The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-14
MAY MISS SAVANNAH
PREDICTED STORM Is NOW IN EAST
GULF MOVING NORTHWARD.
RECURVE STILL POSSIBLE
AND STORM MAY SWEEP UP THE
SOUTH ATLANTIC COAST.

and Open Path for Hurricane
Along Coast-Hurricane Warnings
HOisted Along Gulf rs Far
Louisiana and Storm Signals Dis
played from Jacksonville to
| CharIestOn.
| The expected hurricane is now in the
East Gulf with an apparent move
ment northwArd or northeastward and
| it is probable that it may not reach
| Savannah at all. This is the word
| given out yesterday, and while there
is still possibility that the storm
may come this way, there is every rea-
son to believe that it will go another
route The storm signals are still dis
played, however, from Jacksonville to
| Charleston and ships are cautioned
against leaving port. The following
is the last telegram received at the
Weather Bureau yesterday, the dis
| patch arriving about o'clock.
Continue northeast storm signals
! at $3.50 at Jacksonville Savannah and
Charleston. Storm evidently in the
east Gulf and moving north or north
west. May possibly recurve in the
Gulf and cause high winds tonight
or Monday along the South Atlantic
| Coast" AS a result the storm signals
are still flying and unless counter or
ders are received they will be kept
up until $3.50 to-day.
| Several advisory kilograms were re-
ceived at the Bureau earlier in the
day, all indicating that the storm is
| nd tKriTH he
of hurricane violence. Hurricane warn
ings have been ordered displayed along
| the Gulf coast, the warnings being
extended as far as Louisiana. other
| kilograms stated that the storm was
moving with great slowness and that
it was making it's way in a northerly
or northeasterly direction.
StiI in Danger Zone.
The South Atlantic coast is still in
! the danger zone, there being posi-
bility of a recurring, a movement
rather common to hurricanes and cy-
clonic storms. The high pressure
| areas and heavy cloud banks which
have been hanging over this entire sec
| ton of the country and which formed
an impossible barrier to the en-
| trance of the storm, have begun NOV
| ing away slowly and they may disap
pear. In case they do the path will
| be opened for the storm and the orig-
| inally expected movement in a north
easterlX. direction along the South At
| lantic coasts may occur. Such
movement is regarded as extremely
possible, though there is stronger
probability that the storm will not
reach here.
In speaking of the progress that has
been made by the storm since it was
first noticed, Forecaster Boyer said
| that little definite knowledge could be
obtained owing to the fact that there
| is no communication with any of the
| weather bureau stations south of
| Jacksonville. The forecasters are
| dependent on Pensacola, Jacksonville,
etc., for all their information and this
| is merely of a. nature regarding the
conditions of barometric pressure and
the general direction of the winds.
stations stilI Cut OF.
The stations which have been in the
storm center have been cut off for some
| time. Key West has not been able to
communicate with the Weather Bureau
| in several days, and communication
| with Tampa has been cut off since Sat-
urday morning.
AS a result the predictions regarding
| the storm can be based upon only the
| general conditions existing, such as the
| the winds, etc. In order that there
may be provision against a recurring in
| the direction of the storm, storm sig
nails will be kept flying along the coast,
as far north as Charleston. until all
probability of the storm coming up the
coast has passed. Ships are also being
warned against the recurve and advised
to remain in port until more definite
Information can be gained. or until
the course of the storm becomes clear
| ly evident.
storm should Strike East of Mobile.
The dispatches to the Weather Bu-
reau at 10 o'clock last night indicate
that the storm is now approaching the
Gulf coast and will probably strike
inland somewhere east of Mobile. The
| barometers at Mobile and Montgomery
both indicate a falling off during the
day, and the winds have been steadily
increasing since morning. The reports
of the barometers north of Savannah
show a slight falling, there being
considerable drop at Raleigh, N. c. At
Jacksonville and also here the same
conditions as existed Saturday pre-
vail.
These conditions, taken together, in
| dictate that If the storm comes here at
| all that it Will come along the noun
| tains. If ii strikes the coast along the
| Gulf at a point east of the mountains,
i a movement which seemed proba BILE
| last night the chances for a recurVe
| and a movement in a northeasterly di-
rection are greatly strengthened. If.
| however the point at which the storm
| strikes in to the coast should be west
| of the mountains no trace of the storm
| would be felt here, unless there were
! some great and sudden changes. The
| low pressure west of Alabama and the
| Mississippi strengthens the belief that
the storm will pass on toward the west,
| and if the present high pressure areas
remain stationary, scarcely any other
! course than the western one can be
| taken by the storm.
Conditions in Savannah.
The weather in Savannah yesterday
was cool. the highest temperature be-
! ing reached at 10 o'clock in the MORN
ing, when the mercury reached so de-
! grees. The lowest temperature was
! reached at o'clock. when the mercury
| stood at 20 degrees. This made the
mean rs degrees, or 2 degrees below the
normal temperature. There is an ac-
! cumulated excess in temperature since
the first Of the month of IL degrees.
! Rain fell during the greater portion
! OF the day. Several showers passed
over the city during the night and early
/ morning hours, and at 10 o'clock
steady rain began and continued until
! 4 O'Clock. After that hour several
| showers Of short duration fell.
| Change of Schedule.
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