The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-28
COLD AND NO COAL

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about stalled for the snow covered
area covers a vast territory:
Few reports have been received
from southern Kansas. Those received
indicate rain. AT many points the rain
turned to sleet following a drop in
temperature. At all points where rain
fell it froze on reaching the ground.
Very few reports have been received
from northwestern Kansas, 1ndica-
tions are that snowfall was probably
heaviest in that district 1t is assured
that much colder weather prevailed
there than was the case in central
and eastern Kansas.
The Rock Island and Union Pacific
report heavy SHOWS thruout the dis
tricts their lines cover but no details
were received. Officials expected few
er. late trains today.
Brief reports received at the local
weather bdreau this morning Indicate
a continuation of snowfall in Okla
homa, Texas, Nebraska and the Da-
kotas. Rain was reported in Louis
iana, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.
Storm Over Entire West.
The entire middle west, north CEN
trail and south central portions of the
United States are covered by a storm
area Either. rain or snow is occur
ring.
The forecast for the entire district
calls for more rain or snow in the
next twenty-four hours. Rising tenn
peratures are predicted in the north
ern half of the district
The lowest temperature indicated
this morning on the weather map was
16 below at Havre. Mont. All parts
OF the northwest are suffering under
temperatures of zero or below. This
is expected to break up by tomorrow
might, according to Indications re-
ported from weather stations Relief
will follow shortly after
a report of degrees at Dodge City
this. morning is the lowest indicated in
Kansas However, Flora says north
western Kansas must have had lower
temperatures. altho no reports have
yet been received.
AT 10 o'clock Thursday night the
temperature dropped ito 9tg degrees.
at o'clock this morning. Flora pre-
diets temperature of 25 degrees to-
night. rising TO 80 degrees tomorrow
afternoon.
Extremes for this date were 20 in
1888 and in 1897. At 8 o'clock this
miles an hour from the northeast
Missouri Valley BianlSeted.
Kansas City,* Nov. 2S.-Snow or
slee fell general over .MissouFi, Kan
sas. Oklahoma and parts OF 4he Texas
Panha ndletlast night with the peAkipi-
to the weather bureau here 9isdicAted.
Altho not accompanied by excessively
low temperatures, the storm caused
considerable sufferingSin many locali-
ties owing to the storage of fuel.
Dodge City, Kan, reported the lowest
Wichita reported IS, ,s0klahona, City
26, Amarillo, Tex, 10, and Roswell.
N. M 16.
The mercury stood at % at Kansas
City this mroning. A blanket of snow
varying in depth from an inch to more
than a foot covered most of the south
west today. From western Kansas
cametreports that ths Snow had drifted
badly '@
Moderation of the cold snap was
forecast for tonight and Saturday.
Snow Blanket Covers West.
! Chicago, Nov. 2S.-A blanket of
snow, ranging from a fraction of an
! inch to two feet. today covered most
| of the country west of the Mississippi
river and extended as far west as
| Toledo, Ohio, with low temperatures
prevailing thruout the area. South of
the snow belt heavy rains and floods
swept the lowlands bordering the Salt
| and Aqua F'ria rivers in Arizona, with
possible loss of life. Suffering in
many places in the central and south
| west was in prospect because of the
extreme cold and the almost fuelIess
! condition resulting from the coal
strike. = Cattle on the western ranges
also were reported endangered.
Moderation today was forecasted
only for the. Pan Handle region of
Texas. Two to four inches. of snow
was reported from Kansas to the
Sierra Neva, with maximum falls of
twenty-four inches in northern Ari-
zona, and twelve inches in western
Kansas. In some places, however, the
| snow drifted to depths of six feet
In the western plains states trains
were delayed and wire communication
was crippled.
Over the interior district tempera-
| lures were from 10 to SO degrees be-
low the seasonal average.
Blizzard Grips Rockies.
Denver. Nov. 2S.-With little or no
| relief promised by the weather bu-
reau, the Rocky Mountain region con-
tinued today in the grip of the bliz-
zard, which struck this section on
! Wednesday, extremely low tempera-
lures and heavy snowfall being re-
ported from all parts of the territory
between the Missouri river and the
eastern boundary of California.
| DAILY WEATHER REPORT.
| Furnished by the weather bureau office