254 MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW. SEPTEMBER, 1893.
11th.-Heavy rains occurred in parts of North Carolina
from the 11th to 13th. Streanis overflowed and corn on low-
lands was damaged. During B thunderstorm in the northern
part of Carroll County, Ky., a barn was struck by lightning.
At Cairo, Ill., a thunderstorm occurred in the afternoon ;
damage was caused to electric wires. Daring a thunderstorin
at Red Blue, Cal., damage was done to grain.
18th.-A severe thunderstorm, with heavy rain, damaged
cotton and corn about Hollands Store, S. C. A heavy hail-
shaped cloud was observed. Several pereons were injured I was done. The greatest damage occurred a t Rossville, a
and damage was done to property to the extant of $2O,OOO. suburb of Binghaniton, where 4 houses and a number of
A t Gansevoort, N. Y., aman was killed by lightning. I n ! barns were destroyed. A fierce gale swept over the Great
the Chemung Valley, in southern New York, the storm was I Lakes on the 15-16th; a number of vessels were wrecked. attended by heavy hail, and the loss to crops is estimated a t ' At Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., the wind attained a maximum $250.000. A violent thunder and rain storm visited the
thunderstorni began at 7 p. m. ; a house was struck by light-
ning.
B5thD-Damage was caused by heavy hail and wind storms
in eastern Virginia. A report from Detroit, Mich., states
that during a gale on Lake Erie a schooner was driven ashore on Kellys Island and badly damaged. During a heavy thun- derstorm at Benton, Mo., a barn was struck by lightning.
Br-B8th.-Thnnderstorms and heavy rain prevailed in south-central Arizona and New Mexico.
vicinity of Somerville, N. J. ; many trees were uprooted and
a number of barns were struck by lightning. Probably the
most severe storm that ever visited Bradford 'County, Pa.,
swept over that portion of the state in the afternoon, Two
persons were killed and a'number injured ; many buildinge
and nearly all the timber in the &orm's path were destroyed,
and crops were damaged by tho heavy hail.
The violent storms in southeastern Louisiaiia were attended
bv heavv rain which beaan on the 6th and continued until the
velocity of 40 niiles per hour on the 16th. A t 6.30 a.m., 16th, the Saint Marys River rose higher than ever before, and covered
the flood-gate of the canal. A t Alpena, Micli., the gale began
at 9.15 a. ni. and eiided a t 7.10 p. ni., 16th, the wind reaching
a niaxiniuni velocity of 38 miles per hour; A t Middle Island, Lake Huron, a velocity of 55 miles was recorded.
18th. - Heavy thunderstorms prevailed in .Minnesota.
Five miles southeast of Saint Pan1 2 men were killed by
liah tning. - 20tl~.-During a heavy thunderstorm at Mason City, Iowa,
86. A: Lockport, La: a destructive storm, with a funnel- in the afternoon, a man was killed by lightning. A very shaped cloud and other characteristice of a tornado, moved I heavy rainstorm occurred a t Fort Stanton, N. &lex., in the
from southeast to northwest a t 9.30 a. m.. 7th. A heavy roar was ' afternoon.
heard. the clouds had a whirline: motion. and heavv rain fell 21stD- Severe pales reva ailed over Lakes Huron and
after ihe storm. Five persons"were killed, 17 iniured, and
property was destroyed to the estimated value of $40,000. At Mobile, Ala., a heavy rainstorm prevailed froni the niorn-
ing of the 7th to 6.50 a. ni.. 8th. The wind attained a maxi-
mum velocity of 36 niiles per hour; daniage was done by
heavy rain. A t Pensacola, Fla., rain and easterly gales pre-
vailed during the day.
At
Stanardsville rain began the morning of the 9th and con- tinued for nearly six days. The storm was not so heavy at
this place, but 20 miles north, along the Blue Ridge Moun-
tains, the rainfall was exceptionally heavy; 3 children and some etock were drowned, and houses and crops damaged. A
severe windstorm passed through Bullock County, Ga., in the
morning : considerable damage was done to property. A
Sth.-Heavy rains prevailed in parts of Virginia.
Michigan, and hea;y thuAder and windstorms in the upper
TvIississippi valley. A t Marquette, Mich., a severe gale began a t 6 a. m., the wind attained a maxiniuin velocity of til miles
per hour a t 9.50 a. ni., the highest wind velocity on record a t
this station. A heavy thunder and rain storm occurred at
Chicago, Ill., in the evening. A t the Columbian Exposition
Grounds the wind attained an extreme velocity of 60 miles,
and much damage was done. A severe local storni visited
Madison, Wis., in the evening. A thunderstorm prevailed a t
Dubuyue, Iowa, in the evening. A t Lattners, about 12 niiles
west of Dubuclue, the path of the storm was nearly 8 niiles
long and one-half mile wide. A number of persons were in-
jured. A heavy storni unroofed buildings at Pauline, Kana.
22d.-A severe storm, moving east, paesed one mile south
of Independence, Kana., injuring one person and destroying
FLOODS.
