996 MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW. JULY, 1913 Serious damage was done by hail of large size in several a barn and contenta were destroyed in !humbull County, counties in Ohio. In Harrison County some were picked Ohio. u that measured 7 inches in circumference, and in July30.-Lloyd Whale was killed by lightning in Cpuernseey County they were as large as goose e . One Ritchie County, W. Va. %our deaths and five prostra- of the most destructive hailstorms occurred in%e south tions from heat occurred in Louisville, Ky. end of Columbus, Ohio, and the country just to the south July 31 .-Several violent storms swept through central of the city. In some parts of the area covered by the Indiana, and a large amount of dam e was done to storm the hailstones ranged in size from hickory nuts to buildings and shade trees in Indianapois.Y Plate- lass nearly 3 inches in diameter. One stone that struck and windows were blown out in the business section oP the broke the arm of a man who was endeavorin to control city and business houses were unroofed. Street-car his team of horses measured 28 inches.in fiameter 15 service and telegra h and telephone communication were minutes after it was picked up. At the city sewage interrupted. At %ed Hill, near Livingstone, Ky., disposal plant a stone was found that weighed 2.6 ounces. lightning struck four men who were sitting on a porch. Garden truck in that vicinity waa almost completely de- One was killed outright and two others were seriously stroyed, and fruit and shade trees were badly damaged. injured. A wind storm passed over the fair grounds at There are a large number of greenhouses in that part of Nashville, causing damage of at least $20,000 to build- the city, and they suffered severel . About 80 per cent ings and grounds. of the glass in the seven large greenl? ouses of the Columbus RIVERS. Floral Co. was broken and the tender flowering plants Streams throu hout Pennsylvania and West Virginia, inside nearly destroyed, the loss of this company being the headwaters o the Ohio, were at normal stages during estimated at $20,000. The total loss in that vicinity is the month and theP water sup ly was am le for all needs. placed at $150,000. There was a marked rise in t1 e Little 2anawha in West Jdy 10.-At Albion, Ill., three barns were struck by Virginia, caused by the heavy rains of the 10th. Floods lightning and burned. A destructive storm occurred in were caused by the excessive rains of the 13th-15th in Ballard County, Ky. Many stock barns, outbuildings, the streains of southeastern Ohio, especial' in the and several residences were struck by lightning. Losses Muskingum drainage area. These rains an freshets in stock, buildings, fences, and crops were heavy. Also caused a sharp rise in the Ohio River and oodB stages all a Mrs. Watson was killed by lightning. A severe electric the way down. In some of the reaches be ow the mouth storm caused considerable damage near Rockport, Ind., of the kuskingum the Ohio overflowed theK bottoms and several barm being struck by li htning and destroyed. damaged crops. The Cumberland River was too low One of the barns contained a mu Be, 15 tons of hay, and a for .navigation, except where made navigable by artificial cro of unthrashed wheat, all of which were destroyed. means. The Tennessee River in its entlre length was at ful~19, 14, 15.4evere storms occurred in Ohio, low stages all the month and navigation was suspended atten ed by excessive rains, lightning, and hail. (See after the 9th. special article by J. M. Kirk, local forecaster, Columbus, Ohio, herein.) July 17.-There were three deaths and two rostrations DESTRUCTIVE STORXS OF JULY 18-14 W OHIO. [J. Y. Kirk, LdForecaster.] in Louisyille,~. Ky., from heat, and much suB ering in the con ested districts. During the afternoon and night of July 13 unusually J%y 18.-There were 13 deaths and 10 prostrations in severe storms passed across middle and eastern Ohio, Louisville, Ky., on account of heat, the temperature which destroyed property to the extent of many thou- reaching 104O, the third highest on record. sands of dollars. A brisk to hi h wind had prevailed Jd lg.