The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-19
Local Daily Weather Report for the
Morning News.

Indications for Georgia-Showers slight
ly colder; variable winds.
The following telegram has been recelv-
ed from the chief of the weather bureau
at Washington, p. c.: Washington, d. c.,
March Is, 1896, $3.50 p. m.-Observer, Sa-
vannah, Ca: Hoist southeast storm signal
at $3.50 p. m. Storm central in Mississippi
moving rapidly northeast, and increasing
in force; will cause dangerous southeast
gales on Middle and South Atlantic coast
tonight and Thursday. Moore"
Comparison of mean temperature at Sa-
Vannah, Ca, on March Is. 1896 with the
normal for the day: Temperature-Nor-
NAL, 59 mean, 50; deficiency for this date,
i i acc u'''u'a'su ueioiei'' since Jan = i'''
Comparative Rainfall Statement-Nor-
NAL, -; amount for March Is, '96, O; de-
parture since Jan. /. 1896, Z 1S2.
Maximum temperature. 81; minimum
temperature, 43.
The hight of the Savannah river at Au-
gusta at a. m. Goth meridian time) yes
terday was rs feet, rise of % feet dur
ing the preceding twenty-four hours.
Observations taken March IS at p. m,
18th meridian time, at all stations for
the Morning News:
Boston, 36, w S, v 10, clear
New York city "a, W Fl Y 10, clear.
Philadelphia, 80, Sc, g. partly
Washington city, AZ, Sc. v 6. cloudy.
Hatteras, t 81, W Sc light, partly
wilmington. t 81. W E. y 10. cloudy.
Atlanta, IS, W Sc, V IS, cloudy.
S sCS5Gn1It s. sS r. gE 3 clear "a olou5v
Jupiter, t Y, W Sc, Is. clear.
Key West, t Y. W e, 10, clear;
Tampa, t z, W S. Is, cloudy.
Montgomery, t. "a. W 2, 10 raining.
New Orleans, t 60, W sW, v s, cloudy.
Corpus Christi CO. " " N, v r. clear.
Memphis, 10 W NV, V IA, cloudy.
Pittsburg, A, W SW, IA, raining.
Buffalo, t SO, W NE, v 10, cloudy
Detroit Detroit, 81 W 2, "a 8 s snSTlpg'
Marquette, t 80, W SW, v light, cloudy.
st. Paul, t 3d. W NV, v 16, cloudy,
Davenport. t "a. W NE, 10, showing.
s.; L9gi az So N w 8 raining n Cloudy
Oklahoma, 46. " N, 90 clear.
North Platte, t rs, W NV, v 8 clear
bile, 1.2S inches; Montgomery. .O6 inch;
Vicksburg, Sc inch; New Orleans, 2.32
inches; Galveston, 76 inch; Corpus
einnati, IL inch; Pittsburg. trace; Buffa-
10, trace; Detroit, .04 inch; st. Paul, .02
inch; Davenport, .O6 inch; St Louis, .OS
iliCli, INdlSoS lily w lhSlAs 4NOA III Ildlt6t
trace; Oklahoma, trace.
t, temperature; W, wind; V, velocity.
Savannah, Ga, March IS, 1896, p. M
Weather Synopsis-The gulf storm is now
apparently centered over Southern Mis-
sissippi moving slowly eastward. 1t is
causing heavy rains along the central
gulf coast Mobile reporting 128 inches
and New Orleans 2.32 inches for past
twelve hours. Rain has also fallen over
the Mississippi valley from st. Louis
southwark, Alabama, Pennsylvania and
the west gulf coast, north of the Ohio riv-
er and over the upper Mississippi valley
snow has fallen. An area of high pres
sure is over New England and another
over the Middle Rocky Mountain slope.
The highest wind velocities thus far re-
ported from the gulf storm are 30 miles
at Mobile, A miles at Galveston and 26
miles at Vicksburg.
The line of freezing temperature passes
from Maine to Detroit, thence to Mar
quette and thence southwestward to Wes-
tern Kansas. The 40 degree line passes
as far south as Memphis. Atlantic coast
winds are light to brisk easterly.
VIM. M. Dudley
Observer, Weather Bureau