The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
FOSTERS BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT
COOLER THAN USUAL
A Ten Days Period i'm Which Some
Dangerous Storms Are Expected.
The Rainfall.

copyrighted 1913 by w. T. FOSTER
Washington, May i7.-Last bulle-
tin gave forecasts of disturbance to
cross the continent May 20 to 24
warm wave 19 to %. cool wave % to
26. The week centering on the day
this disturbance reaches your longi-
tude will average cooler than usual
and the cool wave following it will
carry frosts farther south than
usual. It will also inaugurate a ten
days period in which some danger
Gus storms are expected. We have
not yet worked out a method Of To-
eating these dangerous storms but
we are making experiments based
on the daily weather records cover
ing eighty years and we are encour-
aged with the progress and will be-
gin to suggest the location Of severe
storms and heavy rains in a general
way. But our readers must not hold
US strictly responsible till we get
a little more experience. We have
been locating the monthly rainfall
results fairly well, perhaps making
IS to 80 per cent good, but to locate
a dangerous storm and the rainfall
of every storm wave that crosses
the continent are altogether more
difficult problems; but we believe it
can be accomplished.
The next disturbance will reach
the Pacific coast about May "a, cross
Pacific slope by close of 25, great
central valleys 26 to %, eastern sec
tions 29 Warm wave will cross the
Pacific slope about May "a, great
central valleys 26, eastern sections
%. Cool wave will cross the Pacific
slope about May 81, great central
valleys %, eastern sections 81.
The week of this disturbance CEN
tering on the day it passes your vi
cinity will average cooler than usual
and the cool wave preceding will
probably cause frosts in northern
sections further south than usual.
Less than usual rainfall is expected
in general way but near meridian
30, line running north and south
a little west of Toronto and Buffalo,
the rainfall will probably be about
OF little above normal.
This disturbance, crossing the
continent Is to 20 will cause severe
storms but not so severe as in pre-
vious months. Indications seem to
say that this storm wave will be
most severe on meridian 8O-ex-
planned above-not far from May %
and that the path of the storm will
lie over or near the great lakes. But
there are also indications that the
greatest force of this great storm
period, May 81 to 81, will affect the
sections of the Philippines and me-
ridian 25, that part of the Atlantic
west of Spain and Great Britain. AS
we are not sure of the location of
these severe storms all should use
care and keep out of danger.
We are expecting dry weather in
arge sections of the country east of
he Rockies. Our calculations were
hat rain would fall following Au-
rust 6 and that oats, wheat and cot
on would be injured by dry wealth
er before June Is.
Our readers and newspapers must
permit us to blow our own horn oc-
Wagner & Co., the large
grain merchants Of Chicago, publish
/ daily grain letter and in their is
,ue of May occurs the following:
That greatest of all weather wiz
on time with his
md of April and May 1 to 8 warmer
spell prediction. Foster has consult
ID the crystal sphere and declares
Nay will bring thirsty weather in
grain raising sections. His
prediction of 1911 prior
o the drouth of July still under
props him in the grain hall of fame.