The Red Cloud chief., 1894-02-23
FORECASTS
Furnished Expressly for Tho
Chief for Webster County
copyrighted BY W. r. roster.l

tSVpyf'shtcu W W. L. ToottIs
ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Feb. 23.-My
last bulletin gave forecasts OF the
storm waves to oross the continent
from March 1st To 9th and the next
will reach the Pacific coast about
the 9Th, cross the western noun.
tains BY close Of March 7th, the great
central valleys from 9Th to 10th, and
the eastern states about the 1lth.
This will DO . very severe storm
and the cold wave following IL will
cause blizzards in large portions Of
the United States.
l advise ell interests, especially
those handling live stock, tropical
fruits, ETC., and all shipping and trav.
Of on land and sea, to prepare for ex.
tremely bad weather from March 9TH
to April 18th. Millions Of dollars
may be saved and much suffering
averted by giving heed to this warn.
ing and preparing for the very worst.
very much dislike to predict des.
tructive storms or make sensational
fore ,asts, but duty demands that I
give warning Of the approach Of o
season of destructive tornadoes in
those parts Of the country frequented
by these destroyers.
Comparatively few people are 10.
jursd by to~rnsdoes and less damage is
caused by them than by heavy rains.
But the manner Of their destructive.
ness causes the tornado to be Dire AIDED.
II we knew just where they Va I'D
strike, but little preparation would be
necessary, but as VI only know about
the time to expect them, oil should
prepare for them and be on the look.
out during the great storm period Of
March 9Th to April 18th.
Seven principal low bsrometsrs will
cross the continent during the period
mentioned, and their dates will be
given In these bulletins. Those who
receive my weather chart for March
will iud in II details and dates. The
dates for the first Of these seven SC.
vered storm waves ore given above.
The warm wave will GROSS the west.
ern mountains about March 9Th, the
great central valleys about the 9Th,
and the eastern states about the 9th.
The cool wave will cross the western
mountains about the 9th, the great
central valleys about the 11tb, and
eastern states about the 18th. Re-
member that billiards and snow storms
usually, and rains often, come with
the cool waves.
l have important information for
those interested in the country lying
within 200 miles Of the Rocky noun.
taius. Send stamped and addressed
envelope. Satisfactory reasons for
not makiRg this information public
will be given.
WEATHER LAWS.
Weather records aud known facts
in regard to weather changes are vol.
luminous. Facts are more plentiful
than theories. The official record,
are acoumulating and the great diff.
Guilty is to divide those weather events
into periods. A true theory as to the
cause OF weather changes must agree
with the records Of past weather
events, but whoever demands exact.
ness equal to that required 10 astrouo.
my. is q foo to progress in meterology.
At . few points in the United States
weather records have been kept for
eighty year, 29,25O days, $1,000 oh.
servAtions. The Investigator must
compare his theories with these rec.
ords aud the work required 10 i'm.
mensc.
Some Of the laws Of weather
changes are known add should be un.
dsrstood by everyone who studies the
weather. None but those who study
the weather can DO benefited BY
weather forecasts. A general high
barometer covers each Of the great
oceans. The Pacific and Atlantic
oceans each have two Of those high
barometers, ono north ssd one south
OF the equator. They are permanent,
Tut do net continue at the same pres.
sure. When the sun 10 north in July.
the north Atlantic high barometer re.
cords a pressure Of 30 80 inches, and