Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-08
Weather Bureau Notes Storms
in the South and the
Ohio Valley.
HEAVY FALLS OF SNOW
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS
Warrington Gets Big Share of the
Unpleasantness Visited Upon
Southern Territory.
Alas. poor spring!

Alas. poor spring!
The worst part OF It is, according -
the weather bureau. spring will not re-
turn to Washington until the latter
part of next week.
With two big storms raging in the
United States today. one in the south
and the other in the Ohio valley, spring
has mighty nearly been driven from the
country.
washington's mingled snow and sleet
is the result of the storm from tho
south, which reached Washington
early this morning in the form of snow.
sending the temperature down to 80
degrees. Snow or rain Is the official
pronouncement for Washington this
afternoon and tonight, with cloudy
weather without precipitation for to-
morrow.
A resumption Of winter for the first
part Of the week is promised. with spring
far in the offing.
The storm from the Ohio valley is ex-
pected to go north OF Washington.
Two Storm Centers.
Snowstorms centering over the Ohio
valley and Cape Hatteras were moving
east and north today. and promised TO
cover almost the whole region east Of the
Mississippi and north Of the gulf states.
Temperatures dropped below seasonal
averages In most Of that territory, but no
extreme cold was reported.
The Cape Hatteras storm was severe
enough to cause storm warnings to be set
from Delaware breakwater to Boston
In the gulf states there have been gen.
eral rains instead Of snow.
Forecast for a Week.
Forecast for the week beginning
Sunday. April 8:
Unseasonably cool weather will pre-
vail the first half of the week over
the great central valleys and the dis
the interior of the gulf and
south Atlantic states. except the Flor
ida peninsula. and freezing tempera-
lures throughout the Mississippi and
Ohio valleys, the lake region. the mid
The latter half of the week in these
regions will be much warmer.
Comparatively warm weather VIII
prevail throughout the week west OF
the Rocky mountains. and considerably
warmer weather will set in over the
plains states and the Rocky mountain
region Monday and Tuesday. and mod
crate Temperatures will continue there
after until the close Of the week. The
storm that now covers the Ohio valley
and the middle Atlantic states will ad-
vance northeastward and be attended
by SHOWS Sunday In the Ohio valley and
lower lake region. and snow or rain
in the north Atlantic states. With this
exception generally fair weather will
prevail throughout the country during
the coming week.
Snowfall in the East.
NEW YORK, April s--Snow was
falling today In this city and many
parts Of the eastern section OF the
country. and growing increasingly
heavy. An inch of snow fell here in
two hours.
PHILADELPHIA. April s.-As much
as six inches of snow fell In many
parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey
today, the weather bureau in this city
reporting the storm as a record break
phia up to 10 am there was a fall or
three inches. and two inches of snow
covered much of Delaware. The snow
is expected to turn to rain.
In Western Pennsylvania.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. April s-Three
inches of snow covered all of western
Pennsylvania. eastern Ohio and north
ern West Virginia, and at noon ii was
still showing. with a further fall pre-
dicted. Fourteen years ago today the
snowfall reported by the local station
Of the weather bureau was 12k inches,
the April record.
Indiana Practically Covered.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. April Snow
fell over practically all parts of Indi-
ana today. The fall here early was a
little less than an inch. which is the
most that has fallen SO late in the sea
son since 1901. according to weather
bureau officials.
Heaviest April Snow in Years.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. April s.-South-
ern Ohio experienced its heaviest April
today. Two and one-half inches OF
snow fell here up to am. today.
In Missouri and Kansas.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. April Snow
varying in depth from one to seven
inches fell in Kansas last night and
Missouri also was reported. Tempera-
lures below freezing prevailed. In this
city one and three-quarter inches OF
snow fell and the minimum tempera-
ture was 80 degrees.
Snow on Peach Blooms.
ROANOKE. Va. April s.-Roanoke
awoke this morning to find itself
wrapped in a mantle of snow and with
,very heating plant in full blast. These
wintry conditions offer a marked con-