Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1911 — Hicks Predicts Many Storms For the Month of February. [ARTICLE]

Hicks Predicts Many Storms For the Month of February.

Falling barometer, rising temperature and return of rain, sleet and snow may be expected on and touching the 2nd and 3rd, quickly followed by sleet, freeze and blizzard. A cold wave will dominate most parts of the country from the 4th to the 7th. A regular storm period covers the 6th to the 10th. These conditions will grow into active storms of rain, turning to sleet and snow, as they pass, progressively from west to east. Change to fair and very cold weather will follow promptly in the rear of these storms, being pushed eastward and south by an energetic, high barometer.

A reactionary storm period recurs from the 13th to 16th, beginning with a full moon on the 13th, and ending with the moon’s passage to the celestial equator on the 16th, bringing storms of tropical nature, after several days of threatening weather, all ending in violent change to colder weathei*. ,

A regular storm period is indicated from the 17th to the 21st. The reactionary period just preceeding this regular period will leave little or nft time between the two for fair, open weather, so that by the 18th the oncoming of rain and snow storms in the West will be in progress. The Mars influence will be dominant at this time, and the character of storms and weather prevailing at this period may be regarded as indicating the kind of storms and weather to be expected generally through the month of March. We figure that the weather will be rough and wintery, continuing after that manner well through the month of March. Behind rain and snow storms, which will probably pass eastwardly over the country about the 19th, 20th and 21st, look for rapid rise of the barometer, attended by a wicked cold wave. A reactionary storm period, central on the 24th, 25th and 26th, will bring cloudiness.

A seismic period, central on the 28th, covers the 26th to March sth. Note reports of earthquakes in current news at this time. We. do not think it possible for the Mars influence to bring summerlike weather this February, but such pranks are sometimes played by this war and weather god. We advise to the contrary—be on the watch for winter storm and weather.