The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-27
STORM WARNING
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WEATHER BUREAU TO KEEP
PUBLIC POSTED OF MOVE
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Conducting campaign Of educa-
ton of storm warning signals the
Weather Bureau of Washington is
sending out circular letters to those
interested along the entire coastline.
In addition. to the regular signals in
of hurricanes may be secured:a6rom
railway telegraph and all Southern
Bell toll agents in northwestern
Florida.
Warnings for the Pensacola dis
trict will be displayed from the Amer
lean National Bank building and the
Naval Air Station; st. Andrews, Port
st. Joe, Apalachicola and Carrabelle.
In addition the "City of Tampa Pen
sacola to Milton, will display warn
, ing flags.
In the event Of a hurricane ap-
preaching the middle Gulf coast in
formation regarding the location and
probable movement of the storm may
be obtained from the Pensacola
Weather Bureau office.
| The following circular has been re-
ceived:
"As the season during which trop-
/ icaI storms and hurricanes are liable
to occur, extending from June to No
vember. inclusive, is approaching, the
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regions bordering on the Gulf and
south Atlantic coasts of the United
States is called to the means by which
warnings of these storms are dis
s&minated by the Weather Bureau and
to the importance Of putting them
selves in touch with these means, SO
that by a foreknowledge Of the ap-
preach Of the storms they may, as far
as possible, avoid the danger to life
and property attending them
These storms are usually first OBJ
served in the Caribbean Sea whence
they move, as rule, northwestward
to the Gulf or south Atlantic coasts,
/ thence usually northeastward across
/ the country or over the ocean. Their
rate Of movement is such that they
do not generally strike our coast un-
! til from three to six days after being
! first reported, but owing to the mar
| rownesS Of their paths and the diff
ficulty of obtaining reports from the
regions traverSed by them, it is often
! impossible to give definite warnings
to the exact time and place of their
arrival more than "a and sometimes
not moro than ~ hours in advance.
/ "Advices giving information as to
their movements are issued daily or
oftener from the time of their first
appearance, and as soon as the in
formation warrants, definite warn
ings of their approach are given the
regions over which they are expected
to pass. These warnings are tele-
graphed from the Central Office at
Washington to the Weather Bureau
and storm warning display stations
in the threatened regions and thence
disseminated as widely as possible by
means.Sf the display of flags by day
and lanterns and rockets by night, and
by the use of the telegraph, telephone,
and wireless, aid publication in the
daily press; also in some cases by
motor boats to outlying districts.
During the season aforesaid, there
fore, all residents Of these regions
should be on the alert to note the pre-
urinary advices mentioned, and es-
pecially to take advantage of the
warnings if their particular locality
is threatened. If out of the range of
vision of the warnings, as displayed,
they may secure the inform alton by
the use Of the telephone, calling up
the nearest Weather Bureau station,
or storm warning display station,
where these have telephone connec-
ton. They may also, if they so de-
sire, arrange with the nearest sta
ton to have the advices and warn
ings telegraphed them at their own
expense.
/ "Where rockets are used they will
| be sent up Immediately after dark
for warnings issued during the day,
and Immediately after receipt for
! those issued at night-three rockets
/ for each warning, at five minute in
/ tervals.
.It is desired that the people rec
ognize the fact that there is a large
measure of responsibility resting on
themselves in this matter, as it is
manifestly impossible for the Wealth
err Bureau, on it's own initiative, to
warn evsey individual member Of the
community.