The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-10
REV. HICKS PREDICTIONS
His Weather Forecast for the Month
of August-Five Storm Periods.

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shortage of rainfall as we near the
close of the month, copious and
general rains will attend the great
storms reasonably expected. Then
in entering into detail he predicts
five storm periods, as follows:
The first period will exten
from the 18th to the Sth, having
its center on the 9th. Storm con-
ditions of which in the form of
falling barometer, increasing hui
nudity and warmth, with growing
cloudiness will appear as early as
the 4th. Storms and thunder
gusts will quickly follow in West
ern sections, and duriug the 5th
to about the 9TH these disturban-
ces will pass over the country in
their eastward sweep. Rising ba-
rometer will succeed these storms,
bringing change to cooler from
the 9TH to the 10th.
The second period is central on
the nth and I2th The indications
are for only moderate barometric
and other changes at this time
Threatening clouds with thunder
gusts may show themselves over
scattering localities, warm and
dry. Unsettled and possibly
threatening conditions will in
crease on and touching the I4th.
On this date falls the full moon at
an eclipse note which fact is al
most sure to attract the disturban-
ces of the periods Immediately be-
fore and after the date. Either
the reactionary disturbances due
on the nth and 18th will be de-
layed up to the 18th, or the dis
turbances of the regular period
following will begin as early as
the 18th.
The third period is central on
the 18th, reaching normally from
the 18th to Goth, 1t is quite prob
able that this period will open
with barometer very low and
storms will be forming in West
ern regions as early as the I4th
and 18th. During the 10th to
10Th very general and forcible
storms will pass eastward1y across
the country. Thunder and light.
ming will mark these storms with
great emphasis. Fart h quakes
will be felt in various parts of the
globe not far from the 18th. A
decidedly high barometer and
change to cooler will follow the
western flank of those storms.
The fourth period will center on
the 22nd, 23rd and 24th. Very
high temperature, low barometer
and vicious electrical storms will
be very natural during the first
stages of the period, but sudden
change to high barometer and
much cooler press the Western
side of the storm area. There is a
danger that these very sudden
changes to cooler late in August
will be followed by frosts in
northern eXtremities.
The fifth period is central on the
goth. covering the 27th to the
SYST. AS early as the 27th and
28th warnings of gathering storms
will be noted in many parts of this
and other countries. Equinoctual
storms and hurricanes will almos.
certainly develop at this time an
reach the Gulf and Atlantic Coas
regions the last days of August
The crisis of this period will no
be over forty eight hours from six
O'Clock P. m. on the goth. The
temperature will be excessively
high over most sections and manv
storms of rain and thunder and
hail, attended by violent tornado
gales, will pass over wide areas of
the interior parts or the country.
The storms of this period will
continue into the opening days of
September. A pronounced rise of
the barometer will come from the
northwest at the breaking of this
period and bringing such extreme
change to cooler as to give frosty