National Weather Service -- The Hurricane of 1919

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Advisories For The Hurricane of 1919

Note: These advisories were issued by the Weather Bureau Office in New Orleans

Sept. 8, 1919

Follwing message sent from NEW at 912 am and recieved at 943 am "Advisory northeast storm warnings ten am Jupiter to Key West and at Ft. Meyers, FL disturbance near or over Southwestern Bahamas apparently moving WNW will cause strong northeast winds probably gales Monday extreme caution advised until further later in day." signed Frankenfield

Sept. 9, 1919

Follwing message sent from NEW at 218 pm and recieved at 242 pm "Advisory one pm tropical storm eight am over Florida Straits near Northeast Cuban coast moving WNW apparently and with considerable intensity Hurricane warnings continued Key West and changes to northeast storm warning at other south Florida points all Guld shipping cautioned to exercise every precaution and wait further semidaily advises." signed Frankenfield

Sept. 10, 1919

Follwing message sent from NEW at 715 am and recieved at 804 am "Advisory tropical disturbance apparently over Florida Straits a short distance south of Key West withgreatly increased intensity and probably moving Northwest it will enter the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday night and continue its northwest ward movement. All Gulf shipping north of latitude twenty five warned to avoid the probable path of storm." signed Frankenfield

Follwing message sent from NEW at 243 pm and recieved at 314 pm "Advisory two pm tropical storm probably over extreme southeastern Gulf of Mexico this morning and moving northwest no reports thus far today from immediate vicinity but warnings of last two days for all gulf shipping again repeated further advises tonight." signed Frankenfield

Follwing message sent from NEW at 1132 pm and recieved at 806 am Sept. 11, 1919 "Advisory northeast storm warnings ten thirty pm Bay St. Louis to Carrabelle, FL tropical storm probably about latitude twenty six longitude eighty five moving northwest dangerous winds thursday over southeast Gulf and increasing northeast winds over central and northeast gulf probably becoming strong on coat by Thursday night Northeast storm warnings ordered New Orleans also." signed Frankenfield

Sept. 11, 1919

Follwing message sent from NEW at 320 pm and recieved at 437 pm "Advisory tropical storm in northcentral Gulf of Mexico still moving northwest probably near latitude 27 and longitude 87 will likely reach middle gulf coast tonight and warnings of Wednesday night to take every precaution against dangerous winds repeated hurricane warnings ordered Louisiana Coast to Carabelle Fla." signed Frankenfield

Follwing message sent from NEW at 909 pm and recieved at 947 pm "Advisory northwest storm warnings ordered nine pm Port Arther to Velasco tdisturbance now over North Central Gulf will probably cause increasing northerly winds east of Texas Friday and caution advised." signed Dyke

Follwing message sent from NEW at 1006 pm and recieved at 1040 pm "Advisory storm now apparently near 27 and 88 still moving northwest will probably reach coast west of Mississippi River this for benefit Railroad administraion and other interest concerned" signed Frankenfield

Sept. 12, 1919

Follwing message sent from NEW at 920 am and recieved at 959 am "Hoist northwest storm warnings nine am Texas Coast from West of Velasco to Corpus Christi change to Northeast warnings Pt. Arthur to Velasco tropical disturbance in Gulf will cause increasing northerly winds next 24 hours probably reaching gale force precautions should be continued." signed Dyke

Follwing message sent from NEW at 407 pm and recieved at 537 pm "Advisory hurricane warnings continuedLouisiana Coast no further definite information regarding storm now probably near latitude 27 and 89 further advices tonight if any further definite information recieved warning changed to storm northeast Mobile and Pensacola and Hurricane warnings continued Mississippi Coast." signed Frankenfield

Follwing message sent from NEW at 1143 pm and recieved at 1207 am Sept. 13, 1919 "Advisory regret that no radio reports were recieved from Gulf of Mexico during the entire day increasing northeat winds at mouth of Mississippi River indicate that storm is not far to southward of that locality and we can only repeat previous messages urging great caution until further advices Saturday morning goodnight." signed Frankenfield

Sept. 13, 1919

Follwing message sent from NEW at 907 am and recieved at 935 am "Advisory 815 am Louisiana Coast tropical storm moving northward into Louisiana west of Mouth of Mississippi River dangerous easterly Gales probably reaching hurricane force Saturday and Saturday night changing to Westerly on the West and southerly on east coast Sunday morning." signed Dyke

Follwing message sent from NEW at 937 am and recieved at 958 am "Advisory warnigns changed to Northwest storm nine am Port Arthur to Velasco Texas Tropical disturbance moving into Louisiana west of Mississippi River will cause strong northerly to westerly winds on east coast of Texas with moderate to fresh southerly gales on extreme east coast." signed Dyke

Follwing message sent from NEW at 1200 pm and recieved at 1249 pm "Advisory tropical disturbance now close to East Louisiana Coast apparently maintain Northwest movement but with evidence of recurving will caude dangerously easterly gales East Louisiana and southern Mississippi and storng easterly winds southern Alabama and exteme northwest Florida this afternoon winds will shift to southeast and south by Sunday morning." signed Frankenfield

Follwing message sent from NEW at 654 pm and recieved at 737 pm "Hoist NW storm warnings 630 pm Texas coast west of Velasco to Brownsville change to Northwest storm warning Port Arthur to Velasco. Disturbance in Gulf will cause increasing easterly to northeasterly winds probably gales" signed Dyke

Follwing message sent from NEW at 1155 pm and recieved by telephone from Houston at 1200 am "Disturbance apparently central in Gulf south of Galveston barometers on coast steady with slight rising tendency last two hours and is low over entire west gulf as center of disturbance cannot be located watch barometer carefully during night and take all possible precautions against rising winds and higher tides especially if barometer begins to fall steadily." signed Frankenfield

Sept. 14, 1919

Follwing message sent from NEW at 830 am and recieved as 1030 am "Storm center now near south coast of Texas with barometer 29.40 at Corpus Christi and 29.34 at Brownsville continue all precautions Sunday and Sunday night against dangerous winds and high tides from mouth of Sabine River to Brownsville send ten am one pm 3 pm special observations." signed Dyke

Wires down to Port Aransas


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