West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-03-30
FOR P R
Our Weather for the konth, Accord
Ing 10 the Arrangement Of
Prof. Hicks
The Celebrated 1T. Louis Lightning
Manipulation Of atmospheric Con.
aiti0hs.

The vernd ~equiuoctial period. or the
tune when the ch tngeS Of seasonal
conditions are shifting fr,m opposite
sides of the equator, continues in it's
perturbering influence until after the
middle Of April, hence the tendency to
April showers through most of this
moath, even outside of The limits Of
the regular storm periods Ceutering
on the 3rd and 4th. look for rise of
temperature, falling barometer aud
many showers with bluster and thun-
der. Change 10 high pressure, west
winds and much cooler. with snow on
northern sides. will wind mp the per
turbation. The moon being in perigee
on the 9th will tend very much to ia.
,~en>ify and prolong atmospheric dis
turbances. The storm diagram shows
thata Vulcan storm period extends
from the 9TH ia the 18th. inside of "A
Mercury period which is central on the
nth Hence Earth and Mercury will
combine, i'm addition to other causes
OF storms at this time. The moon
passes oyer the celestial equator on
the 18th and is new on the 10th, in
dicatlng that "A very warm wave for
the season will appear during this
period. A general low barometer will
also develop and many storms OF ram
and hnil will cross the country from
west tn east No one should be sur-
priSed IL "a smack of late sleet and
snow visits northern sections ms n Sc
qucl to the connections of this period.
As a rule in such cases, the warm
weather Ices not break down until the
o reaches or has passed its new.
New moon being on the 10th, we pre-
d,ct that storm conditions will reach
their maximum aoout Saturday, sun
day and Monday, tho sth, 9th and 10th,
and be followed promptly by sharp
change To cooler GA and about the nth.
The Mercury and Earth braces reach
forward so as To cover the next period,
the l4th To 10th, hence April showers
arc liable to strike any part Of the
country intermediate between the two
regular periods. But the times of
marked storm conditions, with general
and heavy disturbances, will always
fall within the limits OF the storm
periods. Hence about the l4th to 10th
look for showery conditions To deepen
into heavier and more general storms,
with mach hail in many sections.
Change TO much cooler, with frosts
northward, will follow in the wake OF
stor ms
The Vulcan storm period, extending
from the 18th to 22nd, will bring "A de.
cided change to warmer weather, with
falling barometer generally. These
conditions will eliminate about Wed.
ncsday, the 10th To Friday 2ist, in re.
newcd aad heavy storms Of thunder,
rain and hail We name Friday, tn,
2lst as the most probable date for sucI
disturbances, from the fact that the
Earth is on the equator ON that date.
Readers must keep in mind the fact
thai the opposition OF Jupiter will in.
tensify all disturb Dances during the
last half OF April. No one should he
surprised or alarmed to feel the Earth
shiver with seismic shocks, and al
threatening storm clouds, during warm
muggy weather and low barometer
should be carefully scanred, before
they break in ~uniooked-for fury. An.
other spell OF very cool weather with
frost north ward will naturally follow
after the storms of this period, lasting
for several days.
The rOactienary storm period center.
ing on the 25th and 26th is exactly co
Incident with full moon on the day o.
Jupiter's opposition with Earth anc
Sur, both falling on the 25th. There
is no doubt that these opuositions oi
the great planets are attended will
such notable phenomena ir so many
quarters of the earth as T. constitute
"A inaxisnun of meteorological unrest
and perturbation.