Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-05
FAIR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
Brisk to High Northwest to North
Winds Tonight.

Winds Tonight.
Forecast till pm. Saturday.-For Mary
land, fair tonight, except snow and colder
in the mountain districts. Saturday fair;
brisk to high northwest to north winds.
For the District Of Columbia, fair tonight
and Saturday: brisk to high northwest to
north winds tonight.
For Virginia, fair tonight; colder In
southeast portion. Saturday fair: brisk to
high north to northwest winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The depression that was over southeast
ern Mississippi Thursday morning has de-
veloped into a severe winter storm during
its northeastward movement, and is central
this morning off the New Jersey coast, the
barometer reading 1912 inches at Atlantic
City. 1t has caused general and heavy
rains in the southern states and snow in
the middle Atlantic states, the eastern
lower lake region, and the upper Ohio vel
ley. In the middle states the snow is quite
heavy. There were also light SHOWS from
the upper lake region westward to the
mountains and rain or snow over the north
ern districts west of the Rocky mountains.
Temperatures are considerably lower over
the eastern half Of the country and higher
to the westward. except in the extreme
northwest, which is covered by a cold
wave. ~
The weather will be generally fair to-
night and Saturday in the Ohio valley, the
middle Atlantic and the southern states,
except that snow is probable tonight the
middle Atlantic coast with lower tempera-
ture. There will also be snow in the east
ern lower lake region tonight.
1t will be colder tonight in the southern
states, with freezing temperature almost to
the Florida line and with frost in northern
Florida. 1t will be warmer Saturday in the
west gulf states.
On the middle Atlantic coast there will be
nrtI ern1o tUnfn
the south Atlantic coast the winds will be
brisk west to northwest. diminishing Sat
urday; on the east gulf coast light
and variable. and on the lower lakes high
northerly. except brisk over western Erie,
diminishing Saturday.
Storm warnings are displayed on the At
lantic coast from Wilmington to PASSPORT
and on the lower lakes. Hurricane warn
ings are displayed on the southern New
England coast. Heavy snow warnings were
issued Thursday night for western New
England, interior New York, northeastern
Pennsylvania and northwestern New Jer-
sey
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have severe northerly gales and
snow, with lower temperature to the Grand
Banks.
The following heavy, precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Washington, 1.02; Will
mington, 16O; Nashville, LOB; Baltimore,
1; Jacksonville. 130; Charleston, 204; Sa-
vannah, 1.38.
Records for Twenty -Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twentyfour hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
ermometer-December 4, pm, A; g
pm. 40; II midnight. 36: December 5, 4
am, 81; 8 am, 80: II noon, 80; 2 pm, So.
Maximum "A. at pm, December 4; min
imum 81. at am, December 5.
Observation-Disclosures 4, pm, 1886: 8
pm, $3.50; IL midnight. 2960: December 5.
4 am, 1922; 8 am, 29.42; noon, 29.7O; 2
pm. $3.50.
Minimum Temperatures.
The following is the minimum tempera-
ture in the twentyfour hours ending at 8
am December In the cities indicated, as