The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-23
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CnO0G
TKE CONTINENT
THE next DISTURBANCE
Frosty Temperatures and Following
This Cold Wave the Trend Will Be
Decidedly Upwards with Spring
Crop Weather Coming in Early.


Washington, d. c., Feb. 22.-Last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturb
ance to cross tho continent Feb. 25
to March 1, warm wave "a to %, cool
wave 81 to March 8. Unusually cold
weather will precede this disturb
ance and the warm wave will not go
very high, althogether making the
temperatures average below normal
Not much precipitation, most of
which will precede the warm wave.
The cold wave preceding this dis
turbance will be the low point OF
temperatures for February and the
trend of temperatures following
will be decidedly upward, with
spring crop weather coming early.
Again we warn all to be On the
lookout for dangerous storms from
Feb. 20 to %. These storms are ex-
pected to be somewhat similar to
those that occurred early in Janu-
ary, but not so radical and probably
not in the same places.
Next disturbance will reach Pa
cific coast about March 3, cross Pa
cific slope by close Of 4, great CEN
trail valleys to 7, eastern sections
8. Warm wave will cross Pacific
slope about March 8, great central
valleys 5, eastern sections I. Cool
wave will cross Pacific slope about
March 6, great central valleys 6,
eastern sections 10.
This disturbance will be of great
er force than usual but dangerous
storms are. not expected to accom-
pany it., Precipitation will be less
than usual. Some snow flurries In
northern sections east of Rockies
but no wave Of general precipitation
is expected to cross the contipent.
At the time of the dangerous
storms that are expected to con-
tinue till after Feb. % some very
heavy rains may be expected east of
the Rockies, but they will not cover
much territory and will be of the
cloudburst variety.
The cold wave to cross the conti-
nent March 7 to II will be severe and
will cause great fall in tempera-
lures on most parts of the CONT
nent. AS this cold wave crosses the
Pacific slope some heavy precipita-
ton north of San Francisco is ex-
pected and some heavy SHOWS in
British Columbia.
March will bring some dangerous
storms and we expect them from 18
to %. 1t will pay to prepare for
these severe storms twenty times
rather than get caught in one OF
them. We will not often miss their
dates and hope soon to be able to
give their locations. We particularly
request all to note the time given
for these dangerous March storms
March and April are expected to
be unusually warm months and
therefore not require so much feed
for livestock. This may cause drop
IN prices Of grain and it may be
good policy for those who are not
prepared to feed their grain to stock
and who can not hold till the 1913
crops show what they will produce,
to sell and avoid possible loss.
Three months ago oats were sell
ing at Chicago around SOC and corn
around 49. We then advised farmers
not to sell and thousands have made
money by holding, as oats and corn
are now about sc higher at Chicago.
We feel it a duty to now withdraw
our advice to farmers not to sell, as
there is now considerable doubt
about prices going higher between
this and the first of May.