850 MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW. MAY, 1919
RIVERS AND FLOODS, MAY, 1919.
ALPRED J. HENRY, Meteorologbd in Charge.
Flood stage. River and station.
Canncctfrut: Fed. Hartford Ccmn .......................... 16 WhiteRher Junction,Vt ............... 13 Bantre: Rimid S.C ............................ 12 Do! ................................. 12 Fergii~on,S. C .......................... 12 Do.' ................................. 13
Catawba,S.C ........................... I1
Carnden,S.C ........................... 24 DO .................................. w
Blairs,S. C .............................. 15
Cataaba:
Wooltree:
Broad:
Salvda: Pelzer S C ............................. 7 Chapph; S.C ........................... 14
Athntk aminage.-Moderately heavy and long-con- tinued showery weather over New York and northern Pennsylvimia during the last decade of the month caused the small streams, articularly in western and southern
the roadbed of the railroads in that part o the State.
rain was not general over a large area and there-
South, Atlantic dia.inage.-Generd and heav rains over
K
New York, to over P ow, thereby damaging hi hways and
HeaT fore t e floods were largely local.
the Atlantic draina e of the southern Appa 9 achians on
May 6, 7, 8, 13, an f 14 caused two distinct flood waves
Great Lakes drainage.- B n the first decade of the month
in the streams of that region, neither of which was par- ticularly destructive.
Gu7f dmimge.--Only local flood stages occurred and there was not rnwh dams e.
a general rainstorm passed nortlieas tward across lower Michigan. The rivers of that section and also of northern
Indiana, including the Wabash, reached flood stages locally without serious damage. Missk&ippi draimqe ( MissUsi 7vi proper) .-As noted on the April, 1919, REVIEW, the %ississi pi was in flood
between Keokuk, Iowa, and Louisiana, Mo. Moderately
heavy rains fell over northeastern Missouri, southeastern Iowa, and western Illinois on the 2d, 3d? and 4th. These
rains while not particularly heavy came a t the time when the river was a t a high stage. As a result, the river rose to the highest stages of the year, and the hi hest since 1903 between Quincy, Ill., and Louisiana, do. Warn- ings were issued bv the Weather Bureau on May 3 and repeated with ampMcntion on May 5, 6, and 7. Imme-
diately protective measures were taken to a failure of the levees protecting .the farm ands back of them. The weak spots in the 52 miles of levee in the Hannibal, Mo., district were a t once reinforced and a day and night patrol was established. This patrol was continued until the 14th when the stage of the river had passed below 16 feet on the Quincy, Ill., gnge. The
only sefious flooding which occurred was due to an in- completed levee near. Louisiana, Mo. About 7,000 acres of land in that section were flooded. The lower river
was not in flood during the month escept locally a t
at the close of the month in that stretc K of the stret-tm
Yard against
Above flood stag-dates.
From- To- Stage. Data.
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Fret. 23 26 19.1 24
23 23 13.3 23
4 4 12.0 4 8 29 16.4 19 9 26 13.8 !XI 29 31 1 2 5 29
I4 15 12.5 14
9 10 27.7 9 15 16 2a1 15
14 15 17.5 16
13 13 7.8 13 15 16 16.6 15
Above flood Flood stages-dates.
stage.
From- To-
River and station.
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Tambigbee Fed. Demopolis, Ala .......................... SO 31 31
Crest'
Stage. Data
Fed. 30.0 31
Creat.
Flood stage. River and station.
Mavmcr: Fret.
St. JosrpA:
Tiltabarrassce:
rhna.
ForL Wape, Ind ........................ 15
Montpeller, Ohio ........................ 10
Midland, Mirh.. ...................... 13
Above flood stages4atea.
From- To-
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5 7
5 8
5 5
Pa.& coast d,rmhaqe.-Due to the temperatures in the IV.--Flood stqpa in Nississippi (Ohio b a ~n ) dr&nqe for tJIc
higher regions of the Middle Rocky Mountains the flow of the Colorado was less than usual.
month of diuy, 1919.
Stage.
