Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-17
TROPICAL HURRICANES
They Cause our Cyclones. Bilxxards
and 1ornadoes.
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Weather Representations


ST. JosEPH. Mo-. May I6.-Ny last
letter gave forecasts Of storm wave due
10 cross the continent from 18th TO 18Th
and the next will be due to leave the
Pacific coast about the 2lst. cross the
kocky-Allsghany valley from I'D 10
gard. and reach the Atlantic coast about
the 25th- TINS storm will more pArtle-
ularly Affect the Southern States, caas-
ing very warm weather along the Gull
coast 70 the southeast OF the low oArom-
eter or storm center, while northwest
OF the storm center and following 4 the
weather will DC unusaliy eool with frosts
II the states that adloln the Brush
POSSESSIONS The center OF this storm
wave viii probably move by way OF salt
Lake. Southern Colorado, Indian
Territory, Tennessee and thence north
eastward. Tue reader should reui,sm-
Der that the center of the storm wave
10 the least severe part OF it while the
prlncipls forces are developed IN Its
southeast and northwest quadrar,ts.
The Close observer wall have noticed
that sineo the first OF April the weather
has run 10 great extremes. The nrst
OF the month was warm. fne weather,
on the Atm and SIN heavy snows fell
throughout the northeastern part OF
the Uuited states. the snow being from
Two 10 four feet on the level IN Con-
nectlcut aud the Upper Hudson river
country. very warm again about the
middle OF the month with great
electrical storms, then per-
iod OF dry weather followed
by numerous earthquakes, shows and
frosts during the first week IN May.
These extremes show that the coming
squinoxes of saturn and Jupiter began
10 Intiueace the storms during the
month of April. expect these ex-
treInes IN the weather 10 gradually IN
crease with each succeeding month. Fol-
lowing the storm of the 2lss and 18th the
rain period will be due and We may ex-
pect al increase of rainfall. The rains,
however. Will not be evenly distributed,
but will tie excessive IN spots and defi-
cent in other places. as Is always the
case IN years OF great meteorological
disturbances
Tropical Hurricane.
In portions Of the United States my
forecasts Of the storm wave of May 4th
10 7th appeared not To be verified. The
stOrm center WAS we'll on time on the
81 and ish. atwEich time high barom-
eter and cold wave of great force ap-
peared IN Montana, moving rapidly
southeast, which run through the storm
center that was then in the Dakotas
and disorganized It, causing considera-
bic SHOWS, however, in the northern
tier of states add very severe frosts.
N Nx ff hs Am
and came OF the same cause that do
the cold waves and Billiards of the win
tsrs- All cold waves that are of unus-
ual severity and extend further south
han usual are caused by tropical
storms on the Gulf of Mexico CT on the
Atlantic od the coast of Florida. But
we have no reliable record of these
storms. Our weather bureau has not
recognized that tropical storms cause
all our billiards., all our severe cold
weather and all the late destructive
frosts, and have made no SPECIAL effort
To give US o reliable record OF those
tropical storms. With such . record,
their periods could be determined, and
then we could know when 10 expect
the sudden changes they cause on the
continent.
They Move In q Circle.
The government weather maps show
that tropical storm WAS OF the coast
OF Florida on the SIN and 9Th but do
not Indicate its force. These tropical
storms move IN q circle IN the Atlantic
north of the equator. They move
westward IN about 10 to 80 degrees of
north latitude and when approaching
the Gulf of Mexico gradually turn their
course toward the north and then
northeast. following the current of the
gulf stream and when in the Gulf of
Mexico or on the southeast coast of the
United States they never fail to organ
ize a cold wave in the western Canadian
POSSESSIONS which runs northeast across
the continent being guided by the loca-
ton OF the tropical storm. In October
and November those tropical storms
are of greater force, often penetrate
along the Gulf of Mexico and arc called
tropical hurr canes. IL would be of grea
value TO know the periods of thess
tropical storms ard If We had telee
graphic connection with Portorico-
Dominica and jamaica the approac.
of the tropical storm from the eash
could be snawa several DAYS in ad
vance for they move very slowly, their
destructive force being their whlrling
notion
have noticed that these cold waves
caused by the tropical storms usually
strike our regular storm waves while
the latter are in the Dakotas. often
euttlBg them into two. aud this causes
most of the failures IN my weather
forecasts. IL | had control of the
weather bureau would direct special
attention TO these tropical storms rs
beIng the most important matter to be
investigated. IL had record of those |
storms, II would 90 a long way toward !
perfeehng my system OF msteorology. |
W. r FOSTER.