The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-14

hind 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 Sth. 9th and 10th,
bringing return of high tempera-
ture, low barometer, great humid
| ity. 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 de-
velops behind the rain and thunder
storms about the 10th. regions TO
the north ward may look for frost.
About the l4th look for change TO
warmer. the barometer will again
fall to low readings, and another
series of rain, wind and thunder
storms will take up their eastward
march across the country. culmin-
ating on and touching the l4th, 18th
and 18th. At this az well as other
May periods, if the air is warm
and humid, with low and falling
barometer. no gathering STERN
should be allowed TO approach
without careful watch on the stu
alton,
Great and Sudden revulsions from
warm TO unseasonably cool are
characteristics of the Venus pertur-
bations, and when these Venus pc
RODS fall in the month of May, the
widest electrical storms are often
followed 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 condi-
Il )ns will be from the goth to 23d.
See If marked change TO warmer
falling barometer and more active
storms of thunder and rain do not
spread progressively over the coun--
try from west 70 east during the
days named. The crisis of these
storms will fall on and touching
the 22d and Odd. If your barometer
Is very Iowa thing most likely at
this time-accept the indication as
= warning OF dangerous storms and
govern yourself accordingly An
other change to quite cool for the
season will come with the high
barometer behind these storms.
The last storm period for the
month is central on the 18th. cover
ing the 18th TO Goth. This period
Will come in with rising tempera-
ture, the barometer will fall de-
cldedly i'll all western parts by the
26th. and during the 9th, 2Sth and
18th, most parts of the country will
be touched by active storms in
their eastward sweep across the
country. If by any means dry,
hot, brassy weather with earth
quake and seismic disturbances.
should take the place of electrical
storms in the early parts of the
month, this last storm period NAV
bring daily cvcle Of very severe
storms. No harm car come of
watcniu ness ana reasonable safe
guards against possible danger. In
tNftH pl'bdDllltN utDSer ana death
Will visit some towns and localities
this month, and the sections most
trequented by tornadOes are now
so we'll defined that no town or
family should be overtaken wholly
by surprise, especially when it is
clearly indicated 10y the astronomic
conditions that We are passing
through tornado period.
As to the general outlook for
May, we believe that it will be up
to, or above the average in
warmth. There will be much
bright and pleasant weather be-
tween the periods of severe storms.
Excessive Venus rainfalls. with
destructive hail storms in many
sections, may reasonably be eX-
pected, though these rainfalls will
be largely confined to central.
western and southern sections. All
parts Will have moisture sufficiont
for present needs, but large areas
Will approach the summer period,
verginG on TO drouth conditions
lrl K. Hicks, st. Louis, April 18th.