The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-29
The Kind of Weather to Look for in
February.

Rev. Irl Hicks ii Word and Works.
February comes in with moon fur
thest north in the heavens and two
days past the first quarter, hence winds
arc apt to be southerly and the temper
ature warmer for the opening days OF
the month. A depressed barometer
will appear generally about the 2nd
4th. ending in large areas of rain and
snow, all to be followed by q rising
barometer, shifting of winds to west
and north and very marked changes to
colder between the 3rd and 9th. A
Vulcan storm period is central on the
9TH. This period embraces full moon
on the 9th only u little over day
from moons passage of the celestial
equator GU the 9Th. Therefore, from
about Sunday the 9th to Wednesday,
the 9th, storm conditions of marked
energy may be expected to pass east
wardly over the country. If the ba-
romeIer falls far below normal before
the 9Th with winds still humid, south
erly and warm, look for fierce storms
about the 9Th aud 9th. These storms
will bring rain, turning to heavy snow
northward, and be followed by a gem
eral cold wave. for which all should be
on the alert. Very sharp cold will
prevail generally from about the 9th to
18th, first in the northwest and thence
advancing to the south and east.
On and touching the 18th and 18th
wintry conditions win moderate, the
barometer will fall and more storms of
rain and snow win visit many sections,
traversing the country from west to
east The moon will be farthest south
in the heavens on the 18th and nearest
the earth on the 10th. These facts will
tend to hold the atmospheric tide
southwark and winds Will blow most
ly from northern points of the COM
pass. But as moon works northward
to her new on the goth. within few
hours of her passage of the equator on
the 21st the crisis of the Vulcan storm
period central on the 18th may be ex-
pected We will name Saturday the
10th to Monday the 2lst as days of
great storm probability.
The earth begins to feel her vernal
equinox about the middle Of February
hence tropical storms may be expected
far to the south from about the 10Th.
These tropical conditions will work
northward, being met by northerly
winds. ending in fierce rain and cleo
tricalsstorms, turning to snow and
blizzards between the 18th and goth.
The Venus perid may also extend into
the storms and extreme changes of
temperature at this time, adding her
electric fire changing quick to fce'' to
all the phenomena of the period. We
shall not be surprised if enormous
rams visit many central and southern
regions, and if some of the create st
snow storms and billiards. of the win
ter occur about this time, cold wave
will naturally follow these disturbances
but it will prove of short duration.
Moon reaches her gratest north decli-
nation ON the 2Sth and viii cause
southerly winds, falling barometer.
warm rains and thawing weather from
about the 23rd quite to The end of the
month.
We cannot allow this opportunity to
pass without calling special attention.
to the fact that March promises many
heavy disturbances. = The season will
then have advanced far enough for
| storms TO take on tropicsl and danger