The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-03-30
Rev. lril Hicks Weather Forecast.

AS all our subscribers have our al
manac for 1901, they have doubtless
already noted carefully our special adj
monitions concerning the month OF
April. The causes for special warning
are plainly laid down in our storm dla-
gram given in connection with these
forecasts The perturbiDg power OF
Earth's vernal equinox reaches to the
middle of the month; the Venus equi-
nox is central on the 10th. being dis
turblng factor from the latter part OF
March to the end of April, While the
Jupiter disturbance is central on April
22nd, covering the whole month ana
year with its aggravatiug influence
over all terrestrial meteorology. These
three extra causes being combined in
their influence through much of April.
The disturbances will not only be more
general and severe, during the regular
storm periods, but these periods will be
prolonged so as to overlap each other
at times.
The first regular storm period for
April has three causes for expecting
storms. aside from the planetary causes
mentioned above. This period runs
from March 3lst to April the 9th, with
moon on the celestial equator. the lst,
full on the 3rd and IN apogee on the
4th Very high temperature in most
parts, with low barometer and rain,
hail aud thunder. may be expected
promptly on or next to the st. Storm
mess with heavy April rains will con-
tine mp to about the 4th. Dangerous.
tornado storms need not surprise care
full readers of these forecasts on or
touching Monday the 1st, to Wednes-
day the 3rd. A. reliable barometer,
and other unfailing indications. will
precede any and all dangerous storms
that may possibly arise a; this or any
other Tune. Whether or not you will
see and heed such indications is anoth.
err thing. At best. we fear that the
storm god will claim some victims
this month, but the majority OF them
will he those who take little or no
forethought or precaution against such
an hour of danger. Very cool wealth
er will follow on the heels of this storm
period, with possibly late snow north
ward and frosts in many sections,
even central to southwark. from about
the 4th to 9TH Watch your tender
plants.
On and touching the 9Th and 9th
will fall marked change to warmer.
the barometer will reach to lower read
ings and heavy April rams, hail and
thunder will visit many sections in
their general march from west to east.
Barometer will rise rapidly behind
storms. bringing quite
cool winds from west and north, and
frosty nights in northern directions.
The 18th to 18th. constitutes another
regular storm period, containing equa-
toral passage of the moon Oh the 18th
and new moon in perlgee on the 10th.
The crises of this period will fall on or
next to Monday the 18th about which
dale look for vicious electrical storms
attended by hail, rain and dungeons
winds. Low barometer, high temper
ature and daily paroxysms of wind and
April downpours, will most probably
continue over the conjunction of moon
and sun on the 18th and into the re-
dictionary storm period on the 18th.
goth aud 21st While under ordinary
only normal April
showers would fall at this time. on ac-
count of numerous causes prevailing,
storms in all probability will prove
widespread and heavy. Every reason
able precaution against disastrous hail
storms should be taken ut this and
other April periods, Another, dash of
high barometer, cold winds and frosty
nights northward. will be the order, be.
hind the storm conditions of this per-
iod.
The last week in April is also COW
cred with Mercury period, the same
being central on Monday the goth.
This shows the regular Vulcan storm
period from the oath to the 2Sth fully
within the Mercury influence. From
about Thursday the 25th to Sunday the
18th inclusive, it will be wise to an
ticipate storms of much energy with
heavy rain and hail over wide locali-
ties dung the progress of the general
storm conditions eastward. The Mer-
curry periods, as rule. are character
lied by much cIoudiness and drizzling
rains in warm weather, and sleet
storms when the temperature is low.
In extreme northern parts there is
possibility of sleet and snow during
the last April period. But all along
the south side of low barometric pres.
sure, look for heavy vernal rains, cul-
in electrical storms about the
passage of the moon over the equator
on the 2Sth. We predict that April
will bring many extremes of very warm
and quite cool weather. war with
northerly and soulherly currents.
Rams will be sufficient generally,
amounting to cloudbursts frequently-
too wet for low lands-Word and
Works.