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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1940
Page
7
Amarillo residents see grim parallels between the Coventry bombing and their own city’s blackout experience. They describe similar destruction of trees, loss of communication, and deprivation, with only brisk glimpses of normal life amid the missing lights and services.
Amarillo plunged into darkness as an ice storm blanketed suburbs and downtown. Homes and streets wore a eerie stillness with icy trees bending over roads while red neon signs cast crimson halos in the night.
Mayor Ross D. Rogers says the city park system has about 100000 in damage and trees and shrubs may total 250000. He notes damaged trees differ by size and urges residents to care for trees with water and fertilizer to aid recovery.
A driver recounts a tense journey to the Civil Aeronautics Authority weather bureau at English Field. The bureau was off air since Sunday morning, leaving the reporter without forecasts. Hazardous conditions included low hanging power lines and leaning poles, with a transport truck and car stuck in soft ground beside the road.
Residents of Amarillo describe a severe cold period with dry conditions and audible signs of damage. Some compare the cracking of trees to rifle shots and ice laden branches to distant bomb blasts amid the harsh weather.
Principal Francia reported no classes at Price College and St Marys Academy due to power outages. The campus lacks light and heat, water supplies suffice for three days, 12 students and 10 faculty remain, with 200 trees damaged and 50 blown down on the grounds.
A major moisture system drenched Texas and the Southwest with heavy rain and snow. Reports say Arizona and New Mexico faced snowfall as floodwaters rose along Texas rivers, with conditions severe in many areas. An overturned trailer and stranded vehicle show roadway hazards as the region endures this stormy spell.
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