The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-07-07
HICKS FORETELLS JULY STORMS.
Weather Prophet Promises Tornado
;Conditions With Thunder and
RIuefer

Buster.
This month begins in the last stage
of a storm period central on June the
30th. Storms and perturbations of
this period will be we'll on their way
toward the Atlantic by the 1st and
end, with fair and cooler weather fol-
lowing from the west.
= A reactionary storm period is cen
trail from the 4th to the 9Th. As the
moon is on the celestial equator on
the 4th, we may reasonably calculate
on a decided rise in temperature, end
ing in thunder and rain storms dur
ing these reactionary days. If the
general tendency is to excessive heat
and light rains from the 4th to 9Th,
and from the 9th to 14th, it will be
safe to count on predominance of
such weather nearly or quite up to
September. We fear there are good
reasons to expect such results. Upon
the other hand, should cooler weather
and general rains and storms be the
rule at these periods, much of the
same kind of weather will character
ize all the storm periods for the fol
lowing six to eight weeks. The sheer
ing, lofty criticism that ANY body
can predict hot weather in July and
August breaks down in the minds
of sensible people, who know that,
while this is true in measure, the
temperatures and rainfall are eXtre-
mely different, one year with another,
in these months.
About the 18th to 18th, the central
dates of the second July storm period,
no one should be surprised by wave
of excessive warm weather, culminat-
ing in many threatening storms and
violent dangerous clustering. Some
local cloudbursts are probable here
here and there. but we do not believe
that sufficient rains will occur at this
time over wide extremes of the grain
producing regions. We shall be de-
lighted to find that our opinion was
make our forecast. Heavy hail storms,
especially to the West and North, will
most likely attend these disturbances.
in which with temporary change to
much cooler may naturally be expect
ed. The 18th, 18th and 14th are the
days on which the eliminating crisis
of &c To ho
Change to higher barometer, westerly
winds and cooler would be the nor
NAL order, progressively, behind, or
west of the centers of storm areas.
On ard touching the Eth, 18th and
18th the temperature will greatly in
crease, moving like wave from
west to east. Barometric unsteadiness
and final fall t o low readings will ac-
. company the warmth, and many
threatening storm clouds with thun-
der and buster will take up their
mare eastwardly across the country.
A regular Vulcan storm period COW
ers the 21st to the gath, having its
center on the 22nd. The most casual
observers and readers of weather re-
ports will see that wave of increas-
ed warmth, attended by falling baro-
meter and other storm conditions,
will organize in the west and pass
eastwardly across the country on and
touching the above days. More
threatening summer clOudS with
thunder, some rain and severe blus-
ter, will break out along the paths of
actual storm areas.
On and touching the 9th and 2Sth
reactionary storm conditions will re-
turn with more than ordinary inten-
sity.
If by any means heavy and general
rains should have fallen at previous
July periods-a result we candidly
do not look for-the same NAV be
counted on at this last period. If
violent, tornado storms have been
common during July up to this period
"a thing we do not foresee-in all
reasonable probability they will recur
in added force about this time. Our
decided opinion is. that sustained
summer heat, with a minimum of
storm and rain followed by seismic
phenomena, will characterize this
closing period in July.