June 08, 1962

Daily Writings of Ella Preston

Friday

58 Cloudy High 75
.37" moisture past 24 hours

C was asleep after supper and abt 5 this evening a bad looking black cloud came up.  
I put Mugg's collar on him, shut and locked the doors. 
Then it HIT.  

Almost a cloud burst or a hurricane. 

The tree tops lashed and rain came in sheets. We couldn't see the chicken house. It lasted for 10 minutes and we had 1 3/4 " in C's rain gauge.  

We went down to 3rd ave when it let up. Several cars stalled in the streets & Vida Harms cars rear wheels up on the curb... bumper against a big tree. 

Ave D was running curb to curb and those curbs are high, like 3rd's. 
It rained again in evening bringing it to over 2" here.

C had a treatment this PM.