Monthly Weather Review Volume 17 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 Excerpt: ...Maryland, Connecticut, Delaware, and Virginia on the 31st; in Indiana, Ohio, and Virginia on the 14th; in Iowa, West Virginia, and Ohio on the 18th; in Georgia, North Carolina, and Minnesota on the 25th; in North Carolina and Ohio on the 1st; in Pennsylvania and Iowa on the 2d; in Texas and Pennsylvania on the 10th; in Delaware and Dakota on the 11th; in Colorado and Pennsylvania on the 15th; in Colorado and Kansas on the 22d; and in but one state or territory on the 2d, 3d, 5th to 7th, 9th, 20th, 21st, 23d, 24th, 28th. The following are descriptions of the storms referred to: 1st. North Carolina.--Wilmington: a severe thunderstorm, passing from southwest to northeast, accompanied by vivid and incessant lightning, began 11.45 a. m. and ended 1.50 p. m. The drainage being insufficient to carry off the water, several houses on Market and Front streets were flooded. Ohio.--Newark, Licking Co.: the heavy wind and rain storm this evening caused a washout in the Pan Handle track, eight miles east of this city, throwing eleven cars off the track.--New York Daily Tribune, July 2. 2d. Pennsylvania.--Tidioute, Warren Co.: a cloud-burst occurred one mile from this place at 6 p. m. and flooded the streets in this town to a depth of one foot. Maguire Run was swollen to mammoth proportions, and caused much destruction to public and private property.--Times, Pittsburgh, Pa., July 4. jTitusville, Crawford Co.: a terrific thunder-storm occurred at 6 p. m. It was followed by two cloud-bursts, which caused a furious overflow in Church Run which winds through the city, flooding it in some places to the first stories of the houses Estimated damage, 8 15,000. Altoona, Blair Co.: a cloudburst broke over this city at 10 p. m., doing great damage by the water bursting the sewers an...