San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-03
COLD WAVE AND
FREEZE ARE DUE
BEFORE. SUNDAY
Norther Will Blow and Their
mometer Will Drop to
28 or Lower.
SUNDAY TO BE CLEAR
Forecast Flood Stage in
Mississippi River Early
Next Week.

The first appearance this winter of
the cold wave flag over the local
weather bureau Saturday morning
heralded the biggest drop in tempera-
ture for this city since the winter OF
1922.
j. H., Jarboc. meteorolOxist here,
forecasts a drop to rs degrees or lower
before daybreak Sunday. This means,
he declares. a tight freeze for San
Antonio the first of the season, and
freezing weather extending TO the Gull
coast.
Saturday night viii be bitter cold
with fresh north wind blowing and
clear skies. Sunday will be clear and
the sunshine will serve to moderate the
chilliness. ~.
The outlook for next week in West
Gulf States, MS forecasted from Wash
ington, Is for rains early in the week
generally fair thereaftehs Temperatures
are to be below normal, with freezing
in the interior.
The blast of winter comes down the
northwest, where large and powerful
two-centered area of high pressure is
located. This high" has affected. or
will affect within "a hours. virtually
every portion OF the United States. IL
il forecasted that this cold wave will
embrace oil the middle states down to
the Gulf Saturday night and take IN
eastern regions to the Atlantic, az
least from North Carolina northWard'
Sunday.
Forty Below In Canada.
Coolest weather of the winter was
reported from Minneapolis and st.
Paul. 90 degrees below zero. The mer'
curry crawled down lower than that III
North Dakota. and arctic temperatures
around 40 below were reported from
Prince Albert and other Canadian
points.
Chicago thermometers dropped four
teen degrees in six hours. New OElean"
reported 40 degrees carly in the day
but the mercury began falling rapidly
and cold wave warning was issued.
Weather disturbances in the South
were confined largely to rainstorms and
high winds, which did much damage III
Mississippi. Forecasters anticipate n
flood stage in the Mississippi River
early next week.
San Antonio's rain during the night
was only .04 of an inch, but TO the
north and east in Texas. the precipita-
ton was heavier. The gustv wind here
occasionally reached 30 miles an hour
according 10 Observer JarbOe's records.
Zero Line Almost To Texas.
The zero line on Saturdays weather
map extended southwark almost into
the Texas Panhandle.
Southern California experienced a
cold rain. New York at Z o'clock had
IS degrees and fog. but weather was
steadily getting colder.
The Texas Panhandle was experience
ing the coolest weather of the winter.
At Amarillo the mercury stood at four
degrees above zero at o'clock, a drop
Of 40 degrees in twelve hours. Snow,
which began falling shortly after mid
night, became heavier during the fore
noon.
From Kansas and Missouri came re
ports today Of the coolest weather of
the winter. Temperatures lowered
around or below zero, a swapping and
biting northwest wind prevailed and
snow flurrics or light snowfalls were
experienced in many sections.
Coolest Of Winter.
Two degrees below zero was the low
est temperature reported but this was
recorded at several points. Hannibal
AMI ST. Joseph in Missouri reported a
minimum OF two below while Dodge
City. Kan. reported a similar mini
mum and Salina. Kan, one below.
The minimum at Kansas City Sat
urday morning was one degree above
zero. drop Of thirty degrees from
Fridays maximum Of 81. This. &C
cording to weather bureau records, is
the coolest weather of the winter, the
previous low mark for the present sea-
son being three degrees above zero De
cember is. 20.
Light snowfalls we're reported by st.
Joseph. Mo-, Hannibal. Mo-, and Good
man. Kan, while from Denver, Colo,
came word of a two-inth fall.
Reports of heavy rains in Arkansas
we're received by the weather bureau.
Little Rock reported a fall OF 200
inches.
The cold wave is scheduled by the
veathc- bureau to strike the eastern
within the next "a hours and
will cover an immense eSpanse Of ter
-itory, according to a supplementary
'orc2ast issued from Washington, The
over lake region, Ohio valley. Tonnes
zee and Atlantic states, as far south
rs the northern portions of Georgia
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