Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-08-06
AUGUST WEATHER.
Prof Hicks Predicts Some Severe
Weather for the Monht.

ID lOOkeu TOT IN Aug lst, according
to Hicks predictions:
Regular storm disturbances will
be due from the LIST To the 18th of
August. The probabilities are
that the natural warmth TO be ex.
pected at this season will grow in
to crisis of summer heat about
the LIST, ID and 3rd, to be followed
progressively from the west 10y
low barometer, threatening clouds
and severe clustering. Local rains
some of them quite heavy may
attend :hese storms, but the gen.
eral supply and diffusion of -sins
over the country promise To- be
short and poorly distributed Ris.
ing barometer and change to more
pleasant conditions for few days
will be natural behind the pertur-
Dances at this time, extending east
ward over thu oountry 10y the 18th
and 9TH.
a reaotionary storm period eX-
lists on the 9th, 9TH and sth, dur.
ing which days look for increase
of warmth, falling barometer and
marked tendency to black clouds
thunder and storminess. These
disturbances will eliminate on
and touching the Sth. some cen
trail to northern parts of the coun-
try being visited by severe sum.
} mer squalls. Change to rising ba-
rometer, westerly Withstand cooler
will press in from the west and
north, as low barometer and storm
: moves esstwardly out of the way,
bringing partial respite from sum
mer heat for few dBys.
One of the heated terms" of
the month will appear about the
18th TO the 10th At the begin
ming of this period the warm wave
will start in western sections. at
tended by low and falling barom-
eter; easterly TO soutberly winds
will increase the heat over all sec
tons east of the actual storm CEN
ters. As the low barometer moves
eastward, threatening clouds with
severe local storms will visit many
sections, with favorable conditions
for some very generous midsum.
mer rains.
This greatly increases the prob
. ability of rain from about the llth
, 18th. While the heat waves and
storms are still passing central and
eastern paris OF the country a
change to cooler will be advanc
, ing from the west aud north. 40
that by the 10Th and 10Th most
parts of the country will have felt
the change to cooler weather
There will be perceptible reac-
tons to rising temperature, fall
ing barometer, and return to
cloudIness and storms on and tou-
ching the 18th and 18th, followed
by another return TO cooler, more
pleasant weather, about the 18th
to Dist.
II the perturbations of the Mars
p period, which is to be central on
, the Goth should take on the nature
of a violent atmospheric displace
= ment-a result rather TO be expec-
ted-the regular storm period ex-
= tending from the 2lst TO the 9th,
e will develop some violent and dan
gerous West India storms. The
situation will become more criti-
, cal from the fact that the moon is
% in perigree on the 2lst, new on the
= 22d, and on the celestial equator
= on the oath. The earth will also
t have entered its autumnal equi.
. noxial at this time. We do not
= hesitate to warn those who live
s a.ong the coasts and on the seas
D and islands directly exposed to the
} fury of West Indie hurricanes and
, cyclones, of the possibility of such
r visitations at this time.
Q General storm conditions will
I develop over the country, and in
land storms of more or less inten.
sity may reasonably be expected
about the oath to 9th. If equa-
u: torial storms appear in the south
at this time, reaching regions as