The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-15
LITTLE PROBABILITY OF FLORIDA
STORM COMING THIS WAY.
IN SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
ITS TENDENCY APPARENTLY IN
NORTHERLY DIRECTION.


which has been feared for several days
will skip Savannah, the indications
early last night showing that it was in
southeastern Alabama with a, tendency
to move in a northerly direction. At 10
O'Clock, however, there was a slight
change and the southeast storm sig
nails We're ordered displayed from Will
mington to Washington. The storm
signals here were taken down at $50
in the afternoon and there is believed
little danger of the storm recurring in
this direction.
The reports which came to the
weather bureau at $3.50 o'clock seemed
to indicate that the storm was some
where between Montgomery and Biz
mingham, having passed east of Mont
gomery during the afternoon. The
barometer at Montgomery had risen
two points since morning showing that
the storm center was somewhere above
that city and the direction of the winds,
northwest, showed that it was a little
to the eastward. There was falling
off in the barometer at Birmingham, in
dicating the approach of the storm
there. The highest wind velocity re-
corded at Montgomery during the day
was twenty-eight miles, and by night
this had fallen to ten miles.
Will Probably Move North.
The opinion given at the bureau
from the reports that had been received,
was that the storm would pass north
ward through Alabama, Kentucky and
Tennessee, cross the Ohio valley, pass
over Lake Erie and then move up the
st. Lawrence valley. No orders for
d continuance of the storm signals here
was received, and as a result they were
taken down at $3.50, twenty-four hours
after the last order for their continu-
ance arrived.
Though what information had arrived
at night at the bureau indicated that the
storm was between Montgomery and
Birmingham, point near the south
ern terminal of the mountain chain,
there is little or no fear that it will
swing up along the eastern part of
the mountains, and a recurve toward
Savannah is regarded as extremely i'm
probable. The high pressure areas
which have been hanging over this
section and which have been it's sal
walton, still held their positions dur
ing the day, though there was a slight
indication of weakening. The belief
however, is that they will remain sta
tionary for day or so and thus shut
off all chance of the storm moving
this way.
Latest from Wilmington.
At 10 o'clock the weather experts at
Washington noticed a seeming change
In the direction of the storm, and in
the prevailing direction of the winds
blowing around its center. AS a result
the following warning was issued:
Washington, Sept. 14.-(Advisory)-
Storm warnings from Wilmington to
Washington, changed from northeast
storms to southeast. Storm center in
Southeastern Alabama and moving
| northeast. Increasing winds Tuesday,
probably becoming high"
7 his indicated that there had been
Il sudden change in the barometric coz
ditions north of here. having been Il
sufficient drop, evidently to change the
storm from it's original northwesterly
course to a southeasterly one. This
| Savannah in danger unless the high
pres sure areas here should suddenly
move away, and thus provide a des-
| tined cath for the storm. This course
is considered extremely improbable
Conditions in Savannah.
Yesterday in Savannah was almost
exactly like Sunday, as far as the
weather conditions We're concerned.
| The maximum temperature was 50 de-
| greeS, registered at 10 a. M, and the
minimum was 70, registered at a. m.
| This made the mean temperature n
! degrees, a registration exactly equal
to the normal for the day.
The rainfall was again excessive.
| showers of greater or less duration
| passing over the city at varying in
| tervals. In all 81 of an inch of rain
| fell. The greater part of this occurred
| during the shower that passed over
the city shortly before o'clock in the
morning. For the first five minutes of
| this shower 81 of an inch of rain fell
| the water seeming to be falling in
| sheets. During the second five min
utes the amount falling decreased to
| .O9, and the third five minutes it had
| fallen off to .04. The next heaviest
shower was the one which passed over
the city about Z o'clock in the evening.
The heavy rainfalls of the last two
| udyS mas mace the excess Tor the
| month unusually large.
Heavy Rains in Georgia.
Passengers on incoming trains from
all portions of South Georgia report
ed heavy rainfalls and high winds dur
ing the day and night, the rains pre-
vailing until this morning.
In some portions serious damage to
crops were reported. and around the
Chattahoochee river bottoms, near
Fort Gaines. Georgetown and Florence
serious damage is feared from over
flows.
A gentleman from Albany said that
heavy rains fell in the immediate vi
entity the night before, but the wind
was not unusually high, though it may
| have increased greatly in velocity ailcr
he left. The trains from Florida were
delayed somewhat
| SaVannahians having interests in
Florida have been endeavoring to learn
| the full effects of the storm, but in
formation has so far been meager. The
Atlantic Coast Lines Florida lines are
! damaged TO some extent, but lust what
| the damage is cannot be learned he
| Seaboard Air Lines Florida lines have
! also suffered. orders We're received IN,
| the Seaboard to forward all roofin.r ma,
! terial obtainable.