The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-12-09
Professor Hicks Is Looking for Squal.
ly Days.

The coming winter promises to be
stormy and severe one, attended with
many sudden and marked changes in
atmospheric conditions. According
to the predictions of Rev. Irl R.
Hicks, the local weather prophet,
whose representations have been
borne out by the weather clerk with
such signal success on former occa-
sions, there can be no other sequel to
the unusual perturbations that will
make the month Of December, 1896, a
red-letter month in he meteorological
annals of this country.
For on the word Of this close student
of mete geological, atmospheric and as
Economical phenomena, the coming
month will bring some of the most re-
markable and violent storm periods
ever witnessed, owing to the peculiar
influences that will be exerted upon
this terrestrial body by number of
planets.
To the disturbing influences exerted
upon the earth by such irritating
heavenly bodies as Venus, Mercury
and Mars will be due all the hard
ships in store for the people of this
country. The first week in December
is expected to 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 a center of reactionary storms.
About the I'd there will be a very
marked change to warmer weather, in
the extreme western 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 abou
the 5th. Immediately following these
rain and snow storms, continuing till
about the 7th, cold weather will set
in, causing blizzardous conditions to
follow the eastward moving rain. A
long season of extreme and trying
winter weather will set iE 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 sue
ceeded 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- influences
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, alternating in rapid and
regular succession.
From about December 19 to Decem-
ber 2S there will occur ore Of the most
marked and violent storm periods Of
the winter, and especially of Decem-
Der. On the latter date the combined
influences of Vulcan, Mercury, Mars,
Venus and Earth, which will be at
that time near the certers of their
perturbations, will exert a powerful
and peculiar effect upon the earth,
and grave danger will threaten life
and property on and along the Great
Lakes and the North Atlantic Coast.
The moon will reach it's full on De-
cember 10, 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
penetrate further south. If, at this
period, 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. 1t is possible, however, that
high barometric pressure in these
regions during the northern storms
will prevent the spread of the cold
wave to the extreme southern regions,
but it is we'll to be prepared for the
worst.
QDestructive rains, with lightning
and thunder in the far south, chang
ing to billiards., sleet storms and
serious blockades in the northern
districts of the country, may be ex-
pected along about Christmas and the
tuo ouonoodino dova The month will
close with terrific winter gales and an
extreme cold wave that will sweep the
continent.
The succeeding months of January
and February will furnish almost a
repetition of the severe weather of
coming month, and the citizens of St:
Louis may expect to put in along and
severe winter in return for the un-
usually long and pleasant spell of
autumn weather they have enjoyed
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