On the 2d the Savannah River continued to rise all day, reaching the height of 24.6 feet. Crops in the lowlands were
badly injured. From the 9th to the 18th disastrous rains,
the heaviest known in that. section in 70 years, were reported
in Greene County, Virginia. The loss in crops, houses, fences,
and stock was estimated to he $20,000. The drowning of
three children was also reported. From the 11th to t.he 13th
heavy rains in North Carolina caused streanis to overflow.
Many acres of corn in the lowlands, especially along the
Roanoke and Catawba rivers, were damaged. On the 13th the French Broad River reached the height af 8 feet, the
highest ever known a t this season of the year. At Holbrook,
Ariz., from the 28th to the 30th, the Little Colorado River
overflowed its banks, and railroads were washed out.
CLOSING OF NAVIGATION.
On the 27th a t Chattanooga, Tenn., navigation for large
boats was closed on the Tennessee River. A t Shreveport, on
SEPTEMBER, 1898. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW. 256
mver-coutiuuwi. Kc%$Twa ................... Hannibnl, Mo .................... 3aintLouis, Yo Cairo, Ill Memphis Tenn.. ................ .................. .........................
Vicksburb Miss ................. New Orle& La
Louisville) Ky
................. Ohip River.
.............. ................. ...................
Parkersbur W.Va Cincinnati 8hio
fihbaland R i m . Nashville,Tenn ................. TsnnssRee Rimer. Chattanooga. Tenn.. ............. Knoxville, Tenn ................. JIonongahela River. l'ittsbug. Pa .................... Savannah River.
the 30th, the Red River a t 6 p. m. was 2.6 feet below zero and
3.6 below the lowest water on record for August. During the month navigation was closed on the Mississippi
River, only one light draft boat running between Shreveport
and Coushatta.
STAQE OF WATER IN RIVERS.
The following table shows the danger-pointa a t the various
. river stations; the highest and lowest stages for the month,
with the dates of occurrence ; and the monthly ranges :
Heights crf rivers above low-water mark, September, 1898.
RM. 1 BM. I 14.0 0.8 1,23.24
30.0 5.2 40.0
33.0
17.0 1.4 I
5
13.0 5
~
2.9 13
4 ! 0.7 i 23,24
s ' 3.R I 38.0 6.0 45.0 10.3 I
24.0 5.6 i 9 j. 2.2 ! I
40.0 2.6 i 14,15
~
0.6 I 8-11,23
ag. o ........ I.. .............................
4
I I
33. o I 12.7 I
22.0 I 7.2 I ! 5.4, I . -. ~. .
jhreveport, la. ................. Arkamcur River. Fort Smith, Ark ................
Date.
Biamar&k
~
N. Dak ................ Pierre, S.'Dak ................... Sioux City, Iowa.. ...............
Bright
Pet. Red Riwr. I &ei.
19.2
Little Rock, Ark.. .............. 1 23.0
dlE88ouIi River. Fort Buford. N. Dnk ............. 25.0
75.0 13.0
18.7 Omaha, Nebr. .................... 18.0
Kansas Cit . Mo ................ I 21.0
M&&ppi Rim6r. h i n t Paul Minn 14.0 ~a crosse,' wis 10.0
Dubuque, Iowa.. ................. 16.0
Davenport. Iowa ................. I 15.0
22.0
................. ..................
Buapuchannn Riwr. Harrisbur . Pa. .................. 17.0
Yontgomer Ala ................ 48.0 I -
fkhn~rn River.
J 2 L G .Y River.
................... I.ynchburg. Va j 18.0 &rcmnrmto River.
Dea ,Ifo~nra River.
Red Blult,CuI .................... 22.0
................. Swramento, Cal 25.0
Des Moines,Iowu ................ 19.0
Bighest water. I Lowest water.
i
'
19 1 1.5 j I@II 4*4 I
14 I 0.7
~
29-30 7.2 .
7.5 I 13 , 0.8 30
1.8 i I2 0.8 ! 27-30
30 14 8.2 9.8 j
3.0
I-
eight
Fsst.
1'9
10.8
10.5
I,: : 0.0
7.0 7.0 7-8
3. I
2.4 2.2
1.0
--
Date.
Fast.
4.4
7.1
0.7
0. e
3.5
1.1 1.t
2.2
0- 4 0.t
0. t
1I.C
0. I
Stations.
Heights of rivera-Continued.
_.
.................... Augusta,ih.. 32.6 I 23.0 2 i 6.8 I gSz6,g
Portland. Oregon ................ 15.0 I 5.1 . t 2.6 I 19,20 i I IYi/ktlcette Riwr.
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ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY.
THUNDEBSTORMS.
Description of the more severe thunderstorms reported for
the month is given under L' Local storms."
