Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-14
GENERAL STORM REVIEW.
Record breaking Frigidity I"r""s"
out the Country.

WASHINGTON, d. C., February To-
Tho Weather Department tonight issueo
the following statement
Since Sunday night the Atlantic-co'7'
storm has moved from Florida to Tue
Massachusetts coast with a velocity ana
an increased intensity such as mas pee"
seldom equalled I'm the history OF '"'
weather Bureau. Remarkably heavy sho"
has accompanied this storm, ana sun
continues at 3 O'Clock this evening iroi"
virginia northward Accompanying Tue
snow there were northern winds OF hur-
ricane velocity, and hurricane warnings
were issued at noon on the Atlantic coast
from Delaware Breakwater to Passport
PARALYSIS OF BUSINESS.
So severe has been the storm that there
has been an almost total paralysis OF an
classes OF business In the Middle Atlahtlc
States In the vicinity Of Washington
this storm has greatly exceeded all pre-
vious records.
About 20 inches Of snow has fallen since
Saturday afternoon and 80 inches during
the past eight days.
OF equal interest with the storm has
been the notwithstanding temperatures OF
the South. At New Orleans this morning
the temperature was 6 degrees above
zero-9 degrees lower than any previous
record-while at Jacksonville 1t was
above zero, or degrees lower than any
previous record. The observer at jack
sonville reports heavy snow and sleet
Sunday night, and that great damage
has been done TO the crops. The line Of
freezing temperature in Florida extended
through two-thirds Of the State. At Key
West tonight the temperature is As de-
grees-23 degrees below the normal.
Warnings of this destructive freeze
were issued during Saturday and Sunday.
and supplemented for Florida this morn
ing.
! A NORTHER AT HABANA.
Warning Of a norther and much colder
weather were issued this morning for Ha-
bana and the Bahamas, the same being
! indicated for Tuesday morning.
The line of zero temperatures this
morning extended through Southern
Louisiana, South Mississippi, Alabama,
and Central Georgia, but during the day
there has been a steady rise in the South
west. and tonight the temperatures
range from 20 degrees 10 50 degrees.
! Throughout the Central Valleys the Lake
Regions. and the West the temperatures
have risen from 10 degrees to 30 degrees,
and are about the freezing point In the
slope region. Generally fair weather Las
also continued in these districts.
FAIR WEATHER TO-DAY.
Clearing weather is indicated during
Tuesday morning in the Middle Atlantic
States and New England, except the New
England coast, where the snow will likely
continue during the day. Fair weather
is indicated for the remaining districts,
except the Upper Mississippi Valley
where light SHOWS are likely. Rising
temperatures are indicated generally from
the Mississippi to Alabama, and also III
the Gulf States.
Dangerously-high northwesterly winds
will prevail during Tuesday in New Eng
land and the upper portion Of the Middle
Atlantic States, and high northwesterly
winds in North Carolina and on the Nir-
einia coast. slowly diminishing during the
day. and brisk west to south winds on
the south coast. Hurricane signals are
displaved on the Atlantic coast from Della
ware Breakwater to PASSPORT, and storm
northwest signals from Baltimore TO VII!
I mfuplOu.