The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-09-26
FACTS ABOUT STORMS.

OF winch Is Delng gradually built up
the true science of that class of mete-
geological phenomena. Among the
general observations thus far noted
may be mentioned the following =
p Storms are accompanied with a
depression of the barometer near the
central line Of the storm, and rise
Of the barometer in the front and
rear. 49,.
This central line of minimum
pressure is generally Of great
length from north to south, and
moves side foremost toward the
sea. ,rs .cisa 1Hug
This line is sometimes nearly
straight, but generally curved, and
most frequently with its convex side
toward the east.
The velocity of this line is such
that it travels from the Mississippi
to the Connecticut River in about
Neutrality-suspicious., and from the Con-
necticut to St. John, Newfoundland,
in nearly the same time, or about
thirty-six miles an hour. -rs7
When the barometer falls sudden
ly in the western part of New Eng
land, it rises at the same time in the
valley of the Mississippi, and also at
St. John, Newfoundland.
In great storms the wind for sew
eral hundred miles on both sides OF
tbs line Of minimum pressure blows
toward that line directly or oblique-
ly.
The force Of the wind is in proper
ton to the suddenness and greatness
of the depression of the barometer.
In all great and sudden depress-
ions of the barometer there is much
rain or snow and in all sudden
great rains Or SHOWS there is a great
depression Of the barometer near the
center Of the storm, and rises beyond
its borders.
Many storms are of great and IN
known length from north to south,
reaching beyond our observers on
the Gulf Of Mexico and on the north
ern lakes, while their east and west
diameter is comparatively small.
The storms therefore naoUe side fore
most.
Most storms commence in the "far
west" beyond our most western OBJ,
servers, but some commence in the
United States.
When a storm commences In the
United States the line of minimum
pressure does not come from the 'fa1
west" but commences with the
storm, and travels with it toward the
eastward.
There is generally lull of wind
at the line Of minimum pressure, and
sometimes a calm. Fl
When this line Of minimum pres.
sure passes an observer toward the
east, the wind generally soon chan
ges to the vest, and the barometer
begins to rise.
There is generally but little vino
near the line of maximum pressure,
and on each side of that line the
winds are Irregular, but tend outward
from that line.
The fluctuations Of the baron etel
are generally greater in the northern
and eastern, than in the southern
and western parts. Of the United
States.
In the northern parts of the United
States the wind generally in great
storms sets in from north of east and
terminates from the north of west /;
and in the southern parts the wind
generally sets in from the south OF
east and terminates from the south Of
west.
During the passage of storms the
wind generally changes from theeas
ward to the westward by the south,
especially in the southern part Of the
United States.
The northern part of the storm
generally travels more rapidly TO-
ward the east than the southern
part.
During the high barometer of the
day preceding the storm it is general
ly clear and mild in temperature, es-
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