Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-02-02
Hicks Forecasts for February.

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origin In January will eliminate on the LIST
and 2nd Of February. The moon Is In apo
gee and at first quarter on the LIST, and
storms of this period will be at their crisis
within eighteen hours of o'clock, A. M,
on that date. The center of storm disturb
ances will be west of the Mississippi river
up to the hour named, but will pass across
and east Of the central valley after the hour
named. While the storms are approaching
the central valley from the west, 1t will be
warmer and bright east OF the central valley,
but while storms are passing east OF the cen
trail valley, change to rising barometer high
winds and colder will be pressing close be-
hind from the west and north. There Will
be general snow squalls during these dis
turbances, and cold wave worth keeping
in mind Is apt to spread over the country
from about the 2nd 10 the 9th.
A regular storm period extends from the
9th to the 9th. This period embraces the
iull moon at total eclipse, being also at great
eat declination north on the 9th, the central
day OF the period. By the 9th decided change
to warmer, with falling barometer, southerly
winds and growing cloudiness, will be noted
In western sections. These conditions Will
bring on decided storms of rain, wind and
| possible thunder In the south about the 7tn
TO the 10th. The crisis of the period will
| fall on and touching the 9th. About this
date series of violent winter storms will
eliminate, first In rain, wind and thunder,
turning to sweeping snow and billiards
from the northwest. These storms will
scarcely disappear, but threatening and
stormy weather will, in all probability,
continue into the reactionary period, cen.
trail on the 18th and 18th. The moon is on
the celestial equator on the 18th and In
perigee on the 18th, making storms OF active
10 violent character almost certainty, es-
pecially to the southwark, on and next TO
those dates. Even at these early dates, West
India storms are not improbable, with high
and dangerous tides on the gulf and ex-
treme southern coasts. This period-say
from about the 9th to the 13th-will, In all
reason, be marked by many seismic and vol
canic outbreaks in various quarters OF the
globe. The most violent oil these phenom.
ena will occur in southern to equatorial lati-
tudes. This period may also be counted on
| for heavy snow and blzzards-some of the
hardest OF the winter-over much of the
country composed OF Central aad Northern
States. A &c neral and genuine cold wave
will wind up the general perturbations.
A regular storm period falls on the 10th
| tn ha O0ih ha ui I'M To nantaF on the Nth
There is every reason to- believe that some
of the hardest storms, and most severe wealth
or for the winter, will set In at this period
and continue, with little intermissions, for
the remainder OF February and into March.
| About the 18th to 10Th storms of tropical
nature will visit southern parts Of the coun'
try-heavy rains, with lightning, thunder
and wind will reach as far norlhward as the
Central States, while snow, sleet and bliz-
yards will form their counterpart and sweep
out OF the north west. Change TO rising ba-
rometer and colder will follow up the storms
from the northwest, but storminess and
rough, threatening weather will continue,
blending the storm periods into prolonged
spell OF stormy, disagreeable weather.
A reactionary storm period falls on the
22nd, 23rd aud oath. This is at the center
OF the Mercury period, the new moon at an
eclipse node is on the 23rd, and on celestial
equator on the Goth. This period also brings
as we'll into the Venus disturbance and the
earth's vernal equinox. Storms of wide ex-
tent and violent in character need surprise
m ona from ahnnt tho Ord IN 06th To tho
temperature rises high-a very probable re.
sult-with greatly depressed barometer read.
ings, tropical storms of rain, hail and thun-
der will be natural 10 the south, possibly
tornado In some localities. These condi-
tons will be suddenly followed end Offset
by high barometer aud rushing gales and
blizzards from the northwest. This is also
another period In which seismic and volcan-
ic disturbances will be reported from many
extreme quarters of the earth. All, except
that small "official" set who make 1t their
business TO misrepresent and belle US, will
understand that our mention of seismic and
similar phenomena is not with view TO
forecast calamity and danger, but to show
the cosmic relation Of these things to gen
eral storm and atmospheric conditions, and
beyond all these manifestations still, TO |
prove that they have their prime origin In
certain astronomical changes and combina-
tons. Storm, earthquake, volcanic erup- |
tons, auroral lights magnetic earth-currents
and all similar perturbations of nature,
have common source, and that source is |
found in astronomic changes and conditions.
II is this great, fundamental truth that we |
have set ourself 10 defend and promulgate;
hence in our forecasts we often include all |
these phenomena. and every verifcation of
the same carries with it scientific proof, far |
reaching in importance and value.
A regular storm period begins on the 9th |
and has It's center on March the LIST. A dis
turbed, if not stormy state of weather will
lead 10 this period, but about the 18th these
conditions will increase into marked inten-
aity, causing many active storms during the
opening days of March.
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