The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-03
May Storms.

Prof. Hicks who so accurately fore
tells the weather for his paper, Word
and Works, gives the following fore
casts of May storms:
Look for some very active storms
of rain, wind and thunder from Mon
day the 9Th to Thursday the 9th.
Dangerous storms are possible, but
if they appear in any locality they
will be preceded by high temperature,
east TO south winds. sultriness and
low barometer, the last named indi-
cation by all odds the most important
and reliable. Another change to
rising barometer. west winds and very
cool nights will follow the storms of
this period.
On and about Sunday the 18th to
Tuesday the 14th will fall marked
reaction to storm conditions. On
Monday the 18th the Moon will be on
the celestial equator, coming up from
her south declination, hence the cris-
is of this reactiOnary period will fall
on and next to the 18th. Vicious
thunder storms, with possible violence
are probable. Temperature. wind
currents, barometer and clouds, will
Ill admonish watchful people long be-
fore the arrival of danger, at this and
all other storm periods.
The Vulcan or Irregular storm Pc
riod," central on the 18th, brings
with it Moons perigee on 18th and
new Moon at an eclipse node on the
18th, IL total eclipse Of the Sun falling
on the latter date. This eclipse will
not be visible in this country, but no
doubt we will see and feel the electric
and atmospheric perturbations re-
sulting from the Moons direct con-
junction with Earth and Sun. even
on our side of the globe. Great
warmth for the season, very low bar
ometer and heavy storms of rain,
wind and thunder are more than
probable from Friday the 18th. to
Monday the Goth, The same days
constitute, also, the most probable
earthquake period for the month.
Prudent readers of these forecasts
will watch the clouds and other storm
indications during this and other
May storm periods. Very cool nights
will follow with the higher barometer
from about the 10th to the 22nd.
Frost in the north very probable dur
ing these nights.
A reactiOnary storm period runs
from the 23rd TO the 25th, and the
Moon being on the celestial equator
on the 26th, in all probability the
storm conditions of this period
will be so prolonged as to reach a
crisis about that date. This is
time when we may reasonably look
for daily series of rain and thunder
storms for several days in succession.
beginning. perhaps at the New Moon
in the Vulcan storm period, 18th to
Goth. These daily cycles of May
storms often occur in the central and
western states, tornadOeS breaking
out here and there during their con-
tinuance. When they once begin,
until the barometer makes decided
rise, and a change to west winds and
much cooler occurs, heavy, threaten
ing, thunder storms are almost GER
tain to recur about the same hour of
day or night for several days, break
ing up with Il final storm of wide ex-
tent and dangerous force. Very cool
to cold nights. with frosts in many
sections. often follow the breaking up
of these daily May storms, The
month goes out in the midst of a
Vulcan storm period which is central
on the 30th. A warm wave for the
season, falling barometer and wide
storm areas will be advancing from
western extremes during the closing
days of May.