West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-04-07
The Femous Weather Prophet
Talks of
APRIL RIATIoN
Tells of What is to be Doing
the Balance OF
This MOnlh.-Gft the Latter Part or
Last Month ON the IN. 40.

The conjunction of Mars with
Earth and Sun occurred on March
2o'h. But whatever meteorological
results flow from this conjunction
will be felt as much at the first
storm periods In April as In March
The exact time of this conjunction
was at 8 O'Clock p. m, March 2oth.
The reactionary disturbances as
March goes out will disappear from
the continent about April and, fair
and cooler having followed storm
areas out of March from the north
west. The Vulcan storm period
central on the 9Th will extend Its
influence from the 3rd to the 9Th.
Warmer weather and April so a is
with thunder and lightning vii
travel eastward 5th to 9th. A dash
of snow northward will end this
period, bringing cold winds and fair
weather progressively for two or
three days. The reactionary storm
days central nth and 12th lead into
the mercury disturbance, which ex
tends from 18th to 22nd, being CEN
trail on the 18th. On the nth and
9Th winds will tend to precipita-
ton and storminess with possible
change to cooler-aud fair preceding
the Vulcan period central on the
10th. Do not count on much con-
tinued cloudiness with rain through
the Mercury period. On the
10Th the disturbances will reach
elimination. During this Vulcan
period ordinary April showers will
widen and thicken into general
rain and thunder storms, with pos.
sibly some severe and dangerous
storms to the southwark, or
wherever storms are preceded by
very warm, sultry atmosphere. At
the eliminating stage of these
storms, snow and sleet will be very
probable results along the northern
side of the country, ending In
northerly gales that will send very
cool weather, If not frost, far. to the
south. If the results answering to
the above should not appear at the
Vulcan period, 18th to 10TH, the
chances for the same will be greatly
increased at the reactionary period,
say about the 22nd to cath. If the
temperature should rise very high,
with south winds. very marked
storms will occur at this time. Al
cool wave, amounting to frosts
northward, will appear from about
the 23rd to 10th. April goes out
with a regular storm period In
progress. About the 27th signs of
this oncoming period will show to
The west. the warm wave will move
winds will Shift to the
south, cloudiness will ensue and
storms of rain and thunder will
pass eastward from the 28th to 3oth,
he month ending with the cloudi-
less and precipitation over central
o eastern parts of the country and |
air and much cooler weather fol-
owing up the storms from the west !
md north. We calculate that there
will be a suficiency of rainfall for |
he present needs In April In most |
'a1ts of the country, bat we do not
'elieve there will be an excess Of
Moisture stored In the earth for fu
ure use. Even a moderate amount |
# precipitation through the winter
md early spring will be the case
his month In many bottom 10
buttable and,upland regions
nay be prepared, planted and
during April. There are
10 reasons to apprehend an excess
# storms We must look for the
'roverbial April showers merging
ntosheavier storms touching cen.
raj storm days.