, 1898-12-30
ANOTHER BLIZZARD.
Zero Weather Prevails Over the West
Again.

Again.
Zero weather was the prediction made
by officials of the local weather bureau,
as over the wire came ticking the words
which told Of a general storm through
out the west and which heralded the ap-
proach of a cold snap possibly of little
less severity than the wave that visited
this section of the Rocky mountain re-
gion early in December.
From Idaho and Utah to Iowa and
Missouri, and from Canada to the
northern boundry OF Texas the heaviest
snow storm Of the season swept yes
terday, covering the entire county with
a white mantle to remove which will
require many days of the brightest sum
shine. A heavy wind accompanied the
snow in almost every quarter, render
ing the SNOW storm severe, treating the
people to a blizzard of the old time va
riety, and causing much damage to cat
tie in the west. While reports from
outside districts were meagre they suf-
feed to show that the precipitation has
been phenomenally heavy throughout
the storm swept area.
Though every western state and city
suffered more or less as a result of the
storm, Denver happened to be caught
in the very center of the elements path,
and what the wind failed to accomplish
in the way of annoyance the snow COM
pleted. The combination of the two was
decidedly unpleasant.
At noon Wednesday the thermome-
ter in Laramie registered so degrees.
Yesterday at the same time 20 degree
was registered. Without such changes
the invalids of the city would grow
careless. Always expecting such
chang, they are prepared and colds are
prevented.
The mild nights ard warm days pre-
ceeding this storm have been recogniz-
ed as what the Common people call a
weather breeder" The observer says
that does not necessarily follow, but
in this case 1t is a truism.
The now storm was predicted by the
display of signal flags early yesterday
morning. A red flag with a large black
square in the center few from the flag
staff. That flag is commonly called a
''norther" and was used in this region
this season for the first time yesterday.
1t mean a noGtherly wind with -snow
and a drop of temperature OF fully 20
degrees. It's use is largely to be COM
pared with the cold wave flag Of white
with a black square, which, however,
means nothing more than a drop in
temperature.
|. The cause Of the storm which began
yesterday was the ares of low barom-
eter north OF Montana, which had the
effect of drawing the air from the re-
gions where the surplus existed In
this case 1t CHANGED to be the south.
That gave Denver south and west
winds, which had the effect Of causing
the barometer to fall over Colorado on
Wednesday night, 50 that Thursday
morning a depression was central over
the eastern portion OF the state. While
all this atmospheric freakinsh behavior
was going on the barometer % $ very
rapidly over the north Of Montana. This
caused a high area or anti cyclone con-
dition to advance upon Denver from
that region, causing a decided fall in
temperature over the northern Rocky
mountain region and the Dakotas. The
falls in temperature ranged from 10
to so degrees.
The conditions that bring about the
snow also have much to do with the
weather that follows. After the crest OF
the high has passed the skies begin to
clear. This causes a great loss Of heat
by radiation into space, which is not
the case when the clouds are present.
The clouds act as a screen to prevent
the escape Of the heat.
According to the weather man, Colo
RADIO is strictly in 1T this year I'm the
matter OF storms, and the streams of
the state during the coming summer
will have an ample flow OF water for
irrigation.