Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-09-27
I'LL HICKS FOR OCTOBER.
The Month win Begin with Rsactionary
storms snow storms Are Predicted.

STORMS snow storms are Predicted.
Rev Irl r. Hicks, in forecasting
October weather, says:
"October will begin with reaction
airy storms of rain, and possibly snow
to the north, passing eastwardly over
the country New moon on the lst
will cause higher temperature. with
electrical storms, high tides and prob
ably seismic disturbances on and touch-
ing that date, but cold gales from the
north west with rising barometer will
follow quickly. During the Vulcan
storm period, 4th to 9th, the weather
will grow decidedly warmer, begin
ming in the western parts and moving
eastward. The barometer will fall at
the same time and cloudiness and rain
will follow, touching most parts of
the country in their eastward progress
about Sunday, the 9th to Wednesday,
the 9th. Storms of this period promise
to be general and severe with great
probability of wintry aspects in all
northerly directions. Shows with
heavy sleet are entirely probable. fol-
lowed by high barometer and cold. The
Mercury period is central on the 10th
and continues to the 10th, and this
fact blended with the others will cause
unsettled, stormy weather, perhaps
outside of the regular periods. Much
cloudiness with drizzle and sleet are
results to be expected during much
of.the Mercury period. A rise in tenn
perature and rain and snow storms of
increased extent and energy, will be
natural on and touching the 18th and
18th.
1.-THE Vulcan storm period central
on the 18th and covering the 10Th to
Goth is within the Venus period, with
moon ON the celestial equator on the
18th, at total eclipse node on the
10th, and at perigee and greatest north
declination ON the 10Th and goth.
Without the least desire to be sensa-
tional. we will say that severe and
dangerous autumnal storms and tides
are very probable at this period Rain,
snow and sleet will visit most interior
sections and big October cold wave
and very high barometer will wind mp
the period. Such are the probabilities
not the absolute certainties. All con-
cerned should be on the lookout for in
dications. as no violent atmospheric
or other disturbances come as a rule
without plain and timely warnings.
If an excess of storms and rough wealth
er fail to materialiZe'at this time, look
for unseasonably warm weather, with
many seismic phenomena and unusual
perturbations of the ocean tides. The
| fact to be emphasized is that normal
| cy VIII not be the rule: the astronom-
ic condition indicates one extreme or
the other. Our belief is that autumn
nal storms will result, followed by
sufficiently cold weather to damage
and destroy exposed, perishable COM
merce. There is no possibility and
no necessity for any attempt at local
izing in these forecasts.
Reaction to much warmer, with
falling barometer and more rain, turn
ing to snow northward, will be natu.
raj results on and touching the 23rd
and oath. All these October periods
will end in more or less storminess,
with stiff, cold gales over the great
lakes and the northwest generally. BY
the middle of the month the boreal
waves and frost will reach quite tC
the gulf regions.
"The last five days of the month are
covered by regular storm period,
blended with the Venus disturbance
at its center, with moon on the celes.
tial equator on the 9th and the new
again on the 3lst. The indications
are that storms tropical in kind, with
thunder and rain southwark, will come
during the first developments of this
period. But as the rising barometric
area from the northwest imfringes on
the low barometer TO the southwark,
rains will quickly merge into sleet
and snow, and boreal blasts will spread
southwark and eastward quite over
the country. ;"
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