The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-10
SNOW LINE REACHES
FAR TO THE SOUTH
WEATHER BUREAU SHOWS THAT
MANTLE OF WHITE EXTENDS
INTO GEORGIA, ALABAMA AND
MISSISSIPPI.

The weekly Snow and Ice Bulletin
Of the Department of Agriculture is
sued on Tuesday shows that the entire
country. with the exception Of a strip
along the gulf coast and another strip
along the Pacific, is covered with a
mantle Of snow, the snow line extend
ing, on February s, as far south as
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and
Texas. The furtherst point south at
which snoV is reported is El Paso,
Texas. where a fall of three inches
was recorded. Since the bulletin was
issued, however, the snow line has
pushed itself still further south, even
Atlanta experiencing a heavy fall
which enabled the younger generation
10 engage in the exhilerating sport of
coasting.
WetmoFe. Mich, has the record for
depth of snow, 50 inches lying on the
ground on February 6. Several places
in the extreme northern states report
ed anywhere from rs to 80 inches.
Ice IS inches thick is reported at
MOOrehead, MINI, while any number
of places come to the front with re-
ports of ice anywhere from to "a
inches in thickness.
The following information is given
on the bulletin In connection with the
tabulated statement:
Area Covered.
The area covered with snow at D.
m, February 6. was greater than at
any previous date of the winter and
the depths reported from the upper
Lake region and northern New Eng
land were also greater than at any
earlier date. Westward of the Missis-
sippi river the southern limit on Feb
ruary was from 200 to 400 miles far
Their south than on January 30 East
ward of the Mississippi the southern
limit was also farther south but, the
difference was much less marked and
diminished depths, as compared with
those of the Both ultimo, we're shown
over portions of the MIDDLE Atlantic
states. Kentucky and Tennessee. Else
where within the area covered the
depths reported on February were
materially greater than those Of the
3Oth ultimo
The whole of the winter wheat area.
is now amply protected, the depths
generally ranging from inches to.
more than l foot. and northwestern
Texas and eastern New Mexico are
covered to depths ranging from 8 TO s
inches.
At the corresponding date of 1904 a
large part of the central valleys an0
the southeastern Rocky Mountain
slope. now covered to depths ranging
from 8 to 10 inches. were entirely free
from snow, but there was more snow
il portions of the middle Plateau re-
gion and al some stations in the Lake
region than there is at this time. The
depths now reported from the Ohio
Valley and Middle Atlantic states are
greater than those of the correspond
ing date of 1904.
Ice in Rivers, iarbors, Etc.
The low temperatures of the past I
week have caused a material increase
in the thickness of ice in all northern
districts east of the Rocky Mountains.
The measurements made at p. m,
6, show increases over those
of January 81, generally ranging as
In the Missouri river, from
0 to inches; in the upper Mississippi,
from 1.5 to inches; in the Ohio river.
from to inches; at stations along
the Great Lakes, from l to z inches;
and in the rivers of New England
from Is to inches. In the Missouri
river ice now ranges from II to %
inches; in the Mississippi from 10 to
"A inches; in the upper Ohio, from 5
% s inches; at Lake stations, from 10
% &c inches, and in the rivers of New
England. from IA to "a inches.