Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-04-06
Hicks April Forecast.

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the I'd to the 9th, The moon is at
first quarter on the LIST and at ex-
treme north declination on the LIST.
by the Bird change to warmer will
become marked in western to south
ern sections. TIE barometer will
fall rapidly and storm cehters of
great energy will form and move
eastward over the country during
4th to 9th. Many of our knights
of the camera will have opportunl-
ty to send us pictures of trees and
shrubbery and wires. bending and
breaking with burdens of sleet and
snow between the 1st and 18th OF
April. Watch and see. Cold north
westerly winds, with freezing in the
north and frosts far to the south
ward, will follow the storms OF this
period for two or three days.
The reactionary storm period,
central on the 9th, 10th and 1lth,
is still under the influence of the
Mercury period, blending with the
declining earth equinox and the
moon at It's full, on the celestial
equator and in perigee. As early
as the 9Th look for the appearance
of decided storm conditions in west
ern parts. From the 9th to the
18th many heavy rain, hail and
thunder storms will develop during
the passage Of storm areas east
ward over the country. Frost will
threaten localities we'll down to the
southwark, say from about the 10th
to The 18th. One of the most pro-
bable earthquakes and tidal wave
periods in April will fall within
forty-eight hours of noon on the
9th.
A regular storm period runs from
the 18th to the 10Th, haying its
center on the 16, with moon at last
quarter on the 10Th and south point
on the 18th. Preliminary stages
Of this period will show to the west
ward by the 18th. Storm condl-
tons will grow in energy and Wild
en- in extent as they move eastward
reaching crisis Of rain and thund.
err storms in many localities about
the 10th, 18th and 18th. Even at
this late period dashes of snow and
sleet are more than probable along
northern parts of the country as
the high barometer follows distur-
Dances from the northwest on and
touching the 18th to goth.
A reactionary storm period falls
on the 22d, 23d and oath. embrac-
ing new moon on the 23d, on the
equator and near its arogee, OF
course April showers and local
thunder showers are naturally to
be expected almost at any time in
the month. 1t will grow very
warm on aud about the Odd and
many electrical storms will break
out in the paths and on the TANKS
of low barometie pressure, moving
eastwardly across the country.
A regular storm period covers
the last five days of the month.
its center on the 9th, The moon
will be at its north point on having
the Doth.
From about the 9th to the Both
beginning in western sections
another decidedly low barometer
will. move oyer the country east
wardly, causing April showers to
increase and thicken into well-or-
ganized and wide reaching storms
of rain, thunder ard wind. These
areas will pese the central valleys
and thence eastward to the Allan
tic from about Saturday, the 20th
to Monday. the both. Before these
storms have reached the extreme
eastern sections high barometer
and change to much cooler. with
chances of late snow squalls, vii
be following on from the west ant
north. Very cool nights, will
frost scattered very generally owe
central and northern states, may b.
expected as we pass into May.