The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-03
STORM MOVING THIS WAY.
On Middle Atlantic COast-shipping
Given warming.

Given Warming.
According to the weather bureau a
storm is brewing on the Atlantic coast
and shipping is warned that it is dan
gerous to put to sea until further no.
tilted. The following warnings were is
sued yesterday regarding the antici-
pated blow and the ports advised:
Southeast coast warning 2:3O p. m.
Wilmington, Morehead, Washington,
Norfolk, Newport News, Fortress Mon
roe: severe storm central near mouth
of Ohio river and moving rapidly
northeast. High northeast winds to-
night, shifting Wednesday to south
west and west" s.x.
'.Later-Soptheast storm warning 8
D. m. Baltimore Breakwater, Reidy
island, Port Norris, Cape May, ATTAIN
tic City, Philadelphia, Sandy Hook,
New York; severe storm central near
mouth of Ohio river, moving rapidly
northeast. Winds will increase slowly
along Middle Atlantic coast, becoming
high during Tuesday night, and con-
tinuing Wednesday with rain"
From these warnings it will be seen
that while the South Atlantic coast is
not affected as far south as Savannah,
the disturbance is general higher up
the coast, and it is unsafe for vessels
10 move from port.
In speaking of the disturbance Local
Forecaster Boyer said that while the
storm does not foretell any change in
the climatic conditions it will more
than likely be followed by a cold wave,
as is generally the case atsthis season
of the year, and that within d day or
two overcoats and fires will be COM
Portable.
The following are the general condi-
tons as furnished by the weather bu-
reau:
THE center of the great depression
yesterday in Montana has moved
southeast to Oklahoma. This depres-
sion has developed into a storm of
marked intensity with a pressure of
1928 inches at Oklahoma, and covers
nearly all the country east of the
Rockies. During the past twenty-four
hours it has caused rain throughout
the entire South with high southerly
winds along the west Gulf coast, while
the winds along the central Gulf coast
are now increasing. Light precipita-
ton in the form of rain or snow has
also occurred in the Missouri valley.
AS a rule the temperature has risen
over the whole country east of the
Rockies, the greatest warming, to 16
degrees having occurred over. the CEN
trail Gulf states and the Ohio valley.
Caution-Masters of vessels are advis-
ed to remain in port until further ad-
vised.''
The severe storm predicted yesterday
for the middle Atlantic seaboard has
changed it's course, and is now central
in the northwest and will not be felt
at the points previously announced
The following is the official informa-
ton furnished by Local Forecast Of
fetal Boyer at II o'clock last night:
THE severe storm which was GEN.
trail in Oklahoma at O'Clock in the
morning rather abruptly changed its
course, which had been east-south-
east, and moved rapidly northeast
ward. AT 8 o'clock tonight the chart
prepared at the Weather Bureau
showed the center near Chicago. The
storm was of marked intensity and
had caused westerly gales over the
central valley, and as far south as
Montgomery and Atlanta the following
maximum wind velocities being exper-
fenced; Memphis. So SW.: Atlanta. 81
, Sc; Montgomery, 80 SW.: st. Louis
38 SW., and Chicago. 50 NE. The
storm will pass up over the Lakes
where dangerous gales will be exper-
fenced, leaving the shipping interests
of the South Atlantic safe .Upg+to,
O'Clock rapid clearing had taken
place over the Southwest and Central
Gulf states. where clear skies then
prevailed"
Forecaster Bower said that these
clearing conditions will extend to Sa-
vannah. and section during the night
or early this morning, and that while
1t is showing and colder in the Mis-
souri, and upper Mississippi valleys, nc
marked decline in temperature is look
ed for here. and over the central Sec
ton of Georgia.