The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-12
Beginning With Balmy Sun
shine, Day Ended With
Freezing Northwester.
SIGNALS CHANGED
WITH TEMPERATURE
Wire Trouble Caused Alb
sence of Map During Day,
Quite a Disappointment.

From the gentle gulf breeze and
balmy summer sunshine to the lev
wind OF a northern blizzard. with a
little interlude of thunder storms ives
the ecamut of weather Pensacola ran
in a hricf twenty-four hours yester-
day.
Maybe the new weather man was
testing all the apparatus to see that
Mir Reed had left il In good condi-
tion. and II this was the motive, be
IL here recorded that II is in good con-
dition. from the little whirligig that
conjures up light zephyr laden with
salt air from the gulf tinged with an
odor or pines, to the giant bellows
whose checks emit the raging storms
and icy fingered winds which tried to
snatch the raincoats. the sole avail
able protection. from the unwary and
battered pedestrian.
And all during the vast weather
pageant the Bureau once atop the
bank building rivalled an admirars
flagship in bunting. First a red pen
nant, then pennant and black
squared flag. then IA white pennant.
and then the white pennnnt, black cen
tered flag combination. Then as "a
Grand finale, with all the sunset ma
chinery turned on fun blast anu pId
Sol sinking to rest amid bower OF
scurring black clouds, the weather
wizard opened ala stops on the console
sent n biting wind singing through
the city, turned on his red and Whit
lights on the main mast peak, aun%
his bunting TO the breeze, and let her
ride
Moral: Reed was good weather
man. Everything's in fine shape.
NO MAPS ISSUED
On account of wire trouble. the usual
telegraphic reports were not received
at the local weather bureau Office yes
terday morning and there was no map
issued. This lack of weather infor-
nation at n time whencvery was look
ing for developments Of some kind in
a weather way, was quite a disap-
pointment, but the telephone was ,
called into rcqnisition. and the weather
bureau station phone was busy in
strument during the day.
Early in the day card was issued
from the office and mailed to usual
subscribers. Three subjects were
touChed on. The first bulletin an
nounced that temperatures will fan
about 90 degrees during the next 80
hours. with severe freezing to the
gulf coasts"
The second bulletin announced that
storm warnings are displayed along
the coast from Cedar Keys to Bay 81.
Louis for strong southerly winds.
shifting 10 west and northwest Friday
afternoon and night"
The third bulletin was as rollows:
Notice. on account OF wire trouble,
the usual telegraphic reports have not
been received; no maps Will therefore
be issued today"
The forecast printed on the card an II
nounced rain tonight, probably turn
ing to snow; colder with a cold wave.
Saturday fair and colder, increasing
southwest winds, shifting TO northwest
tonight and becoming fresh and
strong"
The highest wind velocity reported
during Yesterday was So miles, from
the southwest, and which prevailed
for some fifteen or twenty minutes
about noon. The rainfall was mora
than an inch, or just 1.20 inches, most
Of which fell within Il short time.
SNOW IN SOUTH.
Snow has been generally heavy sll
over the south, and last night the
following reports Of snow falls were
reported by the weather bureau, az
taken from beiated weather reports: