Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-26
December Weather.

The coming winter promises to be a
stormy aud severe one. attended with
many sudden and marked changes in
atmospheric conditions. According to
the predictions of Rev. Irl E. Hicks,
the weather prophet, whose prognosti-
cations have been borne out by the
weather clerk with such signal success
on former occasions, there can be no
| other sequel TO the unusual perturba-
tons that will make the month of De-
cember, 1896, a red-letter month in
the meteorological annals of this coun-
try.
For on the word of this close student
of meteorological, atmospheric and as
Economical phenomena, the coming
month will bring some of the most re-
markabIe and violent storm periods ev-
er witnessed, owing to the peculiar in
fluences that will be exerted upon this
terrestrial body by number of planets.
To these disturbing influences exert
ed upon the earth by such irritating
heavenly bodies as Venus, Mercury
and Mars will be due all the hardships
in store for the people of this country.
The first week in December is expected
20 bring severe storms. The moon
will be closest to the earth on the I'd,
and the period between the I'd and Sd,
when the moon is new, will be center
of reactiouary storms. About the I'd
there will be very marked change to
warmer weather, in the extreme wes-
tern portions of the country. There
will be southerly winds, and rain and
snow storms will sweep eastward
across the country, many of which will
be attended by fierce. destructive gales,
especially on the northern lakes, and
the Middle and North Atlantic coasts,
up to about the 5th. Immediately fol-
lowing these rain and snow storms,
continuing till about the 7th, cold
weather will set IN, causing bliZzar-
dous conditions to follow the eastward
moving rain. A long season of ex-
IRENE and trying winter weather will
set in at this time.
Renewed storms of rain and snow,
following low barometer and higher
| temperature, will set in from about the
9th to the 18th, and will be succeeded
by another cold wave, which will reach
the Atlantic and Gulf Coast regions the
following day. From this time on,
throughout the balance of the month,
the pernicious influence of the planets,
stormy and variable weather, may be
expected There will be warm waves,
low barometer, with winter thunder
and lightning, attended by high and
dangerous gales, ending SUDDENLY in
sweeping billiards and cold waves, al
ternating in rapid and regu lar success
sion.
From about December 10th to De-
cember 23d there will occur one of the
most marked and violent storm periods
Der. On the latter date the combined
influences of Vulcan, Mercury, Mars.
Venus and Earth, which will be at
that time near the centers of their per-
turbations, will exert a power and pc
cuIiar effect upon the earth, and grave
danger will threaten life aud property
on and along the Great Lakes and the
North Atlantic Coast.
The moon will reach its full on De-
cember 18th. and an intense cold wave
is predicted for that period. Should
it be delayed for short time, it will
only gain in force and intensity by the
delay; with the result that it will per-
petuate further south. II. at this per-
iOd, there is low barometer all the
way south, in connection with storm
areas. it is almost certain that the
cold wave will penetrate clear to the
Gulf region and cause great loss to the
extensive fruit groves of the South. Il
is possible. however, that high baro-
metric pressure in these regions dur
ing the northern storms will prevent
the spread of the cold wave TO the ex-
treme southern regions. but it is well
to be prepared for the worst.
Destructive rains, with lightning
and thunder in the far south, changing
to billiards, s1eet storms and serious
blockades in the northern districts of
the country, may be expected along
about Christmas and the two succeed
ing days. The month will close with
terrific winter gales and an extreme
cold wave that will sweep the conti-
nent.
The succeeding months OF January
and February will furnish almost re-
petition of the severe weather OF the
coming month, and the people of this
section may expect to put in long
and severe winter in return for the
unusually long and pleasant autumn
weather they have enjoyed.