Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-29
DANGER FROM
RISING RIVER
Held SLIGHT
Wind Leaves Many
Limbs on Streets
Of City

Ona or the most intensive rains
ever % strike the Valley, accom-
panied by a h'~N northwest wind.
swept this section Tuesday night
inuncating highways ana streets.
tore down signs and limbs from
trees, but did little material dam
age.
Although the rain was far from
being the heaviest on record, the
total in Brownsville being 207 in. Ii
was one OF the most intensive. ac-
cording To weather bureau chief
w. j. Schnurbusch. In ten min
utes. from ass .. m. TO Dos q. m,
II raincd slightly better than one
inch. In reality II was "a minor
cloudburst. according 70 some zeal
citizens. although Mr.. S~chnurbusch
denied this.
Storm nc RaymondviIIe
The northwest wind reached a
maximum velocity OF SO mile =
hour In Brownsville at Oil. and
reports from Raymondville, WI q
the storm did most OF the damage,
state that 1t reached so miles
there. III that section. the storm
reached its highest intensity %
BIS, and struck a tent show IN 8
the outskirts Of the tow shortly
after the crowd for the evening had
gathered. The tent was blown 10 the
ground, no n being injured. Rain
was unusually heavy. the streets
OF the town being flooded. The
James cafe was completely flooded,
and the water covered the floor
Of the Willacy County News.
Sheds On the Dodge plant farm
were damaged by the wind. Signs
were torn from s~torefronts "a
hurled into the streets, billboA-Ls
fell. and light and teiepE t. wires
were ripped from the poles.
Thermometer Drops
McAllen and san Renito reported
higl WINDS and rains.
The temperature in Brownsville
dropped TO So degrees from 81 OF
the preceding day. At 8 A M. We'd
nesday the Thermometer registered
30, and gradually crept upwards
as the day progressed.
! The Missouri Pacific park, be-
tween the station and the chamber
ot commerce building. was under
water today. q mound In the GER
Ter Of the park with a willow tree
and "A bench On 40 being COM
pletely surrounded by water. N Vir-
tual island. Limbs Of large trees
and large leaves from palms Gut
tered streets.
Tuesday night during the height
OF the storm streets IN the city
were under several feet OF water
storm sewers being inadequate 10
carry Tx the two inches cf rair
Cars stalled Oh city thoroughfares
and state highways. and criving
was almost impossible. the high
wind blowing sheets ~ water with
terrific force. Although several
cars left the road and stuck in
bitches, mr. serious injuries or ar-
cidents were reported.
Continued Cold
Weather predictions for the next
- hours. according I'D Mr.. Schnur-
@AS~--t WE 40A PARTLY C4LLIW hld
continued cold weather. Fair and
warmer was prognosticated for
Thursday, with light to moderate
northerly winds Oh the coast and
lover Valley.
A slight rise In the Rio Grande
rs expected within the next 20 I'D
36 hours. due 40 heavy rains over
the Valley and watershed az the
river. II was reported today.
Although the river IL several feet
from flood stage here. and was
dropping rr7 @ua'ly Wednesday
morning. reports from Nir-'an this
morning show that durirr the nss.
"a hours the river there has risen
SIS feet. and az Rio Grande CITY
mas risen ~ feet.
II was predicted that the river
here would not reach flood stage.
and no fear was expressed by local
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