Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-09-07
Hicks on September Weather.

Weather forecaster Hicks has many
nice things in store for Us this month.
according to his forecasts for Septem-
Der. So far during the month he has
been telling the truth. ana he fore
tells fol the remainder of it in sub
stance as follows:
The storm period beginning on the
4:h and extending to the 10th promises
to bring many prolonged and severe
perturbations. At least five astrono.
mical causes will help to disturb
Earth's meteorological elements at
this time-the Moon in conjunction
with Earth and in perigee, the Vulcan
force. the Mercury equinox, the Venus
disturbance and the greatly increased
tension of Earth's autumnal equinox.
The disturbances at this time will al
most certainly be aggravated In char
acter, and prolonged, with possibly
very slight iDtermission, into and
through the reactionary storm period
central on the 1lth and 18th. The
Moon being at new and in perigee on
the 9th, and on the celestial equator
on the 10th, the chances for prolonged
and violent disturbances into the 18th
and 18th are unusually great.
We predict that Wednesday the 18th,
to Saturday the 10th, will bring a de-
cided crisis showing that equinoctial
hurricanes of great extent and vio-
lence are near, if not sweeping our
southern coasts, or that phenomenal
heat over the interior. covering the
greater part of the country, will be
eliminating in low barometer, thun-
der storms and possible tornadoes in
many places. Earthquake and volca-
mic phenomena will be reported from
various parts of the globe on and about
the 9th. If very low barometer and
equinoctial hurricanes reach the
southern coasts and states at this
time, northerly currents will induce
marked boresl conditions over western
and central sections, bringing frosts
to north estern states from the
18th to 18th. The next regular storm
period extends from the 10th to the
2lst. In the nature of things, we are
now at the season when the vast cleo
rrical and magnetic forces are general
ed in abnormal intensities, out of
which the great equatorial cyclones
are developed. If these forces are de-
layed they increase in cumulative
energy and show themselves at later
periods. Hence all careful, observing
students of these forecasts may know
what the real probabilities are for
each September storm period. being
we'll assured that at least one great
equinoctial perturbation will rush up
from the equator during this month
and express itself in many storms and
gales over land and sea.
Whatever character Of storms are in
progress during the period, 18th to
2lst, Sunday the 18th to Wednesday
the 2lst, will bring the eliminating
crisis of the period.
If an euuinoctial hurricane. or cy-
clone, is in progress in the guilt. or
adjacent waters, and does not reach
the southern coasts before, it is almost
certain to be felt in violent gales or
high seas, within twenty-four hours
of noon on the oath One of the Sep
TENDER perturbations. whatever may
occur at other periods. is almost GER
tain to reach decided, If not violent
crisis at this time. This is also an
other time when seismic. volcanic and
meteoric phenomena will be reported
from many extremes Of the globe. In
every probability rushing high baro-
meter. violent northwesterly gales,
and change to almost cold. will spread
over the country from the northwest,
as the storms of this period give place
to the high barometric area pushing
close behind them.
A regular Vulcan storm period is
central on the Goth. extending from
the 9th, two or three days into Octo-
Der. As we enter this period the
barometer will fall. the temperature
will again rise to qnite warm, and
scattering storms will be advancing
eastward over the country about the
goth and 30th.