Telegram-herald., 1891-12-20
FOSTER AND 1HlRU7URE
Something About December and
January Storms.
WHAT We NAY EXPECT TO CONE
The ST. Joseph Seer Secs Something In
the Coming Days asd Remarks Very
SaEely Upon what the Weather
Will Be-Scisnttfic Discussion.

ST.. JOSEPH, No., Dec. ls.-My last
letter gave forecasts of the storm wave
due to cross the continent from Decem-
ber Is to 20. and the next storm wave
will be due to reach the Alaskan coast
not far west OF tue Columbia river
about December 20. The front of this
storm center will cross the Rock y
Mountains about December 81, affect
ing the weather 40 far south as north
ern New Mexico and causing warmer
weather further south while the storm
is IN the Rocky Mountains. The storm
center will enter the western portion of
the great central valleys about Decem-
ber %, and by the close of tae day it
will show largely increased energy. Its
path wilNprobably be through Colorado
toward the southeast followed on the
plains and far into Texas by at least q
severe cold wave and probably bliz-
zaId. The continued path of the Gen.
ter of this storm wilIprobably be In the
direction of ST. LOUIS or south OF that
point and it will cross the ninty-tirst
meridlan-about the line of the Missls-
sippi river-about December %, aud on
that day or the day following the
winter storm while cold waye--prob-
ably blizzard-wlli, 1T the same time,
develop. in the upper MiseOurl valley.
Much Ram and sasw.
On December "a the storm center will
affect the Ohio valley while the warm
wave will rs luxth'ng the Atlantic
states. At the same time the cold wave
will be spreading out over the Missouri
and Mississippi valleys above St. Louie.
About December Is the storm cente r
will reach the Atlantic states and the
cold wave will be entering the Ohio
valley. AT this time the storm wave on
the Atlantic coast will be losing energy
and as it passes out by way of the mouth
OF the st. Lawrence valley on to the
Atlantic about December 26 it will be-
come only u moderate storm.
Severe gales may be expected IN the
vicinity OF the upper lakes about De-
cember % and "a, while the storm Gen.
ter is at Its greatest force in the middle
Mississippi valley.
A large amount of rain and snow will
fail In the United States from the ef-
fects of this disturbance and the weather
of every part of the North American
continent vii! be affected by 1t. Pre-
clpltation will not occur everywhere,
but the heat, cold, cIoudlag and clear
ing weather of the whole continent will
be dominated, controlled 10y that storm
wave.
More Than Usual Importance.
have thus given forecasts Of this
storm wave more IN detail than usual,
because regard them as OF more than
usual importance. No other meteor
ologlst would undertak TO give the de-
tails OF a storm wave as nave IN the
above, and while readers of these fore
casts are watching. ready to cri,iasc
any error i may make In reference 10 ii,
they should remember that while my
letters are dated later these calculations
are necessarily made on December Z,
sixteen days before the storm crnter is
due TO cross the Mississippi valley. NV
readers will also note that I 10 not
undertake to give the exact date that
any teal q e OF the weather will reach
any given point, but usually give the
term "sbout." By this mean that the
weather event will occur at that place
within twenty-four honrs of sunset
before or after the date mentioned.
HE Forecasts Verified.
This gives the agriculturslists and
others q long range forecast which
while If - not infalllble, is reliable to
tnat extent which has given my weekly
letters circulation of two million
with at least five million readers.
cla N that not less than four-fifths OF
/ Ea.a
within twenty-four hours befors OF
bureau of the United States. with al
It's yass facilities. ought to be
almost infallible in its predictions GOV.
ering twenty four hours IN advance
and the two combined, especially II ths
electrical theory of weather change,
were encouraged and aided by ths
general government. ought 20 give 4
the mssses satisfactory forecasts of th'
weather.
Ny last storm wave Of December vii
hc due 10 leave the Pacific coast sbou
December -, cross the Rocky Noun
tAins about December 81. cross IN.
erea, cenuss valleys from December p
and 20, aud reach the Atsntlc coss
about December a.
! zee nothins remarkable about shsl
storm wsve sscept tnat ali our rintei
stofas vtIi se ot more than aveFas'
force. Tne cold wsvs feilcw M Il wtl
- very severe IN eslfsaae northern lst
ftadss, bat ens af ep1nioa thst u ell
nes pc s~sfsts the sonthsfa ssstes vii
any sfsst assfee Of severity,
ell sfsia repeat that sspest th'
eeiasst part ef Tie w.atsf and ne ratss
EssFs ~sntnf storms - sffes after III
Fret .ees "a xsnnaff. ard nat Cd,
wsssss eli 30 noe sevsfe n tie efea
ssnsssl sfAys ttssn en- thr stssats
eusss terYf Yfsst. W 1. teetrs.