The Bismarck tribune., 1934-08-10
|DROUTH-bLACKENED
farm LANDS GIVEN
SOAKING SHOWERS
Rains Reach CIoudburst Pro.
portions in Colorado, Ne
braska, Kentucky
FOUR DROWN NEAR DENVER
Continued Cool Weather, Posi-
ble ShoWers> Predicted
tor North Dakota

(By the Associated Press)
Rains which reached cloudburst
proportions In Colorado, Nebraska, In
diana and Kentucky brought relief to
a broad expanse Of drouth burned
farm land, as scattered showers visit
ed other parts Of the middle west and
south Thursday night and Friday.
Continued cool weather was pre-
dicted Friday for North Dakota, with
possibilities Of showers in the east
ern sections foreseen. according to o.
w. Roberts, federal meteorologist.
One section Of the state received
minor rainfall: Minot reported .O6
inch precipitation. Generally 1t was
cloudy. Temperatures continued to
be comparatively low, although the
mercury climbed to % ct Darlington.
The forecast for the state was part
ly cloudy Friday night and Saturday
possible showers In the east; cooler
extreme west portion Friday night"
A downpour which extended over
much Of western Nebraska developed
into Z 2-inch cloudburst at Angora,
IS miles east Of Scottsbluff. Halt an
inch Of rain fell in northeastern Ne
braska and there were showers 1t Au-
rora, McCook and South Sioux City.
Tremendous rains through Rowan
and Carter counties in Kentucky, ex-
tending a far east @ -0feyson, drove
between Is and 20 families from their
homes at Moorhead. Rain which start
ed 1t midnight caused streams to rise
out Of their banks and halted traffic
In places. Traiplet Greek was overflow
ed, covering U. s. Highway 60 to a
depth Of two and half to three feet
In places.
Four Drown In Cloudburst
At least four persons persisted when
q cloudburst sent q torrent swirling
down Bear Greek Canyon west Of Den-
YER late Thursday.
Lighter rains covered. northern Iowa
and South Minnesota, Northern ILL.,
nois and Southern Wisconsin, North
ern Indiana and Southern Lower
Michigan, most Of Ohio and extended
eastward to the Atlantic coast
At Pittsburgh, Pa, the precipitation
totaled "a inch, while almost half an
inch fell at Dubuque. Iowa.
Light showers at Chicago failed to
break the heat wave there, and be-
fore noon the temperature was climb
ing into the eighties, but government
forecasters predicted the overdue cool
ness from the northwest Friday after
noon.
Kansas and Missouri, which have
borne the brunt Of the current heat,
failed to participate in the rains and
forecasters were unable to see any
immediate likelihood Of q break.
Thirty-six persons are known to
have perished during the past few
days as Q result Of the record break
ing temperatures that baked the mid
continent, with no immediate general
relief In sight.
Is Die In Texas
Texas had Is deaths. Nebraska
counted seven dead since last Satur-
day, and although scattered rains
fell throughout the state. reports said
that little was left Of grains. pastures,
potatoes, forage crops and gardens,
scared by hot winds and devastating
heat.
It was l03 In Lincoln. the states
capital Thursday-the fifth day in
which 10l was exceeded In the past
week.
Missouri has had three heat deaths
since the current hot spell began,
Illinois three, Indiana and Arkansas
ono each, Wisconsin, Michigan, and
Ohio, two each, while Ohio In addi-
tion counted five deaths . an indi-
rect result.
Four other persons perished near
Denver In . terrific rain and hail
storm.
Nowata, Okla, had . maximum
temperature reading Of III. Kansas
City, where two Of the Missouri death
Victims were reported, Rad Z high Of
ITO. The mercury hit lis at Emporia,
Kan. further complicatins the water
shortage problem.
Tuesdays rain In North Dakota,
reducing the temperature. and sub
sequent cloudiness gave the state re-
Lief from the new heat wave. The
mercury Thursday hit its peak ct Car
rtngtou where - degrees was the
maximum. All other points register
ed temperatures from 90 down to q
during the day. Bismarck1 maximum
was o: the minimum Thursday night.
81.