Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-02
Rev. Irl r. Hicks's For, cast for Dccem.

December comes in on the centra
day of a regular storm period. Being
within two days, and next following
the center of Venus equinox on Ncs
yember 29th, we are to expect very
active disturbances between the first
and the fourth. 1t will grow very
warm as the storm conditions develop
and move eastward. The barometer
will fall to low readings in westerly re-
gions in the beginning Of the period.
followed by storms Of rain with light
ming and thunder to the South. and turn
ing to snow in central and northerly sec
tions. Heavy easterly gales from the
Atlantic will blow into the low area as
it advances from the west. A sudden
and severe cold wave will rush in be-
hind the storms, and by the end
OF the period-say the 18th to the
6th-the whole country will feel
touch OF the wintry blast. 1t will be
prudent to prepare against possible
Billiards northward during the storms
of this period. About the 9TH and Sh
the cold will moderate, and another
storm development will appear in the
west and move to the east. The cen
ter of this disturbance will hinge on
the Sth, or within 10 hours of the time
of the new moon. Heavy gales, es-
pecially on lakes and seas, with much
tendency to southern cyclones and
northern billiards, will be natural and
probable. Great cold is almost sure to
follow.
About the 10Th westerly regions will
have changed to warmer, winds in
eastern parts will change to easterly
and southerly, and renewed storms Of
rain and snow will advance across the
country from west to east during the
18th to 10th. The storms will not clear
the continent until after the moons
first quarter on the 10th, but colder
clearing weather will dominate the
north and west long before it is felt
along the Atlantic The weather
train" at this and all other periods will
pass all stations from west to cast ON
about schedule time, but storms will
not be prevailing cL the ray at the
same time-neither will it be cold. All
sections will get "a portion in due sea
son." The center of reactionary dis
turbances next after this period will be
on and touching the 18th and 18th,
about which dates it will turn warmer
end renewed storms of rain and snow
will result in many places. This is
near the center Of our winter solstice.
and stormy, unsettled weather must be
looked for generally, Overrunning the
usual limits of the regular periods and
intensifying the phenomena during the
period.
The storm period beginning about
the 22d and reaching to the 26th, prom
Uses many winter storms, and many
sections will have their supplies OF
christmas snow" greatly replenished
during the progress of these storms.
The full moon is on the 22d and will
hasten the crisis early in the period.
The Arctic wave following the storms
will have brought very cold weather to
much of the country by the night ofthe
Goth. The equinox of Mercury is cen
trail with the full moon on the 22i,
which fact is almost guarantee that
heocy sleet will be characteristic feat
ure of the period. Men Of the lrits
take notice! Prepare for great cold at,
ter the storms. About the 10Th and
3Oth will fall reaction to warmer. and
the month is apt to close with reaction
airy storms well to the east, with rising
barometer and colder, clearing wealth
er in sight in the north and west.