The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
HAVE AUGUST STORMS
Weather Prophet Hicks Predicts
Storms for August That Are
as Bad as IN July

In making up his August weather
predictions Rev. Irl Hicks goes on
with his storm area, and makes the
following predictions for the month.
A regular storm period will he at
It's crisis on August the LIST and 2nd.
A Mercury period is near its centeg
at this time and VIII prolong and
Intensity storm conditions at this
period. Thunder storms, with many
stiff, local gusts of Wind and rain
Will center on and about the lst ana
2nd. Immediately after these storms
pass east of any given locality, the
wind will shift to Westerly, tile
barometer will rise and a change to
ONE cooler will take place. Clouds
ness with a degree OF threatening
conditions will remain for several
days, ever after the storm areas
have passed away. Such are the
characteristics of the Mercury equi-
noX, which is central on the 18th,
extending from july 18th to August
the 10th.
A reactionaly storm period is
central OF the 5th, 9th and eth, on
and about which days may be expect
ed a return of storm conditions.
The warmth will increase, the bar
onleter will fall, and %cloudiness will
grow into decided areas of storminess
and precipitation. These storm areas
will, OF course, not cover the Whole
country on any n date, but they
will start in western parts and pro-
eres3 in regular ordel east8ardly
across the country.
A regular torn period extends
from the 10th to the 14th, Ii is CEN
tral on the 18th and will come to a
crisis, centrally between east and
west extremes Of the country, on
Tuesdar and Wednesday the 18th
and l4th. If you are far west you
Will get yor storms a dav OF two
earlier; You who are far TO the east
Will read of th storms before they
reach you. Bide your time and watch
things grow. The new Moon is on
the 9th, hcnce hot, Threatening
weather ay hold through The
Mercury brace. Take seven days,
with the 9th as the central day,
and you have a period OF great seismic
probability.
y r%eactiopary storm period is
central on the Nth, 18th and 10th.
AS this period begins it will grow
much warmer, first i'm The vest,
the barometer will fall and reacition-
AIRY storms of rain. vino and
thunder Will pas, eastwardly across
the country, reaching their cul MIN
ating stages on and touching the
18th and 10Th.
a regular storm period covers in
pertnrbing power the 21st to the
26th. The Venus disturbance, which
is central in September, will also
affect storm and weather conditions
at this period. The period may also
be put down as "a decided seismic
deriod, centering on the 23rd and
covering the whole period.
The barometer will follow INLAND
storms from the northwest, making
frosts more than a possibility in
north sections during the last week
in August.
a reactionary storm period Is
central on the 10Th, 3Oth and 3lst.
1t is a well known fact that great
tropical storms coming up from
equatorial regions, outlive. as i
rule, the Quotations OF tine ordinar,
storm periods This is true especial
ly in cases were the Venus eaulno.
and other aStronomic causes unit,
with Earth's equinox. But i'm al
8 such cases it is safe to say that thes,
SIorMs take on renewed energy ant
violence as they run into the sturl,
periods next following those which
they originate. Hence. if tropica
'storms appearing at the period 2lS