The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-16
SNOW over STATE
Wire Service in Kansas Grip
pied by Storm.
Reports Indicate That Heavy
Snowfall Is General.
DROP OF 43 DEGREES HERE
No Serious Damage VIII Be
Done to Wheat Crop.
Early Potatoes in Kaw Valley
May Be Killed.


The end of the snow storm which
struck Kansas from. the northwest
early this morning will come as alb
ruptly as it started. The snow will
have ceased to fall by tonight, and it
will all have disappeared by Sundsy
night.
Some sunshine is promised for Sum
day, with higher temperatures.
Coolest April is on Record.
The storm, while unusual. has
broken no records, except as to tenn
peratures. Today is the coIdest April
Is q. record. On May 8, 1907. there
fell 80 inches of snow in Topeka,
which is more than has fallen since
Friday night, and the temperature ON
the day following was down to IS de-
grees.
The skies are clear this morning
in the northwest. 1t is colder in South
Dakota than in Montana and Wyom-
ing, indicating that the warm weather
has returned in the northwest, and
will follow on the heels of the storm
to Kansas.
Weather reports from the central
and western portions of the state wers
because wire service in practically
every direction was interrupted and
carried on with difficulty.
Those reports at hand indicated that
snow was falling generally over. the
southern points the RI sin had not Yet
turned to snow.
Freezing Weather Over Kansas.
There Were freezing temperatures
oyer only q portion of the state FRI
day night In Topeka, the -tefntsera-5
ture was steadily dropping and had
/ 49, n
morning Topeka had had SO inch
OF moisture. amounting to possibly
TOUR inches of snow, with half an inch
| lying on the ground
The local drop in temperature was
| AZ degrees between $3.50 o'clock Fri
Gay afternoon and Q o'clock this morn
| ing.
Snow was falling at O'Clock this
morning in Wichita, Concordia, St.
Joseph and Kansas City. The tenn
perature at Wichita had not vet
reached the freezing point. Concordia
had had 80 inch of moisture. ST. Jo-
seph reported about five inches of
snow.
Rain was falling in Illinois, Indiana
and Ohio. According to reports re-
ceived by the Santa Fe officials, snow
started to fall at several points in Mis-
souri, and along the eastern division
of the road, and at about 4:3O O'Clock
: : this morning.
wire Service Interrupted.
Wire service Is interrupted in the
central and western portions of the
state. Rain was reported on the south
ern Kansas division of the Santa Fe.
Train service was ''shot" to certain
extent Rock Island trains, with the
| exception of those from the western
divisions. were running on time. Both
Rock Island and Union Pacific trains
| from Colorado were reported from one
hour to four hours late. The Santa
Fe reported all trains on time.
No Damage to Wheat
The snow will only retard the wheat,
is the belief of State MeteoroIogist
s. d. Flora. and will not cause serious
damage. The wheat in most of the
! state has been frozen to the ground
already. and its recovery will be held
back by the snow. A blanket of snow
VIII be a protection against a really
severe freeze. if the latter materializes,
/ however.
May Kill Potatoes.
| Flora did not believe that the tenn
1 perature which has been reached thus
! far will result in severe damage to
gardens or to the Kaw Valley potato
| crop, but If there is an additional
drop tonight, the early potatoes. which
are just peeping thru the ground. are
| due for disaster.
Any fruit which could have been
frozen was gone, and the apples have
/ been endangered by the freeze of Fri
day might. according to Meteorological
Flora 1t is impossible to state yet
whether the apples have been killed
/ or not.
Santa Fe Reports Heavy Snow.
Reports to the general offices OF the
Santa Fe here indicate that the snow
was general over the portions of the
| state covered by the lines of that rail-
road. In the Panhandle country rain
I was falling today. The temperatures
along the western division, west Of
Newton. ranged at 80 degrees and be-
I low. In Colorado the temperature
] went as low as 20 degrees In Colo
rado Springs a snowfall of between
I fifteen inches and two feet is reported.
! In Mexico snow. ranging in depth be-
tween six and twelve inches. was re-
ported.
Snow in Central Kansas.
1 Hutchinson. Kan, April 16s-With
the temperature near freezing a chilly
| wind from the north is blowing light
snow across central Kansas. melting
as rapidly as it falls.
Snow Driftin.. at SaIina.
Salina- Kan. April 1s.-Snow,
which began during the night. was
still falling heavily, early today driven
by a strong snortherly gale The snow
is drifting Badly and the temperature
is below freezing
Freezing at Wichita.
Wichita. Kan. April Is.-A fine
snow began falling here al s O'Clock
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