Show Winter Sweeps Back Into Salt Lake With Snow Flurries Biting Wind Summer Holiday Ended by Churning Storm r Winter Vinter swept back into Salt Lake City Tuesday afternoon as a aa damp snow blanked the city A snow snowstorm torm which for the past 36 hours had been hovering near Wendover on the Utah Nevada r border finally broke away early Tuesday morning and started going places The storm front hit Salt Lake Lake Laker r City shortly after noon Tuesday Tu day dayI I in full force flecking damp snows snow flakes into the faces of downtown downtown- Christmas shopping crowds Officials at the airport weather station charting the path of the storm said the storm broke from from- the Utah Nevada border at am a.m. Tuesday and moved swiftly toward Salt Lake City Holiday Ends The sudden change in weather was a startling meteorological change of pace for Salt Lakers who had been enjoying a two-day two summer holiday of well above normal temperatures Sunday and Monday However weather officials said late Tuesday afternoon that Salt Lake City is now behind the storm front and while snows will continue continue continue con con- Tuesday evening there is no indication of a heavy snowfall similar to the storm that gripped gripped- the city Dec 4 4 The mercury climbed to a near- near record high of oC 51 Monday making most Salt Lakers Laker shed their overcoats overcoats overcoats over over- coats for lighter topcoats During the two-