The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-24
STORM GOING NORTH
APPARENTLY APPROACHING CARO-
LIMA AND VIRGINIA.
CAUTION IS STILL ADVISED
TO VESSELS SAILING FOR THE
NORTHERN PORTS.

storm Has Kept Well Out to Sea and
Little Known of Its Intensity or
10 Course-StOrm Warnings Along
virginia and North Carolina
Coasts-The Probabilities Are That
storm Is Opposite Savannah,
Though Well ont to sea-LOw
Pressure Areas Working Toward
Common Center Along virginia
Coast.
The storm reported Tuesday south
of the Bahamas, is now apparently
approaching Cape Hatteras and storm
warnings were ordered up yesterday
along the North Carolina and Vir-
ginia coasts. The storm is still at
sea and the weather experts have not
been able to determine either its
strength or it's direction. All
predictions are based upon the meas
urements of the barometers. The fol-
lowing telegram was received at the
Savannah Weather Bureau at noon
yesterday:
Northeast storm warnings at 1880
D. m. We're ordered up in the Norfolk
section. at Columbia, Norfolk, New
port News, and Fort Munro. Distur-
bance of unknown strength apparently
approaching Hatteras. Future course
is uncertain but high northeast to
north winds probable this afternoon
and tonight on the North Carolina
and Virginia coast"
No further advices concerning the
until after 10 o'clock last night when
the following advisory telegram was
received and at once dispatched TO
10 neighboring stations:
South Atlantic disturbance still ap-
parentiy approaching the North Caro-
lima coast. Caution still advised for
vessels sailing in that direction. Fur
Their advices Thursday morning"
Meager Information.
The above kilograms are all that the
Weather Bureau here had upon which
10 base a prediction as to where the
storm is. It's intensity is unknown to
the central bureau owing to the fact
that it has yet passed no stations,
keeping out to sea. The barometric
pressures indicate that the storm is
approaching Hatteras and last night
was apparently no further North than
Savannah. though well out to sea.
There is a low area of barometer
still apparent at Jupiter and Miami
indicating that the storm has not yet
moved sufficiently north of there to
lose the effect of its presence. At Hat
teras the barometer read 29.72, while
at the other stations on the coast it
was not lower than 1880. The Morn
inb News barometer again registered a
Fu1l fNc off Of I 81 naly
in the morning it registered 1885 and
at the same hour last night it had fall
en- to 29.6S.
The prevailing direction of the winds
is north. and it is on this fact that
the experts base their opinion that
the storm is taking a course almost
directly north. The barometric pres
sures run almost directly north and
south. and this strengthens the belief
that the storm is working toward the
Virginia coast.
May strike Near Hatteras.
Besides the low pressure area at Hat
teras there is a small area in the lake
region moving slowly in a southeast
erly direction. The tendency of such
areas is to join, and the probabilities
are that the Hatteras area will move
slightly northward during the night
and join with the more northern one,
the two combining to make a large
low pressure area over the Virginia
coast Storms, like water, follow the
line of least resistance. and the chances
are that the hurricane will swing rap
idly up toward this low area pressure.
There is no danger at Savannah I'M
less there should be some sudden and
totally unexpected changes during the
night and the early part of this morn
ing. These would have to be suffi-
cient to overcome the present ten
dency of the storm to swing north
ward, and such change is improbable.
Advices will be sent this morning from
the bureau at Washington. and the
opinion is that the storm will by that
time have struck in along the coast.
Something definite can then be learned
concerning its force. There is also al
ways the possibility of the storm losing
its force and disappearing before it
reapheS land