Evening star., 1945-09-18
Streets Along Rivers
Here Are Flooded by
Back|ash Of Storm
; Inches of Rain Falls
Since Sunday; 50-MiIe
Wind Topples Trees
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washington Stlll 1elt today, In
the form of drenching, wind
driven rain, the backlash of the
tropical storm which moved into
the North Atlantic after losing
the hurricane force that caused
heavy damage in Florida and
lesser destruction in the Caro-
linaS.
A Weather Bureau advisory at II
I'm. today said the remnants of the
tropical storm are to be found over
Southern Virginia. The winds were
reported at less than 20 miles an
hour near the center of the storm
and over an area of 200 miles around
the center. There is no further
danger, the advisory stated.
The bureau said it would issue no
further advisories.
Winds of close to so miles an hour
whipped the Metropolitan Area last
night, blowing down many trees and
wires in the Mount Rainier and Sill
yer Spring suburbs. Topping of
power lines brought darkness to
several hundred homes in this re-
gion for several hours.
Some roadways close to the Po-
tomac and Anacostia rivers were
flooded. Many cars were stalled
along Riverside Drive Sc, under
the Eleventh Street Bridge over the
Anacostia. Water was backed up
along the roadway for about IS feet.
with a depth of feet.
Seawall Covered.
Mount Vernon Boulevard was un-
der water in number of places be-
low Alexandria. Racked-up rain
and wind-driven river tides also in
undated the Hams Point seawall
this morning. Sections of Fairlawn,
abutting the Anacostia River, also
were under water. Park Police re-
ported the flooding tides subsiding
during the morning.
The Weather Bureau early today
had recorded more than inches of
rain since the storm began Sunday
night. Rains still lashed the city
this morning, and they were not ex-
pected to stop before nightfall.
Temperatures in the Cos prevailed.
With yesterday unseasonably cool,
five local fire alarms we're turned in
by householders whose oil burner
misbehaved when put into operation
for the first time since last winter.
None of the fires caused serious
damage.
Planes Are Grounded.
Planes were grounded all night,
but it was hoped at the National
Airport to resume normal schedules
during the day.
The storm in this area was de-
scribed as resulting from the clash
of winds from high-pressure area
Of Canada and those of the low
pressure area of the tropical hurri-
cane.
Three persons were killed at a
grade crossing near Portsmouth,
Va, the Associated Press reported,
when train struck their car. The
driver apparently was blinded by
heavy rain. The only victim identi-
fed was Clyde Vernon Harris, %,
of Alexander Park, Va.
Winds whipping inland from the
tropical storm ragged throughout the
day and night from the Virginia
Capes to Massachusetts,.
The hurricane itself slowly lost
force as it moved northward through
the Atlantic. Storm warnings were
hoisted from the Virginia Capes to
Rock Island, r. T., as gales up to SO
miles an hour cut inland.
Heavy damage to crops was re-
ported in some sections of North
Carolina.
The North Carolina State High
way Patrol said all highways east
OF Raleigh are closed or will be
closed by nightfall due to high
water, and that no traffic will be