Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-01
hail AND Wind
STORM SWEEPS
CURRY COUNTY
Heavy Losses in Property,
Livestock and Fruit Re-
ported; CIoudburst Fol-
lows in TWister'S Wake.

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Clovis. N. NJ. May s1.--Heavy
losses in property, livestock and
fruit are reported here today from
the eastern portion Of Curry coun-
ty, over which terrific hail and
wind storm swept yesterday even
ing about o'clock.
over large areas hail is said to
have fallen to depth of nearly a
foot. The storm broke over the re-
gion from the north. sweeping south
with a twister at its mead. Tele-
phone and telegraph poles were
snapped off at the ground and
fence posts uproofted in its path,
which was about a half mile in
width. Trees were stripped clean
of limbs.
One family was driven to a dug
out for safety when hail stones beat
shingles off the house. A cloud
burst followed in the wake of the
twster and for miles around the
prairie was standing in three or
| four inches OF water, while road
ways were veritable rivers. AZ
noon today large areas were stu
covered with four to six inches OIL
hail, looking like snow fields from
a distance.
Several ranches report losses IN
lambs and other livestock. the
fruit crop of the storm region is
total loss.
Yesterdays twister Is the first
ever known in this region. me
altitude and rare atmosphere were
thought to preclude danger OF a
cyclonic variety.
Gallup, N. NJ. May sf.-There
was a slight electric storm mere
this morning and the weather Is
threatening, but there has been no
rain.
Magdalena, N. NJ. May ST.
There was a light rain here this
afternoon and the indications are
that there will be more. Heavy
rains have fallen west of Magda.
lena, according to reports received
here.
Carlsbad, n. NJ, May Slight
showers fell here last night. the
weather was cloudy today.
Silver city, N. NJ, May S1,--The
weather was cloudy and threaten
ing all day but no rain feii mere,
Moisture is sorely needed in TINS
part Of the state.
Portales, N. M. May Slight
showers fell here last night. me
weather was cool, cloudy ana
threatening rain today.
Estancia, N. NJ, May 31.-A good
rain fell here today,
Roswell, N. NJ, May 31.-A rain
covering a large part of southeast
ern New Mexico fell yesterday
evening and last night and in parts
Of the territory today. The weather
is still threatening and furthei
rains are predicted by the Rosweii
weather station. While the rainfall
in the city was only a quarter OF
an inch, 1t was much heavier north,
south, east and west OF the CITY.
While it did not reach the proper
lions of a general rain, yet Stock
men feel that it has been OF great
value to the range. 1t was also OF
much benefit to the farm crops, es-
pecially the thousands OF acres Oh
Durango cotton in the county.
Las Cruces, N. NJ, May ST.
Worth a million dollars an inch to
the cattle and sheep ranges OF
southwestern New Mexico" is the
value set by livestock men on the
value of fifteen minutes of drencn-
ing rain at $3.50 o'clock this after
noon. The ranges surrounding Las
Cruces were greatly benefited by
the downpour, particularly on the
Tornado, east of Las Cruces, where
thousands of cattle are pastured by
w. w. Cox, jefferson Isaacs and Y.
T. Turney.
Growers In the Mesilla valley re-
port that the fine hail which &C.
companied the first few minutes or
the downpour, did not damage the
fruit or vegetables.
Tucumcari, N. NJ, May ST.
Surrounding communities were WIS.
tied by terrific hail storm las.
night. In Smith canyon, ten OF
twelve miles west, heavy ram
followed the hail, taking out the
White bridge on the Ozark tran
near the Finnegan ranch, tying up
tourist travel over the road until
It is replaced. Travellers to the
city at noon reported hail to
depth of four feet still In the can
yon, Quay wheat plains reported
heavy hail and rain. The hali
missed Tucumcari, but 1t has been
raining slowly during the day.
Mountainair N. NJ, May 81
Showers fell here last night and
today. The rain was reported
heavier in the foothill country. The
outlook is good for more moisture.
The precipitation at Albuquer-
que was 80 OF an inch. according
to the register at the University OF
New Mexico. Taxi drivers who
arrived here last night reported
that heavy rain fell over most OF
the country between the capital
and Albuquerque.
.bELEN DEFEATS
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