Feet. 19.0
12.6
12.9
5.2 6.8 12.6 9.1
10.1
. .~
~
The Columbia =sed above flood stage a t Marcus,
The flood a t the last-named came out of the Willamette.
Estimated loss by Jood, May, 1919.
F l d stage. River and station. Wash., on the 26t 1 and a t Vancouver on the same date.
Date.
--
6
6
5
6 6 7 6
5
District.
- _._..". ..................... EatonRa Ids Mich 5 Grand d c e . h lich ..................... 6.5 Arkansns City, Ark.
the Rocky Mountains was responsible for high water in The R.in Gmwde.-Melting snows in sheltered places in Grand Rapids Mich.. .................. I 11 East Lansing,'Mich. .................... S
Cfdar:
....................... the Rio drande in New Mexico from the 6th to the loth . Williamton, Mirh
1
10
Bridges, high- Ways and rnh- roads.
7 6 7 9 7
:I 6
Middle Atlantic. .................. South Atlantic .................... Hannibal Mo ..................... Little R&, Ark ...........................
Total ........................
...
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$5O.O00 2 500
8:soO
61, OOO --
Shenangn:
Twarasm:
Sciolo:
Grern:
Sharon, Pa ..............................
Norris Point, Ohio. .....................
Circleville, Ohio. ........................
LockNo 6 Rr~wns:~ille Ky ............ Lwk No: 4' Woodburg ky.. __. __. __ ___ Lock No. 2: Rnmsey, y ................
Lalayette Tnd. - - ._ _.___. . __ __ ___. __. . _.
Wbbash:
NwtA Fork of Hodon: Mount ~2rmc1 111 .......................
Mcndota, Va ............................ ' I__
s 1 ,m $10,000 ' ..........
1
1,lW
1
1 ,w
1
$?1,m l.lo,ooo 500 .......... 45,m 10,000 ..............................
174,000 I 2,690 I 11,963 I lW,oOO
Feet. 9
8
7
30 %3
34
11 16
S
Above flood stages-dntes. Crest. '
Feet. 10 12 12.5
11
I
12
I
10.8
10 I 11 I 7.8
-
Data.
10
12
11
11 12 11
6 13
1U
-
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TABLE 1V.-Fbod stages in the MWakdpfi (Ohw basin) drainage for the TABLE VI.-Flood stages in the PaciJ% drainage for the month of May, month of Hay, 1919-Contmued. 1919.
MISSISSIPPI AND TRIBUTARIES ESCEPT THE OHIO. I I I
Riser and station. Crest.
-
Date.
River and station.
Above Eood plood stag*dstes.
stage.
From-1 To- Stage. I Date.
~ ~ ~~~~~
Mlaaissi i: Iieo&, ~o w a .......................... Do ................................. Warsaw, Ill. ........................... Do. ................................
Ottumwa, Iowa.. ......................
Quincv Ill.. .............. 1 ............
Dcs Moinea:
Mlaaraaipp f:
Hsnnidal Mo .......................... Louisiana’ MO .......................... Grafton, Ih ............................. Do.. ............................... Alton 111 ............................... Arkahas City, .4rk. ...................
Morris Ill .............................. Peru ill ............................... Henfy, 111.1 ............................ P m a Ill .............................. HavaGa 111.1 ........................... Beardstbwn, 111.1.. ..................... Pearl, Ill ...............................
Chillirothe Mo ......................... Brunswick: Mo .........................
Do. ................................
Yazoo City, Miss .......................
Lmdsborg, Kana. ...................... Do. ................................ Do.. ...............................
Illln0i.Y:
Grand:
oaa%arsaw, Mo.. .........................
Yaroo:
Smokcy Hill:
Neaaho: Oswego, Kans.. .......................
Flood stape.
1 continua
Above Uood stae;e.s-dates.
__
Frm-
-
Feet. 14 14 17 17
10
14 13 12 18 18 21 42
13 14 7 16 11 12 12
18
10
2? 22
19 I9 19
17
nto June.
To-
-
1
13 1 12
8
15 17 I6 3 17 16 131
10 27 31 28
31 30
11 12
18 20
9
6
16 19
21
ai
--
1 4 1 4
4
1 1 1 1 7 s 21
4 4 1
5 7 1 1
4
6
18 20
2 5 1
6 16 19
21
s t y .
