The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-25
RIpROROUS BLIZZARD
Expected Not Far From the Last OF
Jaauary--A Forecast of Feb
ruary Weather.

Copyrighted 1908 by W. T. Foster
St. Joseph. Mo, Jan. 24-Last bulle-
Tin gave forecasts of disturbance to
cross continent January 2S to February
I. warm wave p TO 81, cool wave 80 to
February 5.
Next disturbance will reach the Pa
ciac coast about February 2, cross west
of the Rockies by close of 3, great cen
trail valleys 4 to f, eastern states 7.
Warm wave will cross west of the
Rockies abouWt February 2, great CEN
trail valleys 4 eastern states E. Cool
wave will cross. west of Rockies about
February 5. great central valleys Feb
ruary 7, eastern states 9.
Temperature of the week ending Feb
ruary will average below normal in the
nor Invest, below in southwest. above
normal on Pacific coast, below in Ohio
valley. lake, region and northeastern
states, and about normal in southeastern
states. Rainfall will be above normal in
southwest, below IN southeast, about in
northeast, above normal in northwest
and below on Pacific slope
Immediately following date of this
bulletin moderate temperatures will pre-
vail in northwest and southwest. while
temperature will be normal on Pacific
slope. moderate in Ohio valley, about
great lakes and i'll northeastern states.
norma, in southeastern states.
| am expecting a riprerous blizzard
not far from the las of January accom-
panied by all the disagreeable and ex-
pensnEe accomplishments. Old Boreas,.
whose headquarters are on Bothia
island at 20 north and 81 west. where
the magnetic needle stands on its head.
seems to have prolonged his New Year
5hilarities permitting that cold wave to
run riot, bnt it may be that he is angry
at US; at least | would advise ali to be
prepared for the worst as we approach
the coming month.
February temperature will make line.
like a rainbow, high in the middle and
low at both ends. he month will come
in and go out with general cold waves.
severe and stormy weather.
Bus the middle part of the month will
be warm enough to make the month
average about normal
I've 5f-1,,,, Z
St. Louis and Little Rock, to Houston,
Tex.,and the weather changes will reach
that line within I'd hours of pm. of
dates given below One day earlier the
same changes will reach a line drawn
through Winnipeg. Huron. Denver and
Los Angeles two days earlier they will
cross line drawn through Swift Cur
rent ia Assiniboia, Miles City, Salt Lake,
Reno. New, and Marysville, Cal. One
day after the dates below changes noted
will reach a line drawn through Erie
and Pittsburg. Pa. and Pensacola, Fla. |
two days later they will be in. the east
ern states
January 25-V ariable.
January &C Cooler
January a7Cool.
January IS Moderating
January 40 Warmer
January go Threatening.
January 3I-Cold wave.
The Troy. n Y. Press of December
il says According to Brooklyn
Times poet, that city has weather
prophet who is the very antipode of our
nan. Foster. Read this:
The only fault with Mr.. Wright
Is that he's mostly wrong.
+ he predicts deew snow tonight,
With winds both fierce and strong.
lust make note there1i be no wind,
The norrow's sun will shine.
+ he says rain. why. then, again.
Just wager twill be fine.
How long would Foreeaster Foster
lold his job ON the Troy Press if he
we're as wrong as Wright in portraying
he weatl1er of the future7 Just about as
ong as 1t takes the reader to sayy Jack
Robinson. But il, he shall continue to
livine the truth. with the preponderating
leverness of past predictions. we think
le will be enc Of the stars of the staff
When the paper holds its colossal CEN
ennial celebration.
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