Isaac Cline - Aftermath

Aftermath

Shortly before the destruction of Galveston, the Weather Bureau began establishing regional forecasting centers. The center for the Gulf Coast was initially located in Galveston, with Isaac Cline as chief forecaster. In 1901, the center was moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, and Isaac Cline moved with it. There he developed a stellar reputation over the years, successfully forecasting significant levels of flooding in 1912, 1915 and 1927. In 1927, he published the book Tropical Cyclones, a collection of his research. In 1934, by that point well respected and highly admired in New Orleans, Cline received an honorary doctorate from Tulane University.

Cline retired from the Weather Bureau in 1935, remained in New Orleans and indulged his longtime interest in art, both by painting and by opening an art shop. He published multiple books about art:

• Art and Artists in New Orleans During the Last Century
• Contemporary Art and Artists in New Orleans (1924)

Cline died in 1955 at the age of 93.

His brother, Joseph L. Cline, discusses the storm and the aftermath in his autobiography, When the Heavens Frowned (1946, originally published by Mathis Van Nort & Co.).