The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-05-08
HIlC,,KsMAY WEATHER.


regular Vulcan storm period is
central ON the let, extending to the
4th. The opening stages Of this
period fall in the last days Of April,
that is, change to warmer. falling
barometer and southerly winds set
in on those days in western section
of the country. From the 1st to 3rd
inclusive, these changes to growing
storm conditions will increase as
they advance eastward across the
country, resulting in wide cloud
areas with acvtie storms of rain,
wind and thunder on and touching
the End and 3rd. In the nature of
things, rising barometer, change OF
winds to westerly and northerly, and
much clear weather will follow
close on the rear of these stroms.
giving many northern to centr 1sec'
tions touches of chill and frost dur
ing some of the nights in the first
week OF May. See if this does not
prove to be true.
On and touching the 9Th and 9TH
look for decided and rapid change
to falling barometer and quite warm
resulting in sharp electrical storms
on the 9Th and 9TH. Moon crosses
the celestial equator on the 9Th in a
reactionary storm period, and heavy
thunder storms will be most natur-
al on and next to that day.
AS these storms pass to east
ward across the country, change to
rising barometer and much cooler
will follow from the west, giving
possible frosts in sections northward
on the nights between the 9TH and
10th inclusive. This is one of the
May periods we will to put down as
dangerous. By this time the focus
of the Suns magnetic and electrical
energy will lie along parallels cover
ing the central states or the sections
most subject to violent, tornado
storms. AS we enter this period, say
about the 10th west, the barometer
will begin falling in the west, de-
cided change to summer tempera
ture will begin in the same section,
vast cloud areas will begin to move
eastward across the country, and
from the 18th to about the 14tn
storms of rain, hail and thunder
some of them furious and tornado
will visit many states in their sweep
to the Atlantic seaboard. Storms It
this and the remaining periods 70
May, are apt to repeat themselves
in daily oycles,or at about the same
time of day for several successive
days. A decided rise of the barom-
eter, change of wind to the west and
cooler will mark the end of the series
of storms, and be followed by nights
cold enough for frost in northern to
central states. We must not be I'M
derstood as saying that tornadoes
must occur at this time but we do
affirm that the astronomic out look
is such as to make such storms de-,
cidedly probable. Let no one yield;
to foolish and demonstrating fear
and foreboding, but all should have
cme place and plan in view, calculat
ed to reduce danger to life and limb
and property to minimum, in case
for sudden and destructive sto1ms.
This general admonition Is always
applicable in heavy storms at this
season of the year; but it IS of spec
ial importance during the persent
combination of the Venus, Mercury
and Vulcan periods. The general
aspects Of sky, clouds, wind, currents,
temperature, barometer and hygrom
eter, will give timely and ample
wal nings as to whether the storm
centers are coming your way.
The center of the Mercury period
falls on the 18th and the reactions
airy storm period central on the 18th
and 18th. About these days stol m
contiions will reach another maxi
jmum, even if the daily cycle which
set in at the p1ece ding Period
should not subside up to this time
a thing very proba bic. After storms
about the 18th ard 18th look for
change to very much cooler for
two or three days. The last regu-
lr storm period for May reaches
t1fm the 22n6 to 2Sth. nerpinQ re-