The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-02-28
THE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY FEBRUl AIRY %, 1918.

to watch these storms closely and
take no chances. The fact that the
moon is on it's way north, after the
18th will in all probability reduce
these storms. Watch this period for
reports, and see if our work is with
out a foundation.
A reactionary storm period is cen
ira on the 10th, 18th and 18th. The
chances are that state Of continued
cloudiness and unsettled weather
will follow the preceding period;
be greatly intensified and quickened
by the prevailing Influences. You
will note by. glancing at the storm
charts that this period is only a few
days from the central days of our
earth's Vernal equinox and that we
Jupiter, Venus and Mercury BY
Saturday, Sunday and Monday, the
10th, 18th and 18th, it will be
clearly noticeable that reactlOnary
forces are at work. Falling barom-
eter, warmer, continued cloudiness,
with quickened and intensified. thun-
der, lightning, and rain turning to g
wind up with rising barometer,
change to sharp cool, clearing wealth
er.
A regular storm period is central
on the 22nd extending from the
10th to the 25th. If you will only
see for yourself that it will pay you
immensely to watch the storms OF
this period very, very closely. the
ca IN Nernal equinox On the 22nd,
moon on the equator on 25th, in
aposee on me 4o1n and full on the
I27th is sufficient to make necessary
the most careful watching, not say
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fluences brought to. bear on this
iperiod. What we have said about
the preceding regular storm period
| from the Sth to the 18th, we viii
repeat. There will be early barom-
etric warnings Of tropical cyclones
in gulf regions as early as the list
and 22nd, and from about the 22nd
character Will develop and sweep
over the country from west to east;
AS these storms develop and proceed
in their usual paths the southern
states, gulf and Atlantic regions
will be visited by great cyclonic
movements which will endanger both
property, life and business. and as
violent storms progress northWard
lowed closely behind with certain
severe forms of tornado and other
violence of storm. AS these storms
reach our central states and pass on
to the north and east they will cul-
inmate in great boreal storms OF
hail, sleet, snow and violent gales
out of the northwest We will warn
our readers about the Great Lakes
as we did about the gulf and Atlantic
states, that this period will bear
close watching. DO not neglect your
barometer, as it is a positive neces-
sity at such times as these. The
probability is that the storms of
this period will greatly hinder lake
going commerce, SO do not take any
chances without first consulting your
barometer and the dates fixed for
storms in this almanac.
Summing the whole thing up, look
for warm, threatening days as early
as the goth with storms developing
and increasing in power, reaching
central states by the 22nd or 23rd
and going on over the country and
| to the Atlantic coast by the 25th and
26th. Change to colder will follow,
reaching far into the south.
| = A reactiOnary storm period is cen
trail on the 9th, 2Sth and 18th. The
| Influence of Venus will let up about
| the 9th, but we will still have the
strain of Jupiter and earth with
moon on the 9th. About Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday expect the
return of storm conditions: Fall
| ing barometer, change to warmer
with storms Of rain and possible
snow flurries in northern sections
followed by clearing colder weather
with westerly winds.