The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-06
NICE SORT OF MAY PROMISED.
BY Rev. fri. r. Hicks.

First storm period is central on the
third, covering the first to the sixth.
~ the opening of the month there
vii &c 4 manifest change in the di-
-cction Of storm conditions Wind
viii! shift TO easterly and sOuther!y.
yrcw1ng ftful and restless as the pc
r;od advances. and from about The
3D. 70 ne 5th. many storms will break
forth with viole in sections Of the
country.
Terrific ~ains will fall in many sec
liCns. accompanied with hail and
neary thunder, especially alonS the
southern to Central States. a very
decided boreal feature Of these distur-
Dances will cocle out of the northwest
as the storms work westward. bring
ing high barometer and high gales,
with great probability OF late snow in
The north and west. After the storm
area has moved off to the east very
low drop Of temperature will follow,
!;rin sing frOstS at night nOrthward
and spreading far toward the East
and south before the effects of the
next storm period check the bOreal
tendency.
The StIl. 9t, and 10Th are the cen
trail days Of the second storm period.
\ return 70 storm conditions will ap-
pear about the Sth. in rising Their
mometer falling barometer, easterly
TO southerly winds and growing cloud
iress. Decided disturbances nay he
reasonably expected about the 9th to
l,.u, with electrical storms and high
winds on and toIchine the 10th. An
other sudden and marked change TO
cooler will follow after these storms.
| If q cold wave and frosts should not
follow the first storm period, look for
much with heavy froSts Dorthward
about the ION to 18th.
From the 18TH TO 18th and until the
end of the month the solar energy
will he localized along tier Of States
running East and West across the CEN
trail part of the country.
AS we enter this period, look for
change to warm and balmy weather
The winds will Shift to southerly,
the barometer will steadily fall, and
the skies soften into the serenity that
foreruns active storms. But the 18th
wide areas of cloud and storm, with
very warm aud o1linious atmosphere,
will be we'll in motion from West to
East Heavy rains, thunder and hail
W.. follow in many parts of the coull-
try, as the storm centers advance
Change to much colder, with probable
frost in the North, Will certainly come
when the storms are over.
If at the previous May periods
heavy and prolonged disturbances oc-
CURED. the same character of Dhe,
nom ena, only much lighter, may be
looked for from Goth TO sd. But if
disturbances fail to ia Ike on the violent
| FERNS mentioned in previous periods
| this fourth period may be counted on
| as one Of the general and severe
| storms. after which look Tor rising ba-
tro.neter and change to much cooler.
From oath to 2Sth will bring a reg
| ular return to storm cOnditions--high-
| err temperature and failing barometer
and change to much cooler
From 9th To 18th will bring q reg
ular return TO storm conditions-hiGh-
| er tempera tire and fallng baron eter.
| and rain and thunder storms. VIC
lent if not tornado storms are among
the probabilities at this, as well rs
| other May periods. Change to much
cooler will come as May goes OUT.