The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-16
COLD ENOUGH TO FREEZE
HIGH WINDS KEEP TIE FROST
FROM FALLING.

The Signal Bureau Predicts a Light
Frost This Morning Around Savan-
nah-The Cold Wave Making a Wide
Sweep over the South-Its Course
Changed by the storm of the Middle
Atlantic Coast.
The cold wave is still on. 1t was slightly
cooler yesterday morning than was ex-
pected the night before, the mi 4imum
temperature being a. The wind was brisk
from the northwest the greater part of the
day, and the temperature did get owe - i.
1t began to fall in the afternoon. and at
midnight it had gone below So.
1t is expected 70 be cold enough this
morning for light frost if the wind is
favorable. The velocity Of the wind at
midnight was too high for frost, but if it
moderates frost will be reported to-day.
The cold wave extends over the entire
south. There is very little difference i'll the
temperature north and south nos. This is
due TO the advance of the cold wave VIII ch
was forced south BY contacs with the severe
storm central off the coast of the MIDI. g
Atlantic sta eS.
COLD WAVE COLLIDES WITH STORM
The natural course of the wave was east
southeast, but its course as defect d
southwark over Georgia and Florida. Tho
temperature il Florida now is nearly as
low as it is here. The low area reac les as
far south as Titusville, the temperature
there being $50. which is remarkably low
for this season of tie year. The advance
of the wave southwark has affected the en-
tire southern C untry, including the Gulf
coast. The lowest a. erages of temperature
reported from the cotton region centers
are at Augusta, Memphis and Mobile.
The average in these districts wa, 81 In
Atlanta and Montgomery the averages
were 40o. The average in the Charleston
district was 44o, New Orleans, 49, and Will
mington AZ. The average in the Savan ah
district was 49, The lowest temperature
reported from the Savannah district is
from Millen and Thorn tsville, those stations
reporting So. JesIp, Albany and Live
Oak reported 40e. Quitman AS, and Balm
bridge Al.
These stations do not report frost, but it is
likely that frost occurred wherever the
winds we're favorable.
BELOW THE FROST POINT.
In all of the stations named the temporal
ture has been below that at which frost
forms. No killing frost, however. occurred
at these ations, as that would require
minimum of at least So.
The severe cyclone which was central
yesterday off the Middle Atlantic coast is
still severe, but by night it had subsidized
good deal. Nortnerly Winds still prevail
from Portland to New Jersey, but of mod
crate iate isity. The velocity at Blocl
Island was forty-eight miles an hour at s
o'clock last night. At the same time
twenty-four hours before it was reported
seyenty-two miles an hour. The de-
crease, the signal observers say, will
be steady until the storm has subsidized.
The rains which have fallen since the storm
was reported have ceased, and last night,
the observers say, it was clear. No rain
was reported in the south yesterday, except
along the coasts of North Carolina and
Virginia
The cold wave will be over after to-day.
A moderation in tempera ure will be
noticeable to-day, and the weather will
grow warmer until the normal is reached.
The predictions for to-day are: Fair,
slightly warmer weather.