Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-29
WEATHER BULLETIN.
STORM FORECAST As GIVEN orr
ny W. t. FOSTER
Remarkable weather is Promised
for Month of Aprii-storms and
cold weather Predicted.

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rOach the Pacific coast about April -
| cross the west OF Rockies country by
close of 4th, great central valleys 'th 10
| It'll. eastern states Sth,
The warm wave will cross the west
OF Rockies country about the 81. great
! central valleys the 5th, eastern states
| 18th. Cold wave will cross the west OF
| Rockies country about the stn' great
| central valleys Sth, eastern states 10Th
This disturbance viii bring remark
able weather for April. and We may eN-
pect a repetition of the storms anu
cold weather that occurred from the
9Th to the 18th Of March.
In the Mississippi valleys destructive
frosts will occur unusually FAR south
ward about the Sth Ia nth ana all
tender plants should he protected us far
"a possible Early fruits and vegc-
tables In northern states will prob
ably suffer from these frosts as the
weather following March 9th VIII
probably cause "A rapid dev slopment
OF buds and blooms.
Where II is pussible these should be
covered In order to protect them. or
Hires should he l,indled. In most parts
OF the southern states gardeners anu
fruit growers understand the great Ad-
vantages OF fires to protect fruits and
vegetables from frosts. but in the
Month this is little understood.
II is not the heat. but the smoke
fiDm tneSe llftS thal pIotTtls lIoll llt
frosts. The smoke hangs over the
lands like a fox. ana ms no frosts occur
in cloudy weather they cannot occur
when an envelope OF smoke hangs over
the lands
l'rosts do not occur when the winds
ate blowing and smoke can be made TO
-nyclop the land only in calm and cool
weather, exactly when IL Is needed to
protect from the frosts.
From the above stated facts II Will
b" scen TINT the best material for III.
fires Is that which viii make he most
smoke and such material should be
gathered into places whore II can be
Kept dry and ready Tor the approach
ing frosts. Usually the best time to
kindle the fires is about midnight.
I have Indicated about the time TO
expect the frosts. They may come Il
day or two earlier or later. and It is
always advisable TO watch the daily
reports OF the national weather bureau
which usually give notice twelve to
twenty-four hours In advance of the
approach Of cold waves.
The second disturbance of April viii
| reach the Pacific coast about the 9Th.
cross tho west Of Rockies country by
close OF 10th. great central valleys
| 1lth to 18th. eastern states lith.
This disturbance will he accOmpan-
ied by considerable rainfall ad followed
| by another cold wave Of the month
The warm wave will cross the west
| or Rockies country about the 9th, great
| central valleys 18th, eastern states 18th.
| Cold wave will cross the west OF
| Rockies country about the 18th, great
| central valleys 18th. eastern states
! 16th
4 Generally the first part Of April will
/ be warm. It'll to l4th cold and wet. 18th
| TO last OF month warm and dry. This
( forecast will not Ok all sections. but Is
intended as general average Of the
! whole country.
The local weather conditions are ex-
4 pected to he about ne follows:
From the ohio valleys north to Hud-
sons bay and west to the Rockies the
! temperature viii Average above the
{ highest averages being north Of the
/ Illinois and Arkansas rivers and the
lowest south Of tho Arkansas
East. OF the Mississippi and south of
the ohio the temperature viii average
] below
North Atlantic states will average
above in temperatures.
The Pacific slope will average below
| normal temperatures, being most be-
low normal near tho sea coasts.
a very considerable drouth will pre-
van in April principally In the last half
Of the month IN the Missouri and Ohio
valleys and all the country north OF
them and In the north Atlantic states.
In the Rocky mountains and on tho
Pacific slope sufficient rains will fall
also In Northwest Texas and the arid
countries Immediately east OF the
Rockies
The remainder Of the Southern state,
viii get about an average rainfall.
Although Professor HnZen Of the mn,
tional weather bureau is one OF the old
school meteorologists and hns tenaci
ously held to the heat theory OF storms
n tornado or some other invncIbl,
force has struck him NO hard that. II
the Meteorological Journal for March
1896 he says:
"Meteorology has attempted to asso
ciate all our storms with heat phenom
en0, pnre and simple, and yet the hea
OF the sun Is awarded or from
the earth almost entirely at just tn
same time when IL Is most needed Ii
producing storm. why may Their
not be transformation of some O
the suns heat or light into electrlcit
on reaching the atmosphere? or pos
slbly the direct electric emanat ion
from the sun may produce effects M
, on our atmosphere which eliminate /
y storms"
, In the above Professor Hazen make
, fair start toward getting away frol
, the old fogy heat theory and he ma
yet see the light that shines from IN
true system wherein electricity rs III
: moving force and heat only result
=, Evidently the faith OF the sages
!; Weakening In their adherence to tn
heat and hot sun Ideas They ha,
. never been able to reply to my stat,
n ment-made ten years ago through II
Burlington Hawk Eye--that heat cal
g not come to the earth from the su
:, through the intense cold Of space
The solentists all claim that spa
r outside OF our atmosphere Is 46l degree
below zero and this they call absolu
zero. meaning the lowest degree
It which cold can 70, No further arg
N ment IL needed to prove that heat do
not come to us from the sun
All the orthodox. however, do adm
that the earth Is often affected by Il
electric currents that comes from 4
AZ sun and that great storms on the ~
causing sun spots and agitation on Il
ii, SUMS disc are often felt on the cart
~ causing great electrical storms.
~ The electricity from the sun, or ele
-. tro-magnetlsm. or magnetism II Ia
= term IL preferred. coming In conta
q, with our atmosphere produces the lis
~ and heat that belongs only to the q
~ mosphere or earth surface Of the plan
n. Pettiiohn's California Rrcakfs
~ Food e 10, packagcsl fresh. pure a.
Strengthening. TURNER & DlNGEE.