The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1904-04-02
Hicks Forecasts for April.

The storm period which was cen
tral with the full moon at the clos,
of March will extend into the Isl
and End of April. Storms of rain
wind, low barometer and high tenn
perature, will have given place to
snow, and much colder in all west
ern sections as April comes in. Cold
northerly winds, with frost anc
freezing northward, will follow
about the LIST to the 3rd, progress
lively from west to east. If frost
reaches far into central to southern
sections at this time, our readers
should not be taken wholly by sur
prise. Careful and impartial observ
ers must have discovered that the
Easter full moon is almost invari
ably attended and followed by severe
and disagreeable squalls and borea1
weather The present case we be.
lieve will prove no exception to the
rule. Plants and tender vegetation
should be protected against the
probability of killing frost during
the first three or four days in April
About the 4th to the 9th falls a re.
dictionary storm period, during
which time falling barometer, change
to warmer, with more rain and
storminess will be probable. Hail
storms will be most natural at all
the April disturbances, and sudden
drops of temperature should not sur
prise any one after all we'll defined
storm movements.
The Vulcan storm period, central
on the 10th, will bring a series OF
pronounced storms. The culmina-
ton OF these storms will fall about
Sunday the 10th to Wednesday the
18th. Look for high temperature,
with rain, hail and thunder, pro-
excessively from west to east, on the
18th, 10Th and 18th. Rapid rise OF
barometer and change to quite cool
will follow behind the storms, but a
reaction to storm conditions will
suddenly return, and from the 18th
to the 18th it will again become
very warm, progressively, decided
storms of rain, hail and thunder will
occur along paths of low barometric
pressure. The sudden revulsions OF
Venus from hot to cold will be felt
at this time and at each disturbance
during the rest of the month. Tor
nadic disturbances should be appre-
hended, if very low barometer, high
temperature and abnormal humidity
prevail at this time.
A regular Vulcan-Venus perturba-
ton will be central on the Dist ex-
tending from the 10th to 23rd. The
temperature will rise very high as
this period progresses, resulting in
many vicious thunder and hail
storms on and touching the 21st,
22nd and 23rd. The normal tenden-
cy to April thunder showers will
grow into decided and far-reaching
transforms, with dangerous winds
and possible tornadoes during the
progress of these disturbances. The
inevitable change to much cooler,
with frosts general over central and
northern sections, will follow up the
western TANKS of these storms. Late
snow squalls need surprise no
one, as the high barometer follows
low areas at these April periods.
One of the most decided, and per-
haps violent storm periods of the
month, extends from about the Goth
to Goth. We warn our readers to
watch the storm developments at this
time, Very general and severe storms
are more than probable This is a
time when destructive hail storms
are almost a certainty in very many
sections. Abnormal downpours OF
rain will also visit central to south
ern regions. The month will go out
with cold winds and frosty nights
northward.
The coming month, May, promises
the heaviest rains and the most vio-
lent storms Of the present season.
The solstice rains in the central part
Of June will be generally sufficient for
the time, but many western to
northern parts will have none to
spare. We believe that drouth will
be felt in more or less severity over
much of the western grain belt be
fore the season ends.