The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-29
BULLETIN
OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT
THE DANGEROUS PERIODS
Two Disturbances Scheduled From
Juffe % to July 2 and July 1 to s,
and Third About duly 12-Watch
the Location OF the Storm Centers.

the Location OIL the Storm CenterS.
copyrighted 1913 by w. T. Foster
Washington, d. c., June 2S.-Last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturb
anceS to cross the continent June 80
to July 2 and July to 8; warm wave
June % to July 4 and July 8 to T.;
cool waves June 80 to July 4 and
July to 10. These two disturbances
will cover one of the most severe
storm periods Of the year, but we
can not now point out the locations
where these dangerous storms will
strike. We have made good prog
ress in our efforts to work out a
method of locating all weather
events, but we are not quite far
enough along to risk a forecast OF
locations. This is our last warning
Of this dangerous storm period and
all we can do is to advise all to be
on the alert from July 2 to I2.
We are expecting a low or storm
center to cross the continent from
the Pacific to the Atlantic, from
July 4 to 8, and another from June
% to July 2, and every one should
watch the location of these storm
centers. The dangerous parts of the
storms will all the time be from
100 to 500 miles southeast of the
center of the lows.
If the hurricane, as is expected,
organizes eastward of the Wind
ward Islands near July 4 then all
who are interested in such storms
on the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of
Mexico will need to watch that hur-
ricane for ten days as it will require
that long before it leaves our coasts.
In case the hurricane organizes
then our middle northwest should
expect an unusually low tempera-
ture cool wave, possibly going ta the
frost line in the extreme northwest.
Should tornadoes occur with this
disturbance they may be expected
in the Mississippi valleys between
40 and IS Of north ATTITUDES. lorna
does usually come from the south
west and move toward the north
! east, and they usually occur in the
southeast quadrant of the low. To
get out Of the path of a tornado one
should, as a rule, move northwest
or southeast. Excessively heavy
rains, cloud bursts and hail indicate
tornado forces. If we had control
of these storms we would have them
strike some sandy desert.
The last disturbance of this great
storm period will reach the Pacific
coast about July 9, cross Pacific
slope by close of 10, great central
| valleys II to 13, eastern sections IL.
Warm wave will cross Pacific slope
about July 9, great central valleys
ii, eastern sections i3. Cool wave
will cross Pacific slope about July
i2, great central valleys IA, eastern
sections 16.
Previous remarks will apply to
this disturbance till about the time
| it crosses meridian 90 on July ~.
After that the storm forces are ex-
pected to weaken and be less dan
gerous. The five days centering on
that disturbance are expected to
| average the highest temperatures Of
| the summer.
The week centering on July t6
will probably be the week of least
danger from storms, but the month
of July will probably make a record
of extremes for radical weather
events Some very heavy rains are
expected and some unusually severe
drOuths, but these are so mixed up
that we can not locate them.
Our advice to producers is not to
sell oats nor cotton. Corn and wheat
are guesses, but if we had them in
possession we would keep them.
The spring wheat crop will deter
mine prices of wheat.
The next dangerous storm period
will cover July 20 to 80. 1t is not
reckOned as great compared with
the most dangerous storms of the
year but no risks should be taken
during those eleven days.
Many thanks to generous friends
of my weather work who pressed
my name for consideration for ap-
pointment as chief of the United
States Weather Bureau. For ample
reasons | notified the Secretary of
| Agriculture that | would not permit
i further use Of my name in that con-
nectian.