East of the Rocky Mom tains thnnderstornis were reported
as follows: In the greatest number of states, 20, on the 1Sth
and 16th; in 15 to 19 on the (ith, 7th, loth, llth, 13th, E d ,
24th, and 25th; in 10 to 14 on the Ist, 5th, 8th, 9th, 13th,
18th, 19th, 20th, 21st., 33d, 28th, 39th, and 30th; in 5 to 9
on the 3d, 14th, 17th, 26th, and 27th; and in 4 on the 2d
and 4th.
East of the Rocky Mountains thunderstorms were reported
on the greatest number of dates, 21, in Florida; on 15 to 19
in Michigan, Missouri, New York, and Teras ; on 10 to 14 in
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
Tennessee, and Virginia; on 5 to 10 in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, Oklahoma. South 3a-
kota, West Virginia, and Wisconsin ; and on 1 to 4 in Dela-
ware, District of Columbia, Indian Territory, New Hamp-
shire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
West of the Rocky Mountains thunderstorms were reported in Arizona on the lst, 2d, 19th to 38th ; in California on the
lst, 2d, 3d, 5th, 6th, llth, 12th, and 15th ; in Colorado on the
3d, 3d, 4th, 16th, 23d, 27th to 30th ; in Idaho on the 6th and
7th; in Montana on the 6th, 7th, Sth, llth, 12th, and 16th;
in Nevada on the 3d to (ith, llth, 13th to lGth, and 29th ; in
New Mexico on the 16th, 20th, 24th, 25th, and 3ith : in Ore-
gon on the 5th to 9th, llth, 19th, fOth, and 39th ; in Utah on
the 5th, 6th, 7th, llth, 15th,.16th, 334 27th to 30th ; in Wash- ington on the 5th to 9th, llth, l6th, 17th, 19th, 20th, %th,
and 29th; in Wyoming on the 3d, 4th, 5th, llth, 16th. and
29th.
F&.
0- 5 0.4 1.8
3.6 2.3 4.0
1.5
5.3 6- 5 3.4
2.0
10.3
1.8
16. I
2- 5
2.9
6.5
6- 7
1.6
.....
1.0
0.1
AURORAS.
Auroras were reported as follows: lst, Sault Ste Marie,
Mich.; Saint Vincent, Minn. ; Bismarck and Dickinson, N. Dak. ; Hayward, Ris. 2d, Sault 8te Marie, Mich. 5th, Sault
Ste Marie, Mich. ; Saint Vincent, Minn. ; Miles City, Mont.
Gtli, Warren, Minn. ; David City, Nehr. ; Shayano, Wis. 7th, Julesburg, Colo. ; New London, Conn. ; Rushville, Ill. ; Alta,
Iowa; Winthrop, Mass. ; Calumet, Sault Ste Marie, and Thornville, Mich. ; Fergus Falls and Saint Vincent, Minn. ;
Lynch, Nehr. ; Hightstown, N. J. ; Bimmrck, Napoleon, and
New Salem, N. Dak. ; Pierre, Rapid City, and Watertown, S. Dak. ; Depere and Shawano, Wis. Elth, Juleshnrg. C!O10. ; Greenfield Hill and Storrs, Conn. ;
Cresco, Iowa ; Belfast., Enstpnrt, Gardiner, and Orono, Me. ;
Boston, Ca.nibridge. Concord, Hadley. Leeds, Royalston, Taun-
ton. and Winthrop. Mass. : Snult Ste. Marie and Thornville,
Mich. ; Fergus Frills aiid Warren, Minn. ; Miles City, Mont. ;
Lynch, Nehr. ; Bet.lilehem. Broukline, Nashua, and 8anborn-
ton. N. H. ; Turin, N. Y. : Asliley. Forman, and Jamestown,
N. Dak. ; Pierre a.nd Siwarfish. S. 1)a.k. : Burlington and Ver-
non, Vt. : Rarron, Wis. 9th, Lewiston, Me. : Cambridge and
Hadley, Mass. ; Havre and Helena, Mont. ; Malone, N. Y. ;
Dickinson. N. Dak. ; Spearfish, R. Dak.
10th, C!oncord, Mass. ; Turin, N. 1'. ; Vernon, Vt. ; Barron,
Wis. l l t h . Leeds, Mass. ; Paterson, N. J. 13th, Eastport,
Wayfield, nnd Orono, Me. ; Concord, East Templeton, aiid
Leetls, Mass. ; Plyniouth, N. H. ; Hartlancl and Vernon, Vt.
14tl1, Eastport. and Mayfield, Me. ; Dnssel, Farniington, and Saint Olaf, hlinn. ; Hayward; Ris. 15th, Belfast., Me. 16t.h,
Youngstown, Ohio. l7th, Groenfield Hill, Conn; ; College-
ville, Minn.: Baldwinsville, N. Y.; Wild Rice. N. Dak. ;
Youngstown, Ohio. 19th, Sonierville, N. a. 224 Tenafly,
N. J.; East Sound, Wash. SGt.11, Bear Lake, Mich.; Ashley
nncl Fort Stovenson, N. Duk. 97t.11, Paterson, N. J. 28th,
Cambridge, Ind. 39th, Angola., Ind.