West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-26

peculiar perturbing influence is in
force throughout the month.
May is also about the center of a
period when the focus of solar
energy expresses itself most forcibly,
along the middle tier of States from
west to east. Hence violent and
sudden flights and depression of
temperature will alternate with each
other, in close proximity and rapid
succession, necessarily producing
veryn intense storm conditions.
Thunder storms, local deluges of
rain and hail, with tornado results
in many localities, all followed
quickly by change to very cool,
with frosts over much of the coun-
try northward, are the main char
acteristics of disturbing causes
during this month.
very warm wave for the season
Will appear during the Vulcan storm
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period central on the 4th and ex-
tending to the 9TH. The Mercury
period cuts into the last part of this
period and combines with Venus in
prolonging and intensifying condi-
tions fayorable for storms. From
about the 4th to 9th this Vulcan
period normally would pass its
crisis and end in high barometer
and much cooler: but a series of
rain and thunder storms lasting for
several days, and eliminating about
the 9th in general electrical storms
need not surprise, as on that date
moon crosses the celestial equator.
being in apogee at the same time.
a decided change to colder will i'm
mediately succeed the "breaking up
storm" of this daily cycle.
1t is proper to say that all storm
clouds throughout this period, and
lasting over the reactionary storm
days, the 10th and nth, should be
calmly and carefully scanned. Let
no one conclude that tornadoes or
dangerous storms must arise at this
time, but let all understand that
such things are probable. The
center of the tornado season, as a
rule, falls later in May, but we be-
lleve that the greatest number of
severe storms will fall before the
goth of the present month. There
will be danger of irosts any where
in the central and northern states.
with the advent of any high baron
eter that may break in from the
northwest behind electrical storms.
quite up to the middle of May.
A falling barometer and very
warm wave will move from the west
progressively during this period.
eliminating in many active and
dangerous storms on and touching
the 18th, 10th and nth. In the
mountainous sections of the north
west no one should be surprised if
quite heavy snow falls about this
time. But other sections MAJ
count on heavy rains, hail, thunder
and wind. This is another period
of very probable tornadoes in which
our readers should prudently scan
all rising storm clouds.
AT the close of this period, storm
conditions will give place to a high
barometer, and cool wave strong
enough to bring frosts to many
northern sections.
A marked reaction to warmer will
appear from 21st to 24th, the
barometer will fall, and many cleo
trical storms are probable about the
passage of the Moon over the
celestial equator on the 27nd.
These disturbances will naturally
blend, more or less, with the per
turbations of the Vulcan period,
25th to zoth because the Moon is at
its perigee on the cath tending to
prolong phenomena Of the previous,
and Fastening the Disturbances of
the approaching period. The great
planet Jupiter is in opposition with
Sun and earth on May 18th the
central day of the Vulcan storm
period, and within less than twenty
four hours of the total eclipse Of
the Sun on the 18th. About Satur-
day the 10th, to Tuesday the 10Th,
watch your barometer and all atmos.
pheric conditions closely, and
suffer no storm clouds to come
upon you without exercising due
vigilance. Seismic and earthquake
phenomena will be felt in many
quarters Of the Earth, within a
period Of five days, taking the 18th
as the central day.
The StateBankers'Association will
convene in Grafton on the 10Th and