Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-13
PLAIN TERMS USED
THE MEANING Of STORM WAVE
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81. yeszvu. No. March li.-Ny lass
fsttsr gave forecasts az the ssorm
waves due 70 cross he ennGnsns from
March s 70 ioth and llsh % issh. ana
me cosl waves fsoo can % issh cad
l4sh - ioth- rhs nsxs ssorm vavs
.ah - due - rsssh Ne Pacific coaas
about The Ioth. cree the wssssrs
neuneAins - shs eloss Of NE I'm. shs
great central valleys from 18Th 10 s0<h.
an9 We eastern states 3lse 10 I'd. Th,s
VIII - = Disturbance OF more than
osolnerY FARCE throughout is journey
sso1 me conunenss but Is v nog en-.
pec.eu % % - nerce . storm a. that Of
tns istn, and storms Of greater force
WI prevail both on the Pacific and
Auantc COASTS On March IS. The Nls-
slssippi vaiisy's greatest storm OF the
month VII be near the l4:n. while the
NEST severe on the coasts viii b about
the 18Th the cool wave following tina
storm viii cross the western mountains
about the 18th. the central vaIIsvs
about the elss and the eastern slates
about the sd.
Ssssse ana Mevsus,es 81 ss~r~.
keadsFs are 60 forresful. thai a !.
necessary 10 dwell on soms Of sns mo.s
Impertsns features OF weather chanr~
Entirely too many reader. vho Are
much interested in the weather mis-
understand what 10 means when
specify the date on which a storm
wave - due. Nothing but the t.r;f
ana silver questions can be more ZEN.
ersiiy Misunderstood than the tern,
storm wave" and suil there = no wnv
Tor me 10 avoid using il. No other
Term VIII supply it, place and therefore
IN order TO understand r,v foreeasts
the reader must understand what i
meant by 'storm wave" II does NOT
necesssriiy imply . storm. or ram or
49, or ns.i. or wind, and it may in
.,s al % these. IL does, however,
10 . universally imply wind from
,n~ =. "fmer weather, wind chang
$500 ana cooler, IN rotation a.
sr.ii. ne STORM wave may pass Gen.
800 v'ei sny point and st,ll remain
cnange OF wind and cool wave Are snrs
pany almost every such storm
the north, the wind will cnsncs rom
east oy way of the south IN ,ne vest
snd fhe cool wave following II Will moi
or'ng very great fall in the 10 ,nn.rs
the south. y
me wisd Win Change
llom east 70 west by way Of the north
.nu colo wave with low ten,peraturc
.l Io.iow. When the Conditions Ara
-. 10 ram, the low Sarometer of |
sno Storm wave fiiIs up with clouds. ar.
~ 20 ne center, which is usually yerv
I'm and partly cloudy or clear. When
.pect ram, snow, wind or . storm. /
,sy ~ ia PLAIN terms, but when only |
.ns .elm storm wave is used. il does
~ Pottend any unusual event. TIE
uiscovery OF the period Of these stor,n
wsses ana the laws that govern Their
sossmens, - tho most impor.
ssns ever made IN reference to meteor.
Iox!s ana gives promise OF reliable.
forecasts, especially II the
- ZEN snouId Do developed by govern.
.aens sid. The cause OF these storm
.ves Is somewhat Of = mystery. Nv
tnas they are caused bv
s :. OF electricity rising in the low
80 and coming down in the
n'kn. Inc low being : column of ris.
'nk sit draws TO 1t the clouds and mo;s-
, I'll mat makes up the storm centsr.
~ STORM center IS the low barometer
sn,,' Win the high barometer. il
sno Storm wave. The hish
- s poufs cool air into the rear
p me low, and 1t is often the case that
~. IN does not occur till the high bsrom.
81 comes IN, and the snow storms n.
~ occur After the main portion Of
10 'ow mas passed, aud ss the high.
WIN ifs cool wave, comes in.
What they Are Fer
say iorecasts are for the front mar.
= 'ne s'ofm wave. which often ca ,,ses
~ I.ln. out u may be known bv the
g temperature. Herein is wherc
ne westner bureau ought to be usrfui
u yves the dates Of the storm
Tsves' out cannot always tell an f.v
lnead. whether the prec,pitat,on Ill,
'ccur IA front. rear, north "a. -.
'outn side OF the low or storm csr,
, moving where the storm ce,ss-
ma the conditions SURROUNDING - .s
Eeatner bureau ought TO MAJ. e.
'.s' OUT y makes many. and ia
o1ecasts are OF no use to farmtrs rnsI
49,, smaii dealers in products. ete
- s.orm wavos are strung around
30 esf'n IN these northern lat,tuase
Lsss string ~ seeds II
IND their movements e.nso ~.
~ ~ yam" each other ike cars
,rs -. ne engine suddenly puts on
.ssi'n ms.es sudden start. Theee |
'aen other cause them to lose - r.ss
. much ~ dsy's time. and tbs,.fo.
DO not pretend En- fo-.~-s caWo
's -. tnan twenty four hours. '
when these storm waves e..
OTTO ~ the influences Of The No.
. see planets, We have exce.s,vslv -.
'sesher aud droutn. and vhsr NV
'eiiod OF several weeks. thev -.
sivsn south by the sssne iniins,ss'
. have cool seasons. e We hsT -
Iay, June and July, 1891.
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