West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-03-31
HICKS ON TnE WEATHER
For the Coming Month, April showers,
Bring May Flowers.

hai Win tnt iuii moon AT the Close
of March will extend into the Isl
and and OF April. Storms OF rain,
wind, low barometer and high tenn
perature, will have given place to
snow. rising barometer and much
colder in all western sections a.
April comes in. Cold, northerly
winds, with frost and freezing north
ward, will follow about the Ist to
the 3rd, progressively from west to
east. III frost reaches far into cen
trail to southern sections at this
time, our readers should not be
taken wholly by surprise. Careful
and impartial observers must have
discovered that the Easter full moon
is almost invariably attended and
followed by severe and disagreeable
squalls and boreal weather. The
present case we believe will prove
no exception TO the rule. Plants
and tender vegetation should be
protected againrt the probability OF
killing frost during the first three or
four days in April.
About the 4th to the 9th falls a
reactionary storm period, during
which time falling barometer,
change to warmer, with more rain
and storminess will be probable.
Hail storms will be most natural at
all the April disturbances, and sud-
den drops of temperature should not
surprise any one after all well de-
fined storm movements.
The Vulcan storm period, central
on the 10th, will bring a series Of
pronounced storms will fall about
Sunday the 10th to- Wednesday the
18th. Look for high temperature,
low barometer, with rain, hail and
thunder, progressively from west to
east, on the nth, I2th and Isth.
Rapid rise of barometer and change
to quite cool will follow behind the
storms, but reaction to storm con-
ditions will suddenly return, and
from the 18th 10 the 18th it will
again become very warm, progress
sively, the barometer will again fall
to low readings and decided storms
of rain, hail and thunder will occur
along paths of low barometric pres
sure. The sudden revulsions of
Venus from hot to cold will be felt
at this time and at each disturbance
during the rest of the month. Tor
nadic disturbances should be appre-
hended, if very low barometer, high
temperature and abnormal humidity
prevail at this time.
A regular Vulcan Venus perturba-
ton will be central on the 21st ex-
tending from the 10Th to 23rd.
The barometer will drop low and
the temperature rise very high as
this period progresses, resulting in
many vicious thunder and hail
storms on and touching the 2rst.
22nd and 20. The normal tenden-
cy to April thunder showers will
grow into decided and far-reaching
transforms, with dangerous winds
and possible tornadoes during the
progress of these disturbances.
The inevitable change to much cool
er, with frosts general over central
and northern sections, will follow
up the western Aanks of these
storms. Late snow squalls need
surprise no one, as the high baro-
meter follows low areas at these
April periods.
One of the most decided, and
perhaps violent storm periods of
the month, extends from about the
10th to aoth. This period is nearer
the center of the Venus disturbance,
is in Mercury perturbation, with
Moon on the celestial equator, in
perigee and full. We warn our
readers to watch the barometric
conditions and storm developments
at this time. Very general and Sc
we're storms are more than proba-
bic This is time when destruc.
tive hail storms are almost a Ger
taInty in very many sections. Alb.
normal downpours of rain will also
visit central to southern regions.
The month will 60 out with high
barometer, cold winds and frosty
nights northward.
The coming month, May, promis.
es the heaviest rains and the most
violent storms of the present season.
The solstice rains in the central part
Of June will be generally sufficient
for the time, but many western to
northern parts will have none to
spare. We believe that drouth will
be felt in more or less severity over
much Of the western grain belt be.
fore the season ends.
The man Mitchell who was shot
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