The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-06-24
CROSSROADS
ARE DAMACED
BY 2 STORMS
Glasgow Thrown in Darkness
by Lightning Bolts During
Heavy Rain.
Hail Strikes Many Fields in
Opheim- Richland Area;
Bridges Out.

Two heavy storms, which brought
hail, wind, heavy rains and, in
Glasgow. strong electrical dis
charges, caused damage the past
week in widespread sections of VAL
ley county.
The first, Saturday evening, COW
cred most of southern Valley
county while. at the same time, a
storm swept across the northern
section. Even more damaging to
growing crops was a heavy hail
storm that struck fields in the OPP
helm and Richland communities
Tuesday morning.
Saturday nights storm in Glas-
gov brought 81 inch of rain, most
of it within the first half hour.
Heavier precipitation was unoffi-
cially reported on the south bench.
Lightning Hits Lines
Lightning burned out two trans
formers on service lines of the Mon
tana Power company, H. K. Near
local manager, reported, but SER
vice was interrupted only about ten
minutes. Another bolt hit the line
to the Glasgow airbase but without
damage, when fuses were burned
out.
Another lightning charge near
the civic center followed down a
cable to a weak point and short
circu!ted. throwing the building in
to darkness during a dance. The
dance continued by candlelight.
Milt Kabeary, civic center manag-
er. said the damage delayed open
inc the city swimming pool from
Tuesday to Friday.
Near Fort Peck lake, the high
wind moved a building belonging
to the Fort Peck Yacht club about
a quarter circle on its foundation.
The nearby KiwaniS clubhouse vas
unchanged. Hail caused some dam
age in a belt about midway be-
tween Glasgow and Fort Peck, rum
ming from the south end of the
Newton farm to the Borton farm. |
The Milk river roS Sunday and
covered the normal sewer outlet
making it necessary to pump sewer
outflow into the river with a pump.
1t subsidized Monday.
North County Hit
The area north of Opheim was
hit by hail and a cloudburst Sat
urdav night. The Courier cores
pendent there said farmers re-
that flax crops were knocked
down and had the appearance of
summerfallow. Farmhouse WIN
dows were broken. John Hiltner re-
his house struck by light
ming.
The Richland correspondent said
the Richland north bench also was
covered by hail Saturday night with
extensive crop damage. Although
some crops were not advanced
enough to be permanently damaged.
others were in the joint stage and
will probably be almost completely
lost. Highest percentage reported
is 50 to 80 percent probable. Hail
were not large but were
driven with great force by heavy
wind. Almost every farmer on the
north bench suffered damage to
some degree.
A storm struck the north country
again Tuesday morning, apparently
sweeping northeast from Vandalia
where light hail was reported. From
about Midway north, hail was
heavier, particularly south, south
vest and north of Opheim.
Hail Is Drifted ,
Farmers and motorists coming to
Glasgow said hail was so heavy in {
pots it was drifted like snow. The ]
leavv precipitation washed out ap-
,roaches to two bridges, according i
Eric jaeger, county road and S
bridge foreman. One is nea Roam ]
wood community north of Opheim '
md the other near the Ellis place
II the Golden Valley section. Big
'orcupine creek was reported car
wing a heavy volume of water.
From Lustre, in northeastern
1alley county. came reports of
nore than an inch of rainfall the
,ast week.
At Genevieve, the heavy shower
nd light hail Saturday night
aused some gardens to wash out.
Unofficial estimates were that from {
wo to three inches of rain fell. t
cropS in that community are re- il
.orted as exceptionally fine" j
Thoeny reported that June rain a
all has 50 far exceeded five inches. o