The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-15
Severe Blizzard in
Sunny South.
Practically Every Southern
State Reports Record
Breaking Tempe
rature.

Washington, Feb 13-The weather
department tonight issued the following
statement:
Since Sunday nigbt the Atlantic
coast storm has moved from Florida to
the Massachusetts coast, With velocity
aud increased intensity. sure as has
been seldom equalled in the history CT
the weather bureau.
Remarkably heavy snow has accom-
pnaied this storm. and still continues at
o'clock p. N. fron Virginia north ward
Accompanying the snow there were
nortberly winds of hurricane velocisies.
aud hurricane warnings were issued at
noon on the Atlantic coast from Della
ware breakwster to Eastpcrt.
So severe has beea this storm taat
there has been an almost total paralysis
Of all classes In the middle Atlantic
States In the vicinity Of Washington
this storm has greatly exceeded all
previous records.
About 90 inches of CHOW has fallen
since Saturday afternoon, and 81 inches
during the pas. eight days. Of equal
interest With this storm has been the
record. breaking low temperatures of the
south. At New Orleacs THE morning
the temperature was 6 degrees above
zero, 9 degrees lower than aoy previous
record, while at Jacksonville it vas 10
above zero, or degrees lover than sny
previous record. The observers at Jack
sonyiile report heavy snow and slees
during Sunday night, aud that great
damage has been done to the crops.
Toe line Of freezing temperature in
Florida extended through the upper
two-tbirds of the State, With maximum
OF % degrees at Tampa A, Key Yves.
to night the temperature is only %
degrees. % degrees below the oornal
Warnings of sbis destructive freezs
we're issued duriog Saturday and Soo-
day, aud supplemented for Florida this
morning.
Warnings of much colder weather
we're issued this morning for Habans
and the Bshamss, the same being indi-
Gated for Tuesday moruiog
Tie line of zero temperature this
morning extends through Southern
Alabama and Georgia, but there has
been a steady rise, and tonight the
temperature raoges from 20 to %
degrees Throughout the central val
leys, the lake regions and the west the
temperatures have risen from 10 de-
grees to 3S degrees. and are above the
freezing point Of the slope region
Generally fair weatbe, has also con
tipued in these districts
Clear weather is indicated during
Tuesday moroing 10 the middle A:lan
tic States and New England, except 90
the New England coast. whero the soow
will likely continue during the day
Fair weather is indicated for the re
maiaiug districts except the upper
Mississippi valley, where light SHOWS
are likely
Rising temperatures are indicated
generally from the MississiI pi TO the
Aileghauies. aud also in the Gulf and
South Atlantic States.
In the uiddie Atlantic and New
Eoglaud States cold weather will COZ.
sinue for another day.
Dangerously high por'h h~esterly
wiods will prevail during Tuesday ID
New Eugland and the upper portion OF
the middle Atlantic States; high north
westerly winds 90 the North Carolica
and Virginia coast, slowly diminishing 6
during the day. and brisk west to south
wiuds on the south coast.
Hurricaoe signals are displayed on
the Atlantic coast from Delaware
breakwater to Eastport aud storm north.
west signals from Baltimore to WI
mington-