-High winds and heavy rains caused con- during the most of the day, an% this, in some of the siderat le damage in many localities in West Virginia. northern and middle-eastern counties, had already done Also there were severe storms in northern.and eastern considerable damage. During the afternoon light show- Kentucky. The wind reached a velocity of 60 miles per ers occurred in some localities, and in the late afternoon hour at Louisville, attended by heavy rain, hail, and hail fell in about two-thirds of the northern and several unusual darkness. Trees were blown down and inter- of the middle-eastern counties. In ' arts of Ashland, urban service interrupted. A horse was killed and two Coshocton, Huron, Medina, Richland, 8tark, and Wayne negroes injured by lightning. Damage amounting to Counties the hailstonev were unusually large and caused about $75,000 was done in and about Paris, Ky., and a great amount of damage to growing crops and, in some about $50,000 at Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky. In instances, to buildings. At Burbank, Wa ne County, 32 the latter section many farm houses, silos, outbuiklings. panes of glass were broken in one house anB 30 in anoth'er, and fences were wrecked. A tornadic funnelshaped At Lodi, Medina County, the stones were as large as cloud was observed by several. lied e gs, and a large greenhouse there lost every glass. July 2O.-A destructive hailstorm swept across Ash- The ightning during the storm was unusually severe. land and southeastern Wayne Counties, Ohio. The width Sonie observers reported the thunder and lightning to of the hailstorm was about three-fourths of a mile. A have been almost continuous throughout the night. A large amount of damage was done to crops, in some in- large number of buildings were struck and many barns stances farmers losing entire crops of corn and oats. destroyed, to ether with their contents, which in most Two persons were killed in a church by lightning near cases includef the season's crop of hay. In the 5 coun- Hi hlands, N. C. ties of Crawford, Hardin, Huron, Marion, and Wyandot jdy 22.-A large barn near Fayetteville, Tenn., was 23 barns were reported to have been destro ed, while in struck by lightning and totally destroyed, together with Ihos County alone 6 barns were destroye B and several three head of stock and a quantity of grain and hay. other buildin damaged. The telephone and telegraph Jdy27.-A large barn containing 20 tons of hay and service was agost completely paralyzed for a short time a large amount of farming implements was destroyed by in that part of the State. lightning in Trumbull County, Ohio. The most noteworthy feature of this storm period was Jul M.-A man was killed and two other persons the almost unprecedented rainfd that occurred in some sever3 y injured by lightning in Knox County, Ohio, and of the southeastern counties. The following table gives

Unauthenticated | Downloaded 09/27/21 09:52 PM UTC JULY, 1913. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.' 997 the amounta that fell durin the afternoon and night of were flooded also, but the losses were not so great. Tele the 13th at stations in middY e-northern and southeastern phones and railroads were badly crippled and the dam- Ohio. The most of these stations are in the Muskingum age to cro s by rain and hail was hea watershed, and the principal part of the rain fell during ICnox.- !c he thunderstorms during e night were so- the night in less than 12 hours. vere. Six barns were destro ed, severalx houses and barns were damaged, and a num%I er of farm animals killed. Station. I County. IAmouniI Lengthofperiod. Wheat and ha were scattered about by the wind and damaged by tier rain, and corn and oats were blown Ashland ...... Ashland ...... 2.00 ahours. down. Bladeusburg ...... fiox...... 3.35 &hours. Li&ing.-In addition to the heavy loss to crops about gy ...... Crawford ...... 2.40 Less thanZ4hours. ridp...... Quernmy...... 4.48 12hoursorless. 50 bridges were washed away, causing a loss of $100,000. Clsringtim ...... Monroe ...... 3.50 Do. Delaware...... D+ware ...... , 2.63 9hours. Uorgan.-Tlie damage in this county was greatest Qratiot ...... Llcklng ...... 3.98 Shorn. Killbuck ...... Holmes ...... 3.50 12hoursorless. alon the Olive Green and Meigs ,Creeks, to the east of Lims ...... ALlen ...... 2.35 Lessthan24hours. the uskingum. Many bridges along these streams were Meconnelsville...... Morgan...... 3.24 12 hours or less. a Milfordton ...... Knox ...... 2.90 Do. washed awa or badly damaged. On Meigs Creek alone Mllgan...... the loss Philo 1 ...... MUSPerrz ingum ...... ti ?ikEorless. in tridges was $42,000. The fences and crops Philo 141...... do...... 7.17 8 hours 42 minutes. . in the bottom lands were nearly all lost, while on the hi her Snmmerfield...... Noble ...... I 4.51 lZhoursorle9s. Tobm...... Lickhf ...... 1i ;:g 1 Do. ound tJm crops were damaged by wind and rain. #&s Upper Sanduskp...... Wpan ot ...... Do. Zsnesvllle...... Muskingum...... 6.70 Do. geek was said to be 4 or 5 feet hi her than any revious record. The Muskingum reachef several builL . gs in The rainfall was heaviest in Muskingum, eastern Lick- both McConnalsville and Malta, but the damage from the ing, and western Guernsey and Noble Counties. All the high water was not large. Mw&ngwm.