The Red Cloud chief., 1895-02-15
Weather Bulletin.
vrighted, 1895, by W. T. Foster.l

will reach the Pacific coast about Feb.
x22ud, cross the western mountain
SNutry bv cloe of 23i, the great
central valleys from Oath to Goth and
the eastern states about the 9th.
This will be ono of the most noted
and severe storms OF the year asd
deserves special 1t cn'ion. Pro"a.
bly two entirely distinct distutbsncrs
will develop within the week Of 22d
40 2Sth, west of 'he Mississippi river,
one Of which | have described above
aud which will probably enter the
continent between N~ancouver's Island
and the mouth of the Columbia river
about 22d or 23l, move directly to-
ward Kansas City, thence between
the upper and lower lakes, near or
North of Albany, New York, and then
down the st. Lawrence river.
Causes that lead to destructive
storms we're similar February 2lst to
2Gth 1887 when tornadoes occurred
in California, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana and West Virginia causing
grea, destruction Of property.
|. We have no means of knowing
where the tropical storm will te from
2lst to 9Th but it will probably be
within the Gulf of Mexico, or on
some Of its northern coasts. Usually
the tropical storms of February are
mild, causing heavy and long contin.
ued rains in the gulf states. but tn $
storm, wherever it may be, will ONE
near developing the force of a hurri-
cane.
The average path of these February
tropical storms is to strike the ION.
tiuent south of the Gulf of Califor-
MIA, then by way of FL Paso, Texas,
Toledo Ohio and the southern part Of
Newfoundland , the British Isles,
{ but probabilities are that from 2lst to
27tn this tropical storm will take a
more southern route.
Probabilities favor a severe cold
wave in the northern part Of the
great central valleys about the 25,h
BY watching the national weather
bureau reports about that time the
location of the tropical storm may be
learned in time TO be of great value.
II that storm is on the gulf Gas,
moving eastward about 9th to 18th
the cold wave will do great damage
Arhs southern states about two days
= and be very severe IN the north.
ern states. But if the tropical storm
is moving westward on the Gulf Of
, Mexico the cold wave Of the 25th to
Goth will not enter the southern
states.
An experS can locate the tropical
storms by watching the movements
Of the cold wave or the continent
and along this line is an excellent
opportunity for our national weather
bureau to improve its work.
The warm wave will cross the
western mountain country about 22d,
the great central valleys about oath
and the eastern states about 26th.
The cool wave will cross the western
mountain country about 25th, the
great central valleys about 9th and
the eastern states about March LIST.
' The storm preceding the q de.
scribed above will be q terror on the
north Atlantic which it will enter
off the coast of Maine about 22d, NOV.
ing eastward along the usual steam.
ship lines to the British Isles. ! ad.
wise all to not undertake any pleas
ure trips by ocean steamers from 22d
i, to 9th inclusive.
GULF STORMS.
The features Of these tropical
storm. that is Of most importance te
North America is their movement.
about the Gulf of Mexico. In Au
gust, September and October occur
most of the tropical hurricanes ant
they are carefully mapped but durins
the other nine months of the yea
this class Of storms, being Of les
force, are not so carefully mapped.
| hold that nearly all the low bar
ometer storms that pass through Tex
as, averaging about one q month, ar
t~ronical storms which have passet