"