Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-01-16 | Page 1 | Warning of Big Floods

Danger of Heavy Thaw and Rains at the Same Time Chicago, Jan. 1C Prof. H. J Cox, head of the Chicago weather bureau, gave his first warning today regarding regard-ing spring floods. "If the spring thaw and rains come simultaneously, ' he said, "disastrous floods are inevitable. Thore are million mil-lion and millions of gallons of water stored throughout western America in snow and ice, "7f the spring thaws are gradual and scattered the streams should be able to carry off the water "without disaster, but to get all that melted snow running a once with a few hard rains added well, bad floods will Jesuit."