West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-28
OUR MARCH WEATHER.
According 10 The Forecast Of Prof.
Hicks or ~. Louis.

<QS8y barometer and northwestern,
winds. storm area which will have trav
efsed the country from west to cast, during
the closing days of February, will be cen
"ai over the Mississippi Valley and the Al
| iantie coas, regions on the Ist and and
The higher barometer and sharp change tc
colder following these storms will rapid,
snos'de ON the approach OF the 9Th. and
from the Sth to the 9Th decided storm con
ditions will return. Within Joyty .igAf Aonps
OF s o'clock, p. m. ON the sih, no one
should be surprised by the appearance a
tropical storms, with possible hurricane ,o
the south, with counterpart of great boreal
storm OF rain, wind aud snow from the
north west The full Moon ON the celestial
equator on the S,h aud the day following is
time to be prudently watched by all whose
interests and safety arc liable to be leopard.
ited by dangerous storms on sea and land
Lightning and thunder will visit most sec.
tions during the FIRST stages of these pertur.
osnons' but blizzard of no mean proper.
tions will likely come out Of the northwes,
on and touching the 9th aud 9th. Watch
and see
From the 9th TO the I3ih is regular
storm period, exactly at the time when an
annual crisis is to he expected IN the Ear,h's
electrical and magnetic currents. From
about the 9th To 18th, abnormal electrical
phenomena, such auroras, clecnie foindS
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electricity, earth currents disturbing tele.
graphic Instruments, thunder storms and
volcanic and seismic disturbances. These
things are not to be regarded as dangerous,
or as an absolute and unfailing certainty ;
but correct records will prove that such
phenomena are at a maximum, taking the
globe rs whole one year with another, on
and about the nth of March. OF course,
storms of rain. wind aud snow-this time
with destructive SIecf added--will he natural
at This time. No, only arc we near the CEN
ter of the vernal equinox, but we are also
nearing the center of the Jupiter period,
with Mercury period central on the 10th
covering the 9Th to the 24th. The Venus
perturbation, which is central in April, also
comes in as disturbing factor at the crisis
In our March disturbances. Expect, there.
fore, many very decided storms and other
happenings OF peculiar, but not necessarily
dangerous character.
The 18th TO 18th will constitute a reac-
tionary time Of storm. and generally unset
tied and unpleasant weather, which will
scarcely subside until we enter what we be-
lieve to be the greatest storm period of the
month
The Moon will be new and in perigee ON
Wednesday the 10th, within a few hours of
its passage over the equator on the 10Th aud
OF the Suns passage of the equator ON the
7Ist. The barometer should he closely
watched at the on'comiDg aud progress of
this period, and the first premonitions of
equatorial hurricanes OF cyclones, should
such appear, should be watched with great
prudence on all seas and along all coasts in
the zones of the Earth especially exposed to
these great equinoctial perturbations. Our
own coasts, especially in the south, will
hardly be exempt from a share in the dis.
turbanees due at or near this period. Heavy
rain and thunder-slorms, with possible tor
nSdoes, will visit many interior sections,
and snow, sleet and blizzard will wind up
the general turmoil in northwestern, central
and northern parts of the country.
II unsessonably warm, bright weather
prevails, without storms, look for heavy
seismic disturbances. The last storm period
runs from the 26th TO 79th. March closes
fair and cool.
rs to general outlook for the spring and
summer, we believe that sufficiency Of
rainfall will visit almost the entire country
during the spring months. The Venus
equinox falling in April this year. we figure
that lornadoes and heavy wind and hail
storms will be most frequent and severe
in that month. Rains and floods will not
be as destructive in the south, and drouth
will visit many interior and western states
in the summer. We believe, as before pre-
dicted, that the Pacific coast regions will
have more rainfall, and that mountainous
sections fronting the Atlantic coasts will
have disastrous cloud. bursts and local foods.
Local water spouts will occur even in sec
sions suffering with general dfouth. Such
are Jupiter's characteristics.