Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-02
WHEN IT WILL RAIN
IN TIE VARIOUS SECTIONS
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srnmans weather hareaa Ia pre1ictinx
- das2s<rons tornsdoes IN Iowa "A
liars Ia advance q their awful yisila-
tons bronkhf info nez pruminencs the
Ee1nArkeois accuracy with which IN
these dassof aiyaacsd sc.cncoa weather
fnEecass csa b. made.
The predictinn Of the Iowa sornaio
offers a noteworthy example II tho value
II kils goxernnient hureaa and illus
tratez tbs perfection q the system 10 EN-
pi0Ys. bat 10 forecast IN point q aocu-
rs,ey b dapilcitsl daily. IL isnt every
day that tornado starts on Wild stam-
pe,ie. bar tAe wsalsrr sharpa are erpocted
- keep the cities and towns % the coon-
ny postei II advance IA regard a. ths
wsafkr. The daily FORECAST has become
al Al isnport1nt element In all cAlenia-
tions. whesher u plrasareor u business.
and eoaii NJ more be dispensed with
than tls telegraph Or any 81 the ether
assncies which have rsvolutionired
affairs
several years ago couple u young
army heutsnsnts VINO saw tomatoes IN
svery cloudcap Kept the wssssrn farm
ers '1osirins Ia and Gus q low ground
cellars uatil they became r0und shonl-
derod and neglected their crops. bat the
young lLeutec4nss expeFience Il now ono
or the amusing traditions ~ the Office.
Il y told. TOO. possibly a. joke. that
the col1r,aI ianitor who had rheumatism
AMI lookcd upon his left leg n reli-
sble gauge did The prophesying business
when tho licutenants were invited 10
some swell function.
Things are run differently now, ~ the
reliability II the predictions and the
able Administration Il tho bureau at
test II Il doubtful. moreover. II any
country on the globe has better equip
r-.d service. This u due In some rness-
ure % the opportunities Of study offered
By the diverse climatic peculisrities Of
the United states. These pscula-ities
make Ne work q weather prophesying
here q most dil8cult task. requiring the
employment q men u wide experience
and learning. IL is by no means an un-
common Circumstance for the weather
bureau - CHASE half dozen difssrsnt
varieties II storms over tho country IN q
day. Il may b haising in North Da-
kots. tornado may be making sad
havoc IN the western farming belt,
wtndstorm may Do bowling along the
Atlantic coast. importing shipping. and
four or Eve thundsrstorns may Be
creating alarm IN ~ many different SC
tons
With all these complications. . short.
thickset man. with gray eyebrows and
gray mastnche. calmly looks over tho \
maps which are made Gu the reports Of
every one % tho government observers
throughout The country md figures out
lust tho hind q weather that may Be
expected In every state aud section
This short. thicksr< man. with gray
eyebrows and grsy mastaehe. Is the
Official VINO. on examining the maps ON
The night d July 5. paused for = mo-
ment. and then. 70 tho surprise of his
assistants. murInared, This looks like
. t0rrlado.'
Moor Dunwoody was the officer who
rad the signs Alright. The government
Observers ~ Sioux City. Dee Noincs,
ksoknk and Omaha had all reported
threatening atmospheric conditions. and
sheir reports when rclueed - trlcings
On the maps showed that the center %
Tn atmosphrric Disturbances was 40
Cheyenne. with ths wlnds racing frxn
al fcur points q the compass toward
The Wyoming capital Major Dun
woody has hal an intimate acguainf-
an,e with storms for years. and this
tornado ds,inr fcol him By pretending 10
TT ~ crs as Chrvenne. The major il
an OIL rfsr efscer. who understands all
alnrf ftrk svcmsnts. and be began 10
r sure ent s fsre fha main attack might
o frt
IT. vs. -.ffirr on high stool In the
rrfetfiux recin - tn wcgther bureau.
cnl-atss - "a tie t~rra.i9's probable
esaier.u Thr ns1i.r read the report q
a. ssnra ssasioeis af sioux city aud
D. Mon areF sgsln aad then drvw a
cfe. with enc center ~ Cheyeuas AM
faa cif1ufsf rrrte toward The ssst.
fercttrz Dlffupo~t. The malos's sx-
r~riei.ee faf<ht hifn f1at tae most
trnti asef - exQsssl 81 lte eoath-
sesf ri q e- CIRCLE. ami hsf.ra .
st AZ ibr Observers who
fefu tne eisfrIing rsIefrts we're r.
s.9ac Fff. Cd si orr warnings 20
eits ani t9urs 80 the rsQcstivr sec
tiors. trll sn,tr. sere asso gwen - eui-
rioY ever tsf 20 infofsn tse couutry
aistricte - - lfsps4pi.h.s peril
Hears ,rfrre tae sts1i lroke with les
territie heY erpr 81 trains running
fhraarh So is.istel ctsrar, ussitiss bad
rarrsaf sas hufsngs srieiAgenco. ard
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