The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-01
WHAT MAY WILL BRING FORTH
Hicks Says We May Expect Severe
Storms During the Coming
Month,

Storms During the Coming
~r Month.
Irl R. Hicks, the st. Louis weather
prognosticator, who added new laur-
els to his record as weather pro-
phet by predicting the tornadoes and
floods of last month, has issued the
following prediction for the month
of May: =,
A regular storm period is central
on the 4th, and extending from the
End to the 7th; except all the results
due under such astronomical condl.
TONS The moon is on the celestial
equator on the End, and in conjunc-
ton with earth and sun on the 9th.
1t will grow suddenly very warm on
and about the End, the barometer
will fall to low reading, and a series
of threatening thunder storms Will
set in, passing from west to east
over the country. The 4th, 9Th, and
| 9Th will be the dates of greatest
storm EXAMINATIONS, although the
End calls for active lightning ana
thunder. Change to clearing and
cooler weather will follow in the i'm
mediate wake of the storms, spread
ing eastwardly over the country and
lasting for several days. From about
the End to the 9th is seismic per-
iod, calling for a return OF earth
quake shocks in various parts OF the
globe. The 9Th is the central day OF
the period.
A reactionary storm period is CEN
trail on the 9th, 10th and 18th. The
Mercury equinoctial period begins in
this reactionary period, and its add
ed influence will be noticeable in
thick, prolonged cloudness, with
tendency to drizzle and rain. But
| for the fact that solar conditions are
annually intensified, in all the CEN
trail states. in the month of May, the
causes Of heavy storms are at MINI
mum at this time. But 1t is always
wise to watch storm developments in
May, especially when we are passing
through, and are near the center OF
a Jupiter period. Very cool nights
with probable frosts northward, will
come with the high barometric area
behind these storms.
A regular storm period, and the
Mercury period both have their cen
ters on the 18th While the effects
of the Mercury disturbances will be
apparent from about the 9Th to the
goth, it will be felt in greatest pow
er during the storm periods within
the Mercury brace. This Will be
especially true on and about the
5th, 10th, 18th and 18th. Inc
Moon being in perigee and on the
celestial equator on the 10th, cleo
trical and wind storms of great en-
ergy are apt to appear on and touch
ing that date. No intelligent per-
son who has ever proven the worth
of a good barometer, especially at
such times as this, would be without
one for any consideration. Every
person must settle this question for
himself.
A reactionary storm period in
wolves the 21st, 22nd and 23rd. On
and touching these days all the met
eorological elements will undergo a
periodic change-temperatu will
rise, barometer will fall, cloudiness
viii ensue, and renewed storms OF
more or loss rain, wind and thunder
will make their transit eastWardly
across the country. The center OF
another seismic period falls on the
goth, calling for renewed earthquake
disturbances between the 18th and
goth. Very cool nights for so late
in the season will result from the
high barometer, and other anti
storm conditions, about the 23rd to
26th.
A regular storm period covers the
last week in May, being central on
the 9th. The moon is at last quarter
on the eth, in apogee on the 2sth,
and on the celestial equator on the
81 Cria
there is fixed tendency to severe
and dangerous storms on and about
May 9th. This we will not affirm
or, deny. At all events, we may ex-
pect regular storms of lain, thunder
aid wind to attend the low baromet-
err and change to much warmer
which are certain to appear from
about the 26th to the 18th. The
great tornado which devastated a
large strip of st. Louis in 1895 oc-
Cured on May 9th, and it is a fact
that thousands of people who wit
messed that awful visitation look
with apprehension and dread upon
the return of each anniversary of
that fatal day. 1t does not neces-
sarily. follow that tornadoes, or 9TH
err dangerous storms must return to
the same localities or towns on SucA
anniversaries. but as we have often
explained, the month of May, as a
rule, brings maximum crisis in Sc
we're, tornado storms, and all
threatening storm clouds should be
watched with apprehension.
1t is a fact that seismic disturb
ances are greatly modified in sever
ity and frequency, when general and
violent. storms prevail during the
seismic periods This is especially
true when an excess of lightning and
thunder characterize the storms at
such times. For forty years we have
held that earthquakes are caused
mainly by an abnormal, unbalanced
condition of the electrical and mag
netic forces, that accumulated, UNI
der certain astronomic causes, in our
terrestrial globe and the atmosphere
it. These forces are re-
suits of abnormal solar intensity,
causing not only violent and destruc-
tive electrical storms in our at
but charging the solid