-This county was in the canter of the streams in southeastern and middle-northern Ohio rose heavy rainfall area. Thousands of amin the lowlands rapidly and b Monday morning many of the smaller ones had ove owed their bariks and were sweeping over were inundated and the damage to crops wm probably ld heavier than in any other county. There were 34 county the lowlands. In the southeastern counties small creeks bridges dama ed or washed out, with a loss estimated at became ra ng torrents, carrying fences, crops, and light $50,000. Ra's oad traffic was demoralized for a day or building a? ong in their swift currents. two on all roads. On the Ohio River & Western it did The uskingum rose 14.7 feet at Zanesville to the 23- not get back to normal conditions for two weeks. In a foot stage, or 2 feet below flood stage. At McConnels- distance of 40 miles east of Zanesville that railroad lost 26 ville it reached 20.8, or 5.8 feet above the flood stage. bridges. The Muskingum did not reach flood stage at At Beverly it reached 29, or 4 feet above the flood stage. Zanesville, and the damage in that city was slight. The damage alon the Muskingum was not extensive, NobZe.-The loss to property in this county was heavy, however, exce t at %iarietta, where the new Baltimore & especially along the branches of Duck Creek. The fol- Ohio Railroaa bridge and a temporary pontoon bridge lowing estimates of. have been furnished: High- constructed b the city were washed out, and a man was lossess carried over t e dam in the river and drowned. ways, bridges, and buildings, $300,000; crops, $500,000; The destruction was much greater in the valleys of the live stock, $2,000; loss due to suspension of business, $10,000. At Dexter City the water was 6 feet dee in the smaller tributaries than alon the main stream. In de ot, and several buildings were washed away. It Belle many of these the water was figher than it was during VaE ey two houses were flooded to tlieir second story and the great flood of last March, and in some it was higher one was carried out upon the railroad track. Seven houses than ever before known. In the hilly country of south- were washed awa at Harriettsville. A passenger train on eastern Ohio the .towns are usually situated in the narrow the Ohio River & FVestern Railroad ran into a washout and valleys, and when the flood came upon them hundreds the engineer and three passengers were injured. of the inhabitants were compelled to flee for their lives R.ichhnd.-A high mnd revailed all da on Sunday, to the nei hboring hills. On Monday, the 14th, the val- and the rainstorm began a% out 6 p. m. %he thunder- ley of the% ast Fork of Duck Creek for a distance of 45 storms during tlie night were unusually severe. Tele- miles, and of the West Fork for a distance of 25 miles, in hone service throughout the county was badly crip led. Noble and Washington Counties, were reported to have Rail fell in extreme nortliern and southern parts oF the been under 10 to 25 feet of water. county, doing considerable damage in those localities. Some of the streets and basements in Mansfield were CONDITIONS BY COUNTIES. flooded to some extent. As&nd.-Points along the streams never before Stark.-Much damage was done to crops by wind, rain, reached were water covered, and bridges that withstood and hail. The rainfdin this county was not excessive and the March flood were washed away. Crops were de- there was no loss by high water. In the southweatern part stroyed or badly damaged b the wind, rain, and hail. a severe hailrtorm occurred which nearly destroyed the One farmer lost 20 sheep by lghtning. growing crops in a path about two miles wide. 'Electric Coshocton.-The storm lasted from Sunday until after railways in that vicinit and telephone lines througliout daylight Monday morning. It was accompanied b high the country were out of commission for several hours. winds, which leveled orchards, corn, and grain, an con- Wu.shin.gton.-Many bridges were lost; and crops in the siderable damage was done by hail and lightning. B lowlands were almost ruined. Several villages on Duck Guernaey.-All streams were reported to have been out Creek were badly wrecked by the high water. In some of their banks. Wills Creek was higher than shown by instances stores with their stocks of oods were said to any revious record, and many houses in that valley were have been corn letdy submerged. st Lower Salem 2 flooa ed. Water from this stream reached the Derwent bridges were was1 ecl out and 5 stores and 10 houses were mine of the O'Gara Coal Co. and flooded tlie entire work- destro ed. A assenger train was caught in the flood of ings. The machinery was badly damaged and 17 mules, Duck Ereek at 8tanleyville and the passengers were taken caught in the mine, were drowned. The total loss to the out in a small boat. Within a few hours the water was company was estimated at $65,000. Several other mines running 3 feet over the top of the coaches.

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