The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-12
Local Daily weather Report for the
Morning News.

Forecast for Georgia: Fair; colder in the
south and east portions; northwesterly
winds.
Savannah, Ca, March II, 4:1O p. m.-The
following information is furnished by au-
thority Of the chief of the weather bu-
reau for the benefit of the public:
Temperature will fall sixteen to twenty
degrees by Thursday afternoon.
William NJ. Dudley, Observer.
The following telegram has been receiv-
ed from the chief of the weather bureau
at Washington, D. c.: Washington, d.
G.. March H. 1896, $3.50 a. m.-Observer,
Savannah, Ga: Hoist storm northwest
signals at $3.50 a. m. Severe storm central
cast; high northwest winds this afternoon
and tonight Warn northbound vessels.
William NJ Dudley, observer,
Comparison of mean temperature at Sa-
vannah Ca, on March IL, 1895, with the
normal for the day: Temperature-Nor-
NAL, So; mean, SO; excess for this date, 81
accumulated deficiency since Jan. !, 1896,
Comparative rainfall statement: Nor
NAL, IL; amount for March IL, 1896, 100;
departure from the normal, LIS; total
departure since Jan. l, 1896, -l-l.u.
Maximum temperature, Is; minimum
temperature, 81.
The hight of the Savannah river, at Au-
gusta at a. m. (75th meridian tfme), yes
terday was rs feet, a fall of O9 feet dur
ing the preceding twenty-four hours
Observations taken March II, at p. m,
18th meridian time, at all stations for the
Boston, Is, W NE, 40, showing.
New York city. %, W NE, V 26, showing.
RPhiiaPd1elPhia Is N 5 SnSw ynayvirg
Norfolk, SS, W NV, V is, cloudy.
Hatteras, IS, SW "A. cloudy.
Wilmington, t So W NV, Y %, cloudy.
Atlanta, &c. W NV, v "a, partly cloudy.
Savannah, 81, W w, v II, clear.
Jackb.sonvilIlee, 50, W W, 4, clear.
key West, t &c. " NV S. raining.
Mobile, t 50, W. NV v - clear.
YicKsburg, t IS. " w. v r. clear.
New Orleans [ "a, W NV, "a, clear.
Galveston, 60. W NV, VA, clear;
Palestine, 81. W NV, light, clear.
Memphis, SO, W NV, V 49, clear.
Cincinnati, t q, W NV, v - partly cloudy.
BuffaIoi f 49, " Ne 20, s. ofiMs'
Chicago, t IS, W n, Y 26, showing
St. @t Paul, IA, NV, TO- eli Clear Ereaf
St. Louis; t 28, y NV, Y 10. clear.
Oklahoma, A, " Sc, v g. partly cloudy.
North Platte, t "a, W Sc. v 10, showing
Dodge City, t 46, r; "a, partly cloudy
1LdlnIdll OF OIlOW-oOSIOIl, "a men, new
York. IS inch; Philadelphia "a inch;
Hatteras. "a inch; Wilmington, .26, inch;
vannah, .01 inch; Jacksonville, 1.1S inches;
Jupiter % inch; Key West, .04 inch;
Tampa, LA inches; Montgomery, .02 inch;
Memphis, trace; Cincinnati, IA inch:
Pittsburg, 81 inch; Buffalo, .06 inch; De-
troit trace; Chicago, IL inch Marquette
trace; St. Louis, trace; Kansas City,
trace; North Platte, .06 inch.
T, temperature; W, wind; v, velocity.
Savannah, Ca, March II, 1896, 8 D. M
Weather SynopsiS-The storm is now on
at Philadelphia reads 29.1 inches, winds
from Savannah to Boston. The highest
, velocity reported for past twelve hours
was fifty-two miles at Boston. North of
Philadelphia the wind direction is north
easterly, and south of that point IT is
westerly and northwesterly. The highest
pressure is located over the Dakotas A
thigh" of less prominence is over Texas
and the West Gulf. A low" is appear
ing over Colorado and New Mexico.
The temperature has fallen 10 to Is de-
grees east of the Mississippi river and
has risen that amount over the south
west. The line of freezing temperature
passes from Virginia to Tennessee. and
thence to Central Kansas. Rain has fall
len over all South Atlantic and East Gulf
states and snow is now falling over the
North Atlantic coast, the Ohio valley. the
lower lakes and Nebraska
VIM. NJ. Dudley,
Observer, Weather Bureau