Feet. 14.3 17.4 17.2 20.4.
14.2
19.7 20.1
17.8
21.4 21.1 44.1
15.5 19.0 13.3 19.9 16.1 16.5 15.7
29.0
15.3
23.2 22.0
27. 4
19.0 m. 0 20.0
Is. 3
-
ia ’I
-
6 Columbia:
Kaotrnai:
&f8WUS w8Sh.l ......................... \r8nCO~vW,U’8Sh.l ......................
Homers Ferry, Idaho’ ..................
Portland, 0reg.l .........................
12-16 16 Willninrtle:
13
Feet. Feel. 94 26 31 27.2 15 26 31 157
26 33 31 38.7
15 26 31 18.1
- Kin c iiedra, CaI .............................. - 1 8
TABLE VII.-Flood stuges in the Pacific (Eel River basin) drainage for
ihe month of itlay, 1919. 7 - I I I ..
- Crest.
Mean level during May, 1919
8 8 9 1
--
Fect.
Above flood
River and statlon.
581.35
+0.36 -0.a
11-12 11 29-30
573.69
+0.64
+1.52
Trlnlty:
Quadalupe:
Dallas Tex ............................. Dd ..................................
Victorla, Tax ............................ Do .................................. Do ..................................
F€ fL 25 95
16 I6 16
River and station. Flood stage.
Date.
31 31
30
31
6 1 Continued into June. 8
18 20 XEAN LAKE LEVELS DUBING MAY, 1919.
BY UNITED STATES LAKE SURVEY.
1
6 [Dated: Detroit, Mich., June 4, 1919.1
16 19 The following data are reported in the “Notice to Mariners” of the above date: 21
Ahow flood stam-dates.
From- To-
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I
Lakes.*
i * Lake Bt. Clair’s level: In Nay, 576.38 feet.
Ontario.
Feet. 247. n
+o. 54 +o. 11
+0.59
-1.69
+2.31
+0.3 -0.2
EFFECT OF WEATHEB ON CBOPS, MAY, 1919.
By J. WAEREN SMITE, Meteorologist in Charge.
Farm work.-Frequent rains and resultin wet soil dur- ing most of the month from the central%ains States eastward were unfavorable for farm work, and plowing and planting were much retarded, while like conditions conibined with wet soil a t the be inning of the month
try the month was generally favorable for outdoor opera- tions, and farm work progressed satisfactorily, especially in the more western States. Wintm grains.-The month was generally favorable for the development of whiter grains, and these crops made good to excellent pr.ogress 111 practical1 all of the prin-
areas, however, the latter part of the month was unfavor- able, particularly in the central and northern Rocky Mountsin districts and in Montana, where dry weather and high temperatures produced harmful results. The growth of winter wheat was rank, and there were some complaints of lodging in the southern Great Plains area and u1 wme central valley States.
delayed work in ortions of the 8 outh,. particularly in the western Gulf 8 istricts. In other sections of the coun-
cipal producing sections. In some of t ri e less important
Sfinq crops.4pring grains made satisfactory progress in most sections during the month under the influence of favorable we,ather, although the seeding of oats was muc.h delayed in some northeastern sections on account of con- tinued wet soil. It was too cool and wet for corn in much of the principal cornbe1t:plantingwas delayed andgerminntionhindergdin mnnysections. It wasmore favorable for thiscropinmost of theSouth, however, and satisfactory advance was made. It was also too cool and wet for cotton, and that crop made unsatisfactory advancement, escept for fairly ood rogress in some of the more eastern portions of the % elt. ft was es ecially unfavorable for cotton west of the Mis- s i s y p i dver. I
tuc% crops.-The cool, cloudy weather, with frequent rains, during much of the nionthinmost central andnorth- ern districts produced conditions unfavorable for planting and growth of truck crops, but these niado better progress in the more southern States, particularly in the southeast. Potatoes and ,other cool weather crops made generally good advance, however, where the soil was not too wet.