Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-05-03
What Hicks SAYS About May Weather.

regular storm period, having it,
center on April 80, comes over into tn,
,r lst, end and 3rd of May. Low baron.
# eter and general storm conditions viii
be advancing from west to east by ths
end oi April and these conditions will
eliminate in rain. wind and Chunder
storms from the 1st to the Bird Inex
treme northern sections unreasonable
cold, with possible sleet and snow, will
attend these storms, sending a cool
!, wave progressively down over most
: parte Of the country from about the
3rd to the 9Th.
A reactionary storm period falls on
the 9Th, 7th and Sth. This is at the
center of the mercury period. at the
entrance OF the Venus period, with
Mars, Jupiter and Saturn Influences
all in force. Decided storm conditions
wilt cross the country on and touching
The 9Th, 7th and Sth, with strong prob
abilities of continuation OF same in.
to the following storm period.
A regular storm period runs from the
10Th to the 10th, central on the 18th
On the same date the moon is in con
Junction with the earth and sun, max
Ing this whole storm period also time
of great seismic proba bilty, notably |
| on or within two days of the 18th. We
| will name the 18th, 18th and 14th as
| central days of severe storm prOha-
0lIities. Warm, humid atmosphere. I
with low barometer and southerlv
winds, should cause apprehension and
watchfulDess in the face of gathering
storm clouds at the time. Change to
cooler will start in the Northwest
about the 18th and spread eastward to
southeastward during the 14th to 18th.
reactlOnary storm period is CEN
trail on the 18th. 10Th and 10th. On and
touching these dates look for rapid and
great change to falling barometer and
warmer. A probably cycle of daily
rain, wind and thunder storms will set
IN about this time, repeating them
selves many consecutive days.
A regular storm period is central on
the 23rd. covering the 22nd to 26th.-
The center Of the Mars period is on !
the 18th, within three days of the cen
ter of the Venus period on the 29th
n careful student of these forecasts 5
will Ignore the fact that the 23rd, Oath
aud 18th and days next to them are h
daues of probable danger, calling for J
quiet and sensible scrutiny of all indi Q
cations and all gathering storm clouds. /
Many destructive hail storms are al.
DoSt CCIGhlu w dCbtUu Cu0 SGOrIQS ABOUT II
The 22d to 18th. r.
a reactionary storm period is Gen.
lral on the 18th, Goth and both. The n
Inter Of the Venus period is on the +
18th. 1t storms and storm conditions
10 not continue from the preceding o.
period, look for such to return on and n
Ouching the 18th and 10Th. The full n
noon near perigee on the 9th, under
he combined strain of Mars, Venus, is
saturn and Jupiter, may reasonably be A
to bridge the interval be
ween the last two storm periods of the w
month. IL this event a prolonged
pell Of threatening, stormy weather vi
would prevail from near the 23d to the W
nd OF the month. One thing is sure si
Whatever conditions may exist at this W
ime will have been foreshadowed by
'reviOus conditions in the Mars period sr
I'D those conditions will reach a de.
ided crisis during the last ten days of de
lay. Another crisis of seismic per. or
will return on and within al
wO days of the 9Th.