Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-06-03
HICKS IUaE EUREcAsT.
Some Severe Storms With Much Thunder
and Lightning.

Hho AiuutHiuHs
| A reactionary pee OF of disturbance
| is central on the Isl and 2nd days of
June, calling for higher temperature.
falling barometer. increased humidity
| and progressive storms of wind, rain
and thunder from the 1st to about the
Srd. Rising barometer, change to
westerly winds. clearing and cooler
| will suppant and follow the storm area,
the change behind the storms passing
eastward across the country from
ABOUT the 3rd 10 the 5th.
Western extremes will begin to feel
the growing Influence of the Vulcan
storm period us early as the 4th and
5tn. This period is central on the 9th,
extending from the 4th to the 9Th. This
period will begin with change TO much
warmer in western SECTIONS, the ba.
r0meter will fall first in the same sec
ton, and rising temperature, falling
arometer and storms of rain, wind and
thunder will march eastwardly across
the country from the 9th to the OH.
About the 10th and l1th of June ev
cry year our globe passes what may be
called north pole contact with the
s )lar equator. AS a result of this
peculiar relation of Earth and Sun,
the Earth becomes greatly charged
with magnetism and electricity. Tkun-
der storms, general and excessive sheet
lightning, volcanic disturbances and
seismic phenomena are common re-
suits OF this maximum electrical excita-
ton. Such disturbances will reach
maximum about the 10Th and | 18th and
continue in marked force and frequency
until near the end of the month.
A reactionary storm period will he
central on the 18th and 18th, with the
moon at new and extreme north de-
c!inatiOn on the 18th. The disturb;
ances Immediately preceding these
dates will run over into the period.
The next storm period is central on
the 18th, and the Mercury period is
central on the 10th, so that the two
periods combine their influences from
the 10th to the 2lst. This period is
also near the center of the summer
solstice, embracing the moons perl
gee on the 10th, and also moon at first
quarter and on the celestial equator
on the Goth. All these causes conspir-
ing within the compass of this storm
| p .riod, the chances for general, heavy
and even dangerous storms are multi
| piled greatly at this time. The crisis
of this period will fall from about Sat-
urday the 18th, to Tuesday the 2lst,
the storms centering more decidedly
on and touching the Goth. Look fer
startling and continuous displays of
lightning throughout the nights at this
period. and most likely for many days
through all the central parts of the
month.
The 2Srd, Gath and 25th are central
dates of reactiOnary storm period.
lOl these days there will be increased
Tendencies to decided stOrms-higher
,mperature, failing barometer, grow
ing humidity, all followed by storms
o. wind, rain and thunder. Change to
westerly winds, rising barometer and
f lir, cooler weather will come in from
the west and MOI tn as the storm ar as
pass off to the eastward.
June comes to it's close in the midst
of a regular storm period. This period
is central on the Goth, reaching from
the 27th to July the 2nd. On Monday
the 9th, the first day of the period, the
| Moon is at full and extreme declinatiOn
south, indicating that disturbances of
this period will develop early in the
period, and continue with greater or
less intensity for several days.