The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-07-28
AUGUST WILL BE HOT AND STORMY
Even Violent Torandoes and Hail May
be Looked For.

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be Looked For.
Rev. Irl r. Hicks, of st. Louis.
makes these predictions for August:
First period, regular, reaching the
1st to the 9Th. The first days of Au-
gust will bring decided increase of
/ storm conditions. A low barometer
will pass eastward oyer the country,
attended by great increase of warmth,
all followed bymany black and blust-
ering storm clouds. Even to sections
where only light rains fall, this f'vt
August period will bring very tn
ening clouds, with violent to danger
GUS summer squalls. Heavy rains
will visit sections covered by previous
rains at this period. Change to much
cooler will follow in the wake of these
disturbances, progressively from the
west and north.
Second storm period, reactionary,
is central on the Sth and 9th. Terres-
trial phenomena, for period of at
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Falling barometer, increase in tenn
perature, cloudiness and return of
more or less storminess will be nat
ural results on and touching the Sth
and 9th. Under existing conditions.
whatever perturbations arise at this
reactiOnarv period are very apt to be
prolonged into the storm period next
following.
Third storm period. regular. The
influence OF this period will be felt
from the 18th quite up to the 10th.
Autumnal equinox of Earth may also
be regarded as entering the problem
at this period. One of the heated
terms of the summer is one of the
things to be expected about this
period. 1t will come in with very
high temperature. The warmth will
increase and barometer will fall as we
advance into the period, and by the
nth may be expected wide areas of
violent electrical storms, in full
to east. These storms will consume
three or four days in making transit
Of the country. They will be attend
ed with heavy hail in western and
northwestern sections. Change to
rising barometer and cooler will nat
urally come in behind the storms. 1t
is altogether probably that West
Indian hurricanes will appear south
of our coasts and similar disturbances
in many other parts of the Earth
about this period. Such perturba-
tions will almost certainly appear be-
fore the end of August, and no one
| need be surprised if they develop at
this third storm period. About the
9th to 4th may also be considered a
time of probably seismic and earth
quake disturbances.
Fourth storm period, reflector \
central on the 18th and goth.
! high temperature, low barometer
sultry, humid atmosphere will be
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conditions intense electrical storms
are very apt to occur. General
thunder storms with phenomenal
lightning, heavy gales and possible
tornadoes, are among the results to
be Watched for over much of the in
terror country. A marked rise of the
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winds and cooler will push the rear of
these disturbances.
Fifth storm period. Extends from
the oath to the 2Sth. Very general
| and severe storms will visit the in
terror parts of the country. The Sec
| tional conditions that have prevailed
| during the present and past months
will break down, bringing changes in
the character of storms and general
weather to all sections. More hail
will fall in many places than for weeks
past. Tornadoes, storms in many To-
calities should not surprise the intel
ligent students Of these forecasts.
Change to very cool nights will follow
these general perturbations, especial
ly should heavy equinoctial storms
visit the south coasts and induce cor
responding storms out of the north
west. In such an event, even frost
may follow to the north the last week
in August along with the high
barometer that will succeed the
storms.
Hard Luck.
He had been drinking of the cup
that cheers and likewise inebriates,