The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-20
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT
The NEXT DISTURBANCE
Temperatures Will Average Above
Normal Rainfall Will
Prevail in Some SectiOns-May
Too Dry for Growing Crops.

(COpyrlgnted 1918 Dy W. L. FoSlef]
Washington, April f9.-Last bull
letin gave forecasts of disturbance
to cross the continent April 10 toI
23. warm wave iS to %, cool wave q
to 25. The forces will be again in
creasing at the time of this storm
crossing the continent and as the
storm forces will be greater than
usual all should be on the watch for
them; but we are not expecting 1t
to be of great force as compared
with those of recent dates.
The dangerous storms usually Oc-
cur in the southeast quarter of the
low or storm center, and If you
watch the elements and the wind
which, when the storm center gets
within day Of your longitude,
blows a little to the right of the
storm center, you can closely deter
mine when the storm will reach
you. These bulletins seldom miss
the date when the storm will pass
your locality more than "a hours.
When the wind comes from some
eastern point you may know the
storm center is westward and mOv-
ing eastward Tornadoes occur in
the southeast quarter OF the low or
storm center and move northeast
ward. They also occur near the time
when the temperatures are highest.
Every one should learn to know
the easily understood conditions
that prevail just before an import
ant weather event 0r change in the
weather. A hog, a bird or a goose
knows that much. A stuffy, oppress-
i've atmosphere indicates storm
not far away and that condition al
ways prevails just before the lorna
do strikes. Before the crop grow
ing season is ended we will hear of
more dangerous and destructive
storms and these bulletins will not
hesitate to make the best forecasts
of them that are now possible.
Next disturbance will reach Pa
cific coast about April 25, cross Pa
(cific slope by close of 26, great CEN
trail valleys 81 to 20, eastern sections
80. Warm wave will cross Pacific
slope about April 25, great central
valleys 81, eastern sections29. Cool
wave will cross Pacific slope about
April %, great central valleys 80,
eastern sections May 4.
This will be very much like the
preceding disturbance. Very warm
weather, high winds near the CEN
ter of the low and gale as the high
or cool wave comes in. 1t will not be
a very great storm but the force
will be such that all should be care
full. 1t will probably enter the con-
tinent through the State of Wash
ington, its center go as far south in
the great central valleys as parallel
40 and then pass up through eastern
Canada.
Temperatures will average above
normal from April 18 to May 8 and
rain of that period will average be-
low normal for the continent, but
in a few small sections excessive
rains will fall. That is always the
result when severe storms cross the
continent.
Severe storms are expected near
May 10 and from May 81 to 60 More
particulars later. Our danger sig
mails were out March 81 to April Z.
On March 81 tornado struck New
York State, April 3 another hit Mis-
souri,. April 4 and 5 severe storms
from Illinois to eastern provinces of
Canada. Forecasts for March rain
placed the general average below,
+, but results show a little above nor
NAL. That limited sections would
have excessive rains proved good.
May is expected to bring out many
dry spots, probably too dry for
growing crops.