The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-30
APRIL WEATHER.
Hicks Says April Will Come in Stormy
and FrOsts are Due During
This Month.

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New Moon, or Moons conjunction
with Earth and Sun, falls on the End.
The conjunction of the great planet
Jupiter with Earth and Sun is on the
LIST, and with the, Moon on the End.
The combined disturbances OF Mer-
curry and Venus bear directly on this
period. This is a time of probable
storm and weather activity that
ought to arouse the interest and
watchfulness of all our readers. We
predict that sultry conditions, falling
barometer, threatening clouds and
storms of rain, wind and thunder,
will prevail generally during this per-
iod. 1t will be wise to anticipate ex-
cessive downpours Of rain at this
time. Look out about Sunday, Mon
day and Tuesday, the End, 3rd and
4th, for rainfalls amounting to local
freshets and floods, with probability
Of dangerous wind storms and tor
nadoes Close on the heels of these
storms, expect change of winds to
westerly, rising barometer, dashes Of
snow and sleet over central and
northern sections, with much colder
weather and killing frosts generally.
A regular storm period is central
on the Sth, extending from the 9Th
to tn. AS in the preceding period,
the combined influence Of Earth,
Venus and Mercury bear directly
on this period, the Moon, is at ex-
IRENE north declination on the 18th,
in apogee on the 9Th, and at first
quarter on the 10th. This period
will open with weather growing un-
seasOnably warm in western states,
and in the same sections the barOme-
ter will fall to unusual low readings.
| Very threatening storm clouds will
| develop, and from about Saturday
the Sth, to Tuesday the It'll, storms
Of violent to dangerous character
will sweep from west to east across
the country. DO not forget that
| falling barometer advances from
west to east over the country, and
that these barometric indica tons al
ways reach localities, from a few
hours to a day or two in advance OF
the actual storms. Should the bar
ometer fall very fast on and next to
| the days named above, with warm
southerly winds, and high humidity,
storms of tornado force need sur
prise no reader of these forecasts.
! The astrOnomic combination bearing
on this period, calls almost certainly
for destructive hail storms in many
localities. If the approaching storm
clouds are fraught with vicious light
ming and thunder, and cast copper
| iSh glare over the sky, and surround
| ing objects, make what preparation
| you can for destructive hail. The
| spring equinox being still prevalent
blending with the Mercury and Ven
us equinOXeS, are almost a guarantee
of wild and deadly hail storms. In
our Planetary Storm Prophet pub
lished and copyrighted in 1884, we
said: ''At these Vulcan periods dur
ing a Venus equinox, the most vio-
! lent storms occur Wild, cOpper-cOl-
ored clouds rush, in higher and low
er strata, in different directions
across the sky, attended by the most
vivid and startling lightning and
thunder. Observations will show
that almost all violent hail storms
occur during the equinoxes of Ven
us and Vulcan combined. Not only
do we have Venus and Vulcan COM
bined,' at this period, but Earth, and
a Mercury disturbance at it's center
will throw greatly augmented force
in storm developments. Again we
warn you-watch your barometer
and all other indications of gathering
storms, from about Friday the 18th,
to Monday the 10th Of! April. Another
high barometer, change to much cold
err and frosts will follow as a sequel
to these storms.
A reactionary storm period is CEN
trail on the Il 9Th, J. th and / 5th. Dur
ing this period expect very marked
and sudden rise of temperature, pass
ing as rapid warm wave from west
to east. These conditions will culmi-
nate on and touching Saturday the
18TH in a very low barometer, unsea-
sonable warmth, and wicked storms
of wind, rain, thunder and hail. All
approaching storm clouds. and the
general conditions of humidity and
wind currents, should be closely
scanned, as dangerous, tornado
storms will be quite probable at this
timee. Great hail storms in many
localities will be reported within
forty-eight hours of noon of the Il 18th.
Watch for the brassy, copperish glow
in the clouds, with purple, blacklist
brOws and trimmings, and when these
indications become manifest, you had
better prepare for a terrific lombard
ment of hail. 1t will be wise to an
ticipate tremendous downpours of
Venus rains at this and other April
storm periods. The Easter full Moon
is on the 18th, and this fact promises
prolonged disturbances. with change
to blighting, cold gales, and severe
squalls of late snow, followed quickly
on the western rim of high tempera-
ture, thunder, rain and hail. The
last determined efforts of Boreas to
prolong his dominion of winter will,
most likely, be put forth, during the
two storm periods between the 18th
and 22nd Remember this warning
and protect your garden truck &C
cordingly. ..,..
A regular storm period is central
on the 10Th, extending from the 18th
to the 22nd. The Moon will be full,
or in opposition with Earth and Sun.
on the 18th. 1t will be in perigee, or
nearest the Earth, on the 21st. Jup-
tier will be in perihelion, or nearest