Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-05-06
Forecasts for May.

The storm period of disturbance Is central
on the 4th of May, and Its disturbing power
lasts until near the end Of the month. This
means that all the regular and reactionary
periods, until after the middle of the month,
will be prolonged and intensified by the
Venus influence.
Without modifying causes unknown to
US, the first week in May will bring many
active, If not dangerous storms. The Vul.
can, Mercury and Venus influences all com.
bine to render this danger period. The
Vulcan and Mercury periods are central TO.
gether on the 3rd and the Venus period is
central on the 4th. About the 1st to 3rd
look for change to very warm, starting in
the west and spreading eastward. The ba.
rometer will fall to very low readings and
from about the Bird to 9th violent storms
will pass eastwardly over most parts of the
country. This is time when tornadoes
are very probable, making it wise to heed
all indications of coming storms, and taking
such precautionary measures for safety as
may be reasonable or practicable. Heavy
downpours OF rain and hail, with great cleo.
trlcal displays, will most likely attend these
disturbances. Behind these storms, look for
high barometer, west winds and gales, and
sudden change to very cool. Frosts need
not surprise any in all central to northern
sections of the country.
Reactionary storm conditions will return
on the 9Th, 9th and 10th, bringing return
of high temperature, low barometer, great
humidity, and more storms of greater or less
violence and danger All through this part
of May the solar focus is central along the
Middle States, extending east and west and
daily cycles OF heavy thunder and rain
storms often occur for many successive days,
eliminating in wide and sweeping series
OF storms. Such will probably result at this
reactionary period, lasting perhaps into the
regular storm period which is central on the
l4th. If a sudden high barometer develops
the 10th, regions to the northward may look
for frost.
About the 14th look for change to warmer,
the barometer will again fall to low read
ings, and another series of rain, wind and
thunder-storms will take up their eastward
march across the country, eliminating on
and touching the 14th, 10Th and 10th. At
this as well as other May periods, if the air
is warm and humid, with low and falling
barometer, no gathering storm should be
allowed to approach without careful watch
on the situation. There is no use in trying
to conceal the fact that tornado storms are
possible and probable, and little common
sense watching and planning, or the lack of
such, will run into matters of life or death
in such critical moments.
Great and sudden revulsions from warm
to unreasonably cool are characteristics Of
the Venus perturbations, and when these
Venus periods fall 10 the month of May,
the widest electrical storms are often fol-
lowed by surprising changes to cold and
frost More or less of such phenomena will
be realized during all the first half of the
present month.
The next return of storm conditions will
be from the Goth TO 23rd. The crises OF these
storms will fall on and touching the 22nd
and 23rd.
The last storm period for the month Ia
central on the Goth, covering the Gath TO Goth
This period will come in with rising tenn.
perature, the barometer will fall decidedly
in all western parts by the Goth, and during
the 9th, 28th and Goth, most parts of the
country will be touched by active storms ID
their eastward sweep across the country.
As to the general outlook for May, we
believe that IL will be up TO, or above the
average 10 warmth. There will be much
bright and pleasant weather between the
periods OF severe storms Excessive Venus
rainfalls, with destructive hail storms Ia
many sections, may reasonably be expected
though these rainialls will be largely con.
fined TO central, western and southern sec.
tons. All parts will have moisture suffl.
Gent for present needs, but large areas will
approach the summer period, verging on 10
drouth conditions. Il. Hick, st. Louis.
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