The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-27
BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT
THE NEXT DISTURBANCE
Will Be of Greater than Usual Force
but no Dangerous Storms Expect
ed to Accompany It-Temperature
Will Average About Normal.

copyrighted 1913 by w. T. Foster)
Washington, April 26.-Last bulle-
tin gave forecasts Of disturbance to
cross the continent April 26 to 80,
warm wave 25 to %, cool wave % to
May 2. This disturbance will be OF
greater than usual force but no
very dangerous storms are expected
to accompany it. But all should be
on the alert for this as this is
year of great storms and we can not
always gauge their force. Temper
atures will continue to average
above and rainfall below normal for
the continent and particularly for
the great central valleys from the
gulf to northern cultivated sections
of Canada, but in years of great
storms the rainfall is often concen-
trated and it is difficult to locate the
limited areas where they heavy and
sudden rains will fall. 1t is always
safe to expect temperatures on the
Pacific slope and the Atlantic coast
to be the reverse of the great cen
trail valleys.
The next disturbance will reach
the Pacific coast about May 2, cross
Pacific slope by close of 8, great
central valleys to 6, eastern Sec
tions Z. Warm wave will cross the
Pacific slope about May 2, great
central valleys 4, eastern sections 6.
Cool wave will cross the Pacific
slope about May 5, great central
valleys 7, eastern sections 9.
Temperatures will average above
normal through the time covered by
this disturbance Force of the storm
will be little above normal till il
reaches meridian 80 when it will
begin to increase and by the time ii
reaches the Atlantic coast II will
begin to be, a furious storm. Steam
ship lines will have trouble witt
this storm out on the Atlantic no
far from May 9. At the same time
May s and 9, shipping will meet with
furious storm on our north Pacific
coast and for these dates our dan
ger signals will hang out warning
all interests on both coasts. From
May 5 to I we advise not to go onto
the great lakes.
While the general average of rair
is expected to be less than usual
some rains may be expected in parts
of the great central valleys during
! the week centering on May 9 and il
!, eastern sections during the weel
centering on May 20. Rainfall of Ha!
is expected to be above normal il
eastern sections and on Pacific coas
] and below normal in large section!
! of the great central valleys. Rain
will probably go to the highland
! about the mountains and the cloud!
float high over lands near sea level
| Last half of May is expected to b.
very much cooler than the first hal
and frosts will go further soutf
near May "a than usual. The month
for the continent will average abou
normal in temperatures. Highes
temperatures will cross meridian 81
moving eastward near May and II
and the lowest temperature near 8
ia and June 2.
! AS the writer formerly represent
ed the Burlington (Iowa) Hawk-Ey
and the State of Iowa at great cen
trail valleys riger improvement ocn
iventions held at Memphis, st. Louis
lQuincy, Dubuque, ETC., it may not b.
| impertinent to suggest: Great shl
canals from Chicago, Pittsburg, 81
Paul, Minneapolis and Omoha to tn
!, Gulf of Mexico could be mad
/ cheaper than to improve the Mis-
| sissippi River, the canals could b
made to relieve the floods Of tn
rivers, furnish water power for a
purposes, surplus excavated dill
placed on the levees and the cana
!. would supply a military necessit,
The Eads riprap of willows Woul
; protect the banks of tile ship cana