The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-08
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT
In SOME SECTIONS
Good Showers First Half Of June.
The Next Disturbance Will Cause
Severe Weather and Probably
Heavy Rains on Gulf Coasts.

copyrighted 1919 by w. T. Foster)
Washington, June Last bulle-
tin gave forecasts of disturbance to
cross the continent June to 8,
warm wave 3 to 7, cool wave 6 to 10.
From near meridian 90 this disturb
ance will cause severe weather with
a probability of heavy rains at some
points on the gulf coasts. Unusually
hot weather will prevail southeast
of the low or storm center as it
crosses the continent. Dangerous
storms are expected in great central
valleys during the five days center
ing on June 7. Some showers in
western sections during the five
days centering on June q and in
eastern sections centering June Z.
While some sections will get good
showers first half of June, others of
large extent will have a deficiency
of rain. This may not damage wheat
and corn to any great extent, but
where the drouth strikes oats first
part of June it will be serious
matter for that crop. We are of the
opinion that farmers should not sell
grain at this time. They should at
least keep enough oats and wheat
! TO supply any deficiency that may
occur We are of The opinion that
grain will not go permanently lower
| in the markets this year and that
nothing will be lost by keeping some
old grain for emergencies.
The next disturbance sreach
| the Pacific coast about June 9, cross
| Pacific slope by close Of 10, great
central valleys 4 to i3, eastern sec
tions II. Warm wave will cross Pa
cific slope about June 9, great CEN
tral valleys Al, eastern sections i3.
Cool wave will cross Pacific slope
about June ~, great central valleys
IL, eastern sections is.
This disturbance will continue the
severe storms, hot weather and the
drouth. These OF course will cover
only small portions of the country.
The storm forces will be most se-
we're west Of meridian 80 and par
ticularly on the Pacific coast, but
the forces Of the preceding storm
will be greatest east Of meridian 90.
It Is worthy Of note that our pre-
diction Of dangerous storms for the
five days centering on May 10
proved to be correct and for those
!, of % to 81 the United States Wealth
er Bureau reported great increase
in the forces on May n.
Our No. 3 pamphlet further ex-
planning the forces of nature, causes
Of great storms and weather changes
is now ready for distribution and
will be mailed free to all subscribers
to the papers in which these bulle-
tins are published. Enclose stamp
and address Fosters Weather Bu-
reau, Washington, D. C.
Our greatest West India hurri-
canes occur in August and Septem-
Der as a general rule but sometimes
they come in July and October. For
1913 we are expecting the principal
hurricanes in July and October. We
are studying these great storms
carefully and a little later will give
all the details we can. But we are
not yet prepared to definitely locate
/ them as to time and place. OF course
lit is we'll known that they organize
east of the Caribbean Sea and near
/ 80 Of north latitude, move westward
4 through the Caribbean sea, turn
north and then northeastward while
in the Gulf of Mexico and pass up
the Atlantic off our eastern coast.
4 Their movements are comparatively
slow and they usually require 10 to
is days to pass over the route men
i toned. Sometimes they pass inland
| and have been known to do great
damage in the Mississippi valley
While they are in the Gulf of Mex
i leo cool wave usually developes
| in the Canadian middle northwest
that has been known to cause dam
aging frosts in midsummer.