Show WEATHER BUREAU AND storma STORKS the government weather bureau to Is out with a chart on the tornadoes of the central mississippi valley may 27 it gives the general distribution or of pressure pleasure and weather conditions which prevailed over the central valleys and generally throughout the regions east of the rocky booby mountains twenty four hours previous loua to the destructive storms which occurred in the central mississippi valley the evening of the it shows how the depression produced the disturbance which requited in abe be st louis cyclone and also recites the warning that was sent out irom from the chicago office on the morning of the promising severe local storms in the lower lawer missouri valley and aad south and west illinois and iowa that night and ill announcing dangerous conditions in the localities named for the section or missouri caught by the storm the 9 am bulletin on that day stated that the storms were likely to assume a a destructive character 9 while there is no claim of absolute accuracy as an to the force and immediate locality of storms predicted by the weather bureau because local conditions cause variations that cannot be discovered by known methods of observation generally ste sneaking aking these most meet with almost remarkable mir kable f fulfillment on the I 1 and on numerous occasions provi cus thereto lake excursion companies cancelled engagements and placed vessels in positions of safety thereby avoiding much loss lose of life and property if it had not been for the special prediction from the weather bureau on the morning ot of may it is reasonably certain that the destruction st of life and property would have been much more severe As an it was there were very few disasters in the he lake region where the be wind swept over with diminished yet terrific force because owners of vessels as an the report says heeded the warning when people whose business is on oi land are as mindful of the wea weather her bureau storm signals as those who navigate the lakes and coast waters the loss lose of life may be less than other wise though it la is not possible to get completely away from the terrible cyclone that gives no warning as to its precise pathway still the good that Is accomplished by the weather signals referred to la Is of greater extent than most people realize bad and appreciate |