The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-03
HEAVY RAIN
LAST NIGHT;
MUCH NEEDED
One of Hardest Showers
In City's History In
Evening

More rain fell in Fairmont in a
few hours last night than fell dur
Ing the whole month Of July ac-
cording to the official government
weather report, The precipitation
for the month of July was only 1853
inches compared to a precipitation
Of 2.3O inches last night.
Although the rainstorm was very
severe at e les, practically no dam
age has b IN reported from any
part of the county. Instead the
rain accomplished great good and
its value cam be estimated. 10
me large class Of citi=cnship-the
farmers, whose livelihood depends
almost entirely upon the success Of
their crops, and to. hundreds Of
others whose food comes from their
own privately owned gardens, the
rain was a Blessing and in many
cases an, answer to fervent prayers
sent up for relief from the sweiter-
ing sun.
A few sharp streaks of light
ming illuminated 8 the sky about.
S:30 clock & yesterday evening,
followed by the approach Of rum
bling thunder, which seemed to be
gradually growing nearer and
nearer until about 1886 p. M, when
a few drops of rain began to fall
and at S:45 p. M, the clouds as
sembled overhead let loose and
Fairmont was the recipient Of one
Of the hardest rains in the history
of the city.
The rain fell almost continuously
throughout the night and has kept
up a steady downpour today. The
wealth !" man seems determined to
mako up for lost time for he prom.
ises Fairmont even more rain for
this afternoon. and tonight, with
fair weather for Thursday.
1t was the first shower of any
consequence that Fairmont has
seen this summer, and coming after
weeks and weeks Of intensely
warm weather, during which time
the mercury was almost continue
ously above the 80 degrees, the
rain received a hearty welcome.
One time mud holes Eiong the
various dirt roads of The county,
which have been perfectly dry for
weeks and weeks, were standing
full Of water this morning, and
from all indications it will be some
time before these roads are back
in first class travelling condition.
Garden plants which for weeks
have been tinted brown and wilted
with the warm weather, this morn
ing seemed to take on new life.
In one night the dropping leaves
had Strengthened up into their nat
ural condition and their color had
seemed to change from the tinted
brown to the more healthy green.
In many instances the rain came
too late to bring relief. Farmers
IN various sections Of the county
have reported that their crops have
been burnt up by the intense heat
and that regardless of the amount
OF rain, they cannot be restored to
life.
The Monongahela river at 8
o'clock this morning had raised on.
ly 8 inches from its unusually low
condition Of yesterday, but gave
evidence of rapidly rising. The
water in both the West Fork and
Valley rivers this morning was per.
fectly clear as though it had never
rained. Coal Run ravine and other
small streams entering the Monon-
gahela river were all swollen and
were overfowing their banks this
morning.
Reports from different sections
Of the court. confirm the report
that the rainstorm last evening was
In many instances purely local. For
instance the rainfall at Manning
ton was only moderate and resi-.
dents in tina tsection say that it
dents in that section OF the night,
This is confirmed by the official
weather report from Warrington
which shows that the total rainfall
for "a hour5 preceding 8 o'clock
this morning was only II Of an
inch.