The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-18
T0-DAY'S WEATHER FORECAST.
weather from washington

Weather from Washington
Forecast for Savannah and vicinity I'M
I'll midnight, Monday. Oct IS, 1897: Rain.
For Georgia and South Carolina: In
creaslng cloudiness and probably rain;
northeasterly winds, increasing on the
coast, cooler in northern portions. The
tropical storm is now threatening the Cen
trail Gulf coasts, the direction of It's move
ment uncertain. probably northward.
Eastern Florida: Threatening weather
and rain; easterly winds. The tropical
storm continues in the Gulf and threatens
the Central Gulf coast.
Western Florida: Increasing cloudiness,
with rain in northern portion; increasing
northeasterly winds. Dangerous off coast.
The tropical storm is apparently in the
Central Gulf, moving northward.
General Condbions.-Informat ton signal
continued. The tropical storm at O'Clock
tonight Is threatening the Central Gulf
coast. The direction of its movement Is
uncertain, but probably northward. AS
yet there have been no high winds re-
ported, except at Port Eads, La, where a
maximum velocity of thirty-six miles from
the northeast is noted. It Is causing
threatening weather and general rains
along the South Carolina and Georgia
coast, over the Florida peninsular and
along the East Gulf coast, but stations
from all interior sections report gener-
ally clear weather.
Continued high temperatures are report
ed from the southern states and the Gem
trail Mississippi valley, but from all other
sections much cooler changes have taken
place. The lowest temperature re-
ported was A degrees, at Buff
falo and Boston and the high
est, IS degrees at Palestine Tex. Light
to fresh northeasterly winds are observed
from Norfolk to Central Florida.
Yesterdays Weather at Savannah
Maximum temperature 1870 pm rs degrees
Minimum temperature $50 a. m. 70 degrees
Mean temperature ..........,.... "a degrees
Normal temperature ............. GO degrees
Excess of temperature ........... degrees
Accumulated excess since Oct. / 81 degrees
Accumulated excess since Jan 1.131 degrees
Rainfall ............................ 20 inch
| Normal .....................s...... IL tnch
| Deficiency since Oct. 1..........1.35 inches
Excess since Jan. 1................ 90 inch
! River Report-The hight of the Sayan-
| nah river at Augusta at a. M, 10Th me-
ridian time, yesterday was Sc feet, fall
Of 0.4 foot during the preceding twenty
| four hours.
Storm Warning Message-The following
message has been received at this office
for the Information Of the public:
Washington, ID. c., u m, Oct. II, 1897
Observer Savannah: Storm Is apparently
| in East Gulf working north but coast sta
| tons, except Port Eads, show no high
winds. Conditions very threatening for
East Gulf and South Atlantic coast
willis l.. Moore, Chief of Bureau.
| Storm Warning Message-The following
messags has been received at this Office
for the Information of the public:
Washington, d. c.. Oct. II, 1S9T-Observ-
er Savannah, Ca: Continue Information
| signal, northeasterly winds increasing on
the coast. Willis L. Moore,
| Chief Of Bureau.
| C5th meridian time) at the same moment
OF time at all stations for the Morning
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