The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-24
ON THE STORMS EDGE.
SAVANNAH ESCAPES THE FORCE
OF THE BLOW.

A Gulf Cyclone Sweeps over Florida
ana Part of Georgia, and is Headed
<or Tennesss and Kentucky Heavy
Rainfzlls South OF Savannah and
Heavy Winds West-A Lively Blow
an Along the Coast - The Signal
Bureaus Bulletin.
The storm which swept over Savannah
ard the greater part of Georgia last night
was more severe than most people knew.
It developed in tie Calf Sunday niglt, and
was central near Pensacola at o'clock yes
terd morning. The Savannah signal
station received caHtionary northeast sig
nails at 10 o'clock aud the flags were hoisted.
Two hours later the storms influences were
felt. and a driving rain fell the rest Of the
day and all night
The wind reached a velocity of over
thirty miles au hour. Along the gulf coast
where TIE storm developed, the velocity Of
the wind was from twenty 10 forty wO
miles IA hour At jacksonville over four
inches OF rain fell. At Cedar Keys one and
half inches were reported, the wind vary
INK from twenty-five 70 thirty miles an
hour. The center Of the storm was west Of
Savannah.
The storm was central near Atlanta last
night. The rainfall reported there was 2
inches and the velocity of the wind varied
from D TO 50 miles an hour. At Augusta
the rainfall was l.5S inches. Live Oak,
Fla, reported j rainfall Of over AZ inches,
which was the heaviest reported. In ths
Savannah district the stations reporting
heavy rains were Smithyille 1888 Inches,
Townsville 1G5 inches, Quitman Leo
inches, Allapaha 100 inches and Albany
inch.
The average rainfall in the Savannah
district was slightly more than IL inches,
nine stations reporting; Atlanta, l30 inches,
eleven stations reporting Montgomery, 1. rs
inches, six stations reporting.
The Wind along the Georgia and South
Carolina coasts is southeast. In the interior
high southeast winds and severe northerly
winds are reported. Savannah being on
the edge of the storm made both tho rain
and wind lighter than 1t would have
heon had il been i'm the center of the storm
The indications late at night were that
the storm had about passed over and would
pToba ly be central somewhere in Ton
nessee to-day. The bad weather is not
likely to continue very much longer. Brisk
southerly winds will blow, no viewer, to-day.
The influence of the storm will be felt at
sea, the signal observer thinks.
The chief signal officer at Washington
sent out the following bulletin at O'clock
last night:
The storm which was this morning re-
ported Oh the Louisiana coast has increased
IN intensity. The center VIII probably
move to the northeast across Georgia
and eastern Tenne. see to Virginia. Danger
Gus northeast winds will prevail tonight
on the South Atlantic coast, shifting to-
morrow 70 the southeast The storm viii
probably be fet on the Middle Atlantic
coast by Tuesday afternoon, OF night.
General and heavy rains will occur in North
Carolina, Tennessee aud Virginia to- nlght,
extending northwari to New York to-
morrow.
The storm center viii probably move
northeastward over Tennessee a8d
Eastern Kentucky to Pennsylvania to
morrow, accompanied by a general and
boavy rain and high southeasterly winds
on the middle Atlantic coast. The rain
area will extend rs far westward as Ohio
and lpdiaua, and will Include kentucky.
Virginia, Pennsylvania and Southern New
York.