Evening star., 1899-02-08
COLDER TONIGHT.
Fair Weather Thursday, With Brisk
Winds.

Forecast till s pm Thursday: For the
District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
land, fair; colder tonight; Thursday fair;
hrisk to high northwesterly winds; mod
Grating by Thursday.
For Virginia. fair tonight and Thursday:
colder tonight; brisk northwesterly winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The southern storm has moved up the At
lantic coast with greatly increased inten-
sity and is central this morning off the
New Jersey coast. Clearing weather closely
follows this storm, while to the northward
snow continues, extending through the up
per lake region, New England and the
northern portion of the middle Atlantic
states. From the west gulf states north
eastward through the Ohio valley clear
weather prevails. Throughout the west
generally clear weather has continued as
far as the Rocky mountains, except in Mon
tana.
The temperatures have fallen from 10 de-
grees to 80 degrees in the south Atlantic
and east gulf states and in the Ohio valley.
On the west gulf coast 4 minimum of 90 de-
greeS was reached and the line of freezing
temperature extends into the extreme
northern portion of eastern Florida. Warn
ings of this freezing temperature was given
in the forecast of Tuesday morning.
Cold weather continues in the lake re-
gions, Mississippi and Missouri valleys,
with minimum of 10 degrees below zero
at Williston, and zero as far south the
Ohio valley. In the extreme west the tenn
peratureS are rising.
In the plateau and Pacific coast regions
SHOWS and rains have fallen In the northern
portions, and snow in the middle plateau.
The temperatures have risen from / de-
grees to 20 degrees.
The rivers in the south continue to rise.
and general flood warnings were distrib-
uted Tuesday throughout the Tennessee
river districts, and supplementary warn
ings in the Alabama river districts. At
Chattanooga the river has reached the
stage of 36.5 feet, 3.5 feet above the danger
line, and a further rise to at least 10 feet
Is indicated.
Clearing weather may be expected this
afternoon or tonight in the New England
and middle Atlantic states. with lower tenn
pc rature tonight. Fair and colder weather
in the south Atlantic states, with freezing
temperature as far south as central Flor
ida; generally clear and continued cold
weather from the Ohio valley southwest
ward, except in the extreme southwest,
where it will be somewhat warmer
Brisk to high northeasterly winds. shift
ing to Ecrthwesterly, are indicated on the
north Atlantic coast and brisk westerly
winds on the south Atlantic coast.
Storm signals are displayed on the Allan
tic coast from Sandy Hook to Eastport.
Rivers-The following changes in the riv-
ers Qn feet and tenths) have occurred:
Risen, Cairo, 3D.; Nashville, 20; Chatta-
nooga. 30
Above the danger line and rising, Chat
tanooga, 3.5.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature. 81; con-
dtt1on, 81; receiving reservoir, temperature,
So; condition at north connection, 20; con-
dition at south connection, 30; distributing
reservoir temperature. "a; condition at in
fluent gate house, %; eff1uent gate house, IL.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1918 am. and 1925
pm; high tide, 5:57 am. and 6:2S pm
Tomorrow-LoW tide, 06 am and | ID
p.m.; high tide, $50 am. and 7:25 pm.
The Sun and Moon
Today-Sun rises, 1902 a m.; sun sets, OPT
pm.
Moon rises, 6:14 am. tomorrow.
TomorroW-Sun rises, 7:01 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 6:3S pm: ex-
tinguishing begun at 6:07 a. m. The light
Ing is begun one hour before the time
named.
Arc lamps lighted at 6:23 pm; extin-
guished at 6:22 am.
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer February Z, 4 pm, 80;
pm, IS; II midnight. 26
February s, am, a; am, %; IL noon,
90: pm, 30.
Maximum, 30. at 4 pm. February 4; min
imum, 20, at y noon, February s.
Barometer, February Z, pm, 29:SS; S
pm, 2976; u midnight 29.7o.
February s, am, 29.JS; s am, %. 50;
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