The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-01
MARCH WEATHER.
Hicks Says March Will Come in
Warm, But Stormy Weather
Should lie Expected.

Venus, is increasing in intensity,
and Venus is in aphelion on the Bird,
thus throwing that planet furthest
from the Sun and nearest to the
Earth. On and touching the LIST,
End and Bird we may expect general
changes in weather conditions. The
thermometer will rise, the barometer
will fall, winds will become souther-
ly, clouding will come on, and rain
will visit most sections as these con-
ditions pass over them advancing
from west to east; The first stage in
threatening;;' the second stage, cloud
mess with rain or snow; the third
stage, rising barometer, clear wealth
er, west winds and much colder. BY
the time the first stage reaches the
Atlantic region, the third stage will
Of storm areas, with the second stage
that Of actual storms OF rain and
snow passing centrally across the
Mississippi valley. Intelligent stu
dents of our forecasts will all under
tand that this is the natural order of
the development and progress Of
t he Storm an0 p Gfoe' e Waeh e 20
tons as they develop and you can
hardly fail to know when all the
shifting weather conditions will pass
your locality.
\ regular storm period is central
on the 18th, extending from the 9Th
to the 10th
The equnoctal periods of Venus
and Earth are growing in force. The
Moon is in opposition with Earth and
Sun, and on the celestial equator on
the Sth This period is also coinci-
dent with an annual period Of maxi
mum magnetic and electrical unrest,
falling from about the Sth to the
rf hot
not only be safe but very wise for
all our readers to watch storm and
weather indications with great care,
especially from about Wednesday,
the It'll, to Sunday the til. The
barometer will indicate approaching
changes in the west early in this per-
iod. Winds will shift to southerly
temperature will rise high and per-
sistently. Threatening clouds will
gather, and storms OF portentOuS
character will be moving into central
sections by the 7th and Sth. A very
low barometer on and touching the
warmth and increasing south winds,
should be regarded as certain indica
tons of very forceful and dangerous
storms. If possible, keep posted as
Ito what section is covered by the
center of the low barometer pressure,
and expect storms of tornado vio-
lence, especially in regions lying to
will name this period as time OF
probable danger from west India cy-
clones about the gulf and south At
lantic coasts, causing dangerous in
land gales and tornadoes over wide
sections Of the south. There is also
great probability of very. violent coun-
ter storms, of borea!, blizzardous
n
time. The chances are good for dan
gerous tropical storms in the south
and for a great March blizzard from
the northwest within sixty hours of
noon on the Sth. These forecasts.
Word and Work barometer, and
the exercise of vigilance and common
sense. are all that you will need, in
order TO keep posted a. to what is
coming and when it will get there!
Look for some very severe cold for
the season, as these storms clear the
country to the eastward. The lake
region will receive the brunt of win
te: gales and cold, but regions very
entirely escape the late, bli ghting
breath of winter, as sequel to this
period All this, to some, may seem.
a reckless and unnecessary and SEN
sational forecast; but we offer no
apology for making it, and should
we live to that time, we are willing
to face the consequences without
fied-all the better for the people
and we will have to stand it.
A reactiOnary storm period is cen
trul on the 18th, 14th and 18th.
The regular reactionary tendencies
to change Of weather and renewal
ei storm forces will, on and touch
ing these days, be greatly quickened
and nrO1op God nv tho domino fin in.
flrences of the Vernal equinox, in
tensified by the growing Venus dis
! turbance. The chances are that un-
settled, threatening, stormy condi-
tons may be prolonged from the
preceding period, but as this may be
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
the 18th, | 4th and 18th, it will be
clearly noticeable that forces are at
work in the elements producing re-
actionaly changes in weather cOndi-
tons. Falling barometer, warmer,
cioudiness, Quickened squalls Of rain
and snow, all followed by rising bar
onleter. colder, clearing weather, are
things to be expected.
A regular storm period is central
on the 1sth, extending from the 18th
to the 231d.
A glance at the storm diagram is
sufficient to show that this is a storm
period for great care and watchful-
ness. 1t is at the center of Earth's
VerEal equinox. The regular Vul-
can disturbance is coincident with
the center of the Venus period, the
Vulcan center being on the 18th,
and the Venus center being on the
goth The Moon is in perigee on the
21st, and on the celestial equator, in
conjunction with Earth and Sun, on
the 22nd. The Mercury disturbance
being on the oath, extends it's per-
turbing Influence over this period
All we have said concerning the
regalar storm period, from the, 9Th
to the 10th, we will repeat, with add
ed emphasis, apply for the 18th to
| TIE 23rd. AS early as the 18th, UNI
mistakable evidences of violent
storm will be apparent in all regions
to the south and west. There will be
early barometric warnings of tropical
cyclones in the gulf regions by the
18th and 18th, and from about the
storms of violent to dangerous char