Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-13
MUCH COLDER TONIGHT.
Strong Westerly Winds. Dim inishinE
Wednesday.

Wednesday.
Forecast till pm. WEDNESDAY: For the
District Of Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Delaware. Maryland and Vir-
ginLa. fair and much colder tonight and
Wednesday; strong westerly winds, dimin-
ishing Wednesday.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The storm which occupied Oklahoma Mon
day morning has moved nOrtheastward
over the Ohio valley and the lower lake re-
gion. attended by rain and high southerly
per Ohio valley and the lower lake region,
and by much colder. clearing weather in
the Mississippi valley, the upper lake re-
gion and the southwest.
The temperature continues very low in the
western and northwestern states with mini
mum readings % degrees to % degrees be-
low zero in northern Minnesota and northern
North Dakota. and zero temperature as far
south central Iowa. A storm is appar-
emily developing over the middle plateau
region. and rain has fallen in the north Pa
cific states and snow in the northern Rocky
mountain region.
Fair and much colder weather will prevail
in the Atlantic coast and east gulf states.
the upper Ohio valley and the lower lake
region Wednesday. In the west gulf states
the weather will moderate Wednesday, with
increasing cloudiness.
Heavy rain has caused a rapid rise in the
rivers of the east gulf states. and warnings
Of moderate flood stages were sent Monday
to Gadsden. Lincoln, Selma and Montgom-
cry, Ala. Warnings were also issued Mon
day that danger-line stages may be ex-
pected in the rivers of South Carolina dur
ing the next twenty-four to thirty-six
hours.
Along the New England coast high south
erly winds will shift to westerly tonight
On the middle Atlantic coast the winds will
diminish in force from the west. On the
south Atlantic coast light to fresh westerly
winds will prevail.
Storm signals are displayed on the Allan
tic coast from Delaware breakwater to
EaStport-
Cold wave signals are displayed in West
Virginia, western Pennsylvania western
New York Ohio, Michigan. Indiana and
Illinois.
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Washington, "a; Chat
tanooga, 1.ss; New York city, 1.12: Mont
gomery. 1.54; New Orleans. 1.9s; Mobile,
1oi Atlanta, 10; Meridian. LIS: Raleigh
lbs; Augusta, 1.50; Charlotte, LIP; Mon
treal. LIZ: Baltimore, lbs; Lynchburg, 1856;
Knoxville. 2.O2.
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 2 I'm. yesterday:
Thermometer: February 124 pm, AZ;
pm, 45; II midnight, A. February 13-
am. A: am. 81; u noon 81; 2 p.m
b'. MdXlmurn-bb, at I'm. February 13
Mnimum-5. at a. m. February 49,
barometer: February 124 pm, 3O.75; 8
,. m. 30D2: II midnight. 900. February
"a am. 975; am, Z0.G5; noon, 20 3d.
pm. 1854.
Condition of the Water
Temperature and condition OF water at 8
am: Great Falls. temperature. AZ; condi-
ton /: receiving reservoir temperature,
30: condition at north connection 2: condi-
ton at south connection. /: distributing res
ervoir. temperature 3s: condition at infiuent
gate house. B; effiuent gate house g.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. Al am and 1.5S n m .
high tide. 1:45 am and 30 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:A am and 2;41
| pm; high tide, s:25 am. and s:a3 pm.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 6:13 PM; ex.
tfnguishing begun at Sol am. The light.
ing is begun one hour before the time
named
Arc lamps lighted at 55s Pm; extin-
guished at GIG am.