The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-13
SNOW IN KANSAS
Light Fall Reported From
Western Part of State.
Wind Accompanying 1t Is of Al
most Blizzard Velocity.

Hutchinson. Kan, Feb. IA light
snow is blowing over western Kansas
this morning by a wind of almost
blizzard velocity. It began in the night
and the temperature is rapidly falling.
passing the freezing mark at daylight.
Many wires are down and street signs
were blown thru show windows in
Hutchinson. 1t is much the worst
wind storm of the winter, tho the
snowfall is light.
Kansas City Reports
| Kansas City. Feb. 13.-Snow and
| sleet driven by a high northwest wind
| is reported from several sections of
fwestern Kansas today, according to
| the local weather bureau.
Altho springlike weather prevailed
| here this morning, weather bureau
predicted there would be high winds
and some snow before nightfall.
| Reports to the weather office here
i show that a fifty-mile gale is sweep
| ing over Nebraska, Kansas and Colo
rado.
t-s-- Real Winter Once Moro.
| Arkansas City, Feb. 13.-with a
high northwest wind blowing rain and
| snow flurries visited this section of the
| State early today and real winter seems
| to have set in again and the temper
atule is rapidly falling.
| Wichita Gets Its Share.
| Wichita. Feb. 13.-South central
| Kansas is being visited this morning
| by snow flurries, temperature of 34
| degrees above zero and wind with
velocity of forty-two miles hour.
| Indications are for another drop in
temperature during the day.
Wires All Are Down.
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 13.-Wire COM
! lnUnication west and south of Oma ha
was disrupted today by heavy storm
approaching blizzard.
| Beginning at midnight with rain the
I inf fnr,
atures dropping rapidly and snow re-
| pl1ciEg the rain. Moisture was well
| comed but the accompanying freeze
it was feared might have a bad effect
| on trees and winter wheat encoura ged
| by a warm winter
| Most Severe of Winter.
| Washington, Feb. 13.-The most
severe storm of the winter was central
| this morning over northwest Missouri
with barometer reading of $3.50 in
chss at Kansas City, the weather bu-
reau announced today. The storm in
of the Rocky Mountains and there
| were general rains in the southern
states, the great central valleys and
the south upperlake region and rains
and SHOWS in the plains states.
| Put Storm Warnings Up.
/ Washington, Feb. 13.-Storm warn
ings were ordered displayed at IL a.
Is
Fla, and at Tampa. Warnings also
are displayed on the gulf coast from
Bay st. Louis to Key West.
The storm is moving east-northeast st
from Missouri and strong south and
southwest winds are to be expected
I, this afternoon or tonight, shifting to
the west Friday and continuing
strong.
/ Worst in Twenty Years.
Grand Island, Neb., Feb. 13.-The
worst blizzard for over twenty years.
so far as it has progressed, set in about
midnight when a light rain changed
to sleet and snow, driven by a heavy
| wind. By daybreak there already
were such drifts that few motor driv-
ers venturing out were soon stalled.
! Railroad branch-Iines out of Grand
Island and kearney abandoned all
train service while on the main lines
only passenger trains attempted runs.
A binding snow continues. The tenn
perature remains little below the
freezing point
Lowest in Is Years.
| Lawrence, Kan, Feb. 13.-The
barometer at the university weather
| station today recorded a reading of
PISS inches. This is the lowest read
ing in fifteen years. The barometer
began falling yesterday afternoon and
was still falling at 10 o'clock this
morning
Snow Over Nebraska.
Norfolk, Neb-. Feb. IA heavy
wet snow driven by a terrific north
west wind is falling over southern
South Dakota and northern Nebraska.
Worst Blizzard in Years.
Denver, Feb 13--The worst bliz-
zard in years Is raging here today and
is headed east Snow driven by an
exceptionally high wind began falling
early today and the storm is increas-
ing in intensity. Charles H Jett, chief
operator of the Postal Telegraph COM
pany, reports that the storm in this
territory is SO heavy that it is impos-
sibIe to find wires non many lines
Kinsley, Kan, reports similar condi-
tions.
Hits Oklahoma Today.
Oklahoma City. Feb. 13.-ok;a-