The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-09-01
Hicks Forecasts For Sep
-a.ftt tnmber.


week in September. The earth
having already entered the period
of the autumnal equinox, the moon
being full and on the celestial
equator the last day of August, and
center of Mercury's equinoctial per-
'turbation falling on the 3rd, within
a regular storm period it will be
natural to expect marked storm
conditions from the ISt to 4th. The
period will begin with low barome-
trio readings in western sections,
high temperature and winds easter
Iy and southerly. While the storms
areas are advancing from western
extremes, fair, warm weather will
prevail in central and eastern sec
tions, but the storm centers will
progress steadily eastward, and by
the 5th all sections will have had
more or less storm or storminess,o or
will have felt the changes of bar
ometer and temperature consequent
upon the passage of general storms.
Marked equinoctial disturbances
will most likely appear along the
southern coasts at this time, in
which event rapid and general
high barometer will follow disturb
ances inland from the northwest,
causing cool, notherly winds over
most of the country until the south
ern disturbances pass to the north
Atlantic. From about the Sth to
the 10th, a general reaction of the
elements to storm conditions will
he the order. "Storm conditions'
are not always attended by actual
stOrms-a fact wOuld-be critics do
not understand. But general storms
and other elemental perturbations
never transpire, unless preceded by
the changes in atmospheric pres.
sure, wind currents and tempera-
ture which go to make up what are
,meteorologically known as storm
conditions. Change to cooler, wes-
terly winds and higher barometer
bring on anti-storm conditions and
as a rule, dominate the weather for
the most part, for several days be-
tween the regular storm periods.
The next regular storm period is
central on the 18th, extending from
the 18th to 10th. Walsh reports of
barometer and thermometer close
'lyat this time, and see if warmth
does not increase and the barome.
ter does not fall in western sections
early in this period; see if these
conditions do not spread eastward
from day to day, and if. they are not
followed by-growins eteudiness and
finally by storms of rain, wind and
thunder in most parts, on and
touching, the days embraced i'm the
storm period. We predict that the
heat will not break down generally
that the barometer VIII not rise de.
cidedly, and that the worst disturb.
ances of this period will not tran.
splre until aboutThursday the 18th
on which date the moon is both
new and on the celectal equator
Sharp change to cooler and higher
barometer will follow storms and
dominate the weather for three OF
four days following.
From the 10Th to 22nd, falls &
period reactionary storm condi
tions, exactly coincident with the
earth's equator passing centrally
through the sun. Moon will be a
greatest south declination, at frs,
quarter and near perigee. A gen
eral low barometer, developing il
Q extreme west and moving east
= ward, and attended by great hea
and breaking into active storms, O
thunder rain and wind, will be tn,
natural order from about Monda,
the 10th to Thursday 22nd. Storms
b Of course, will have their usual pro
gress from west to east, not prevail
. ing at all Iongitudes on the sam,
day. Local conditions will infalli
bly, presage the near approach o
storms to any locality, or indicat,
that storms have passed east alonl
paths that lie north or south of tn,
observer. The usual rise of bar
ometer and change to cooler ives
terly winds will follow the storm
areas. All South Atlantic Coas
regions should be on the watch 70
equatorial hurricanes and cyclone.
at all these September periods
According to our warnings in. Au
gust forecasts, these west Indi,
,equinoctials have already deluget
: the, e,whole Atlantic Coast before W,
go to press with this issue of Wort
and Works. From the Oath to tn,
end of September, many equinoc
tial disturbances will be natural
, Look for very hot weather, soutl
winds and low barometer, endin,
about Monday 26th, to Thursda,
10Th, in many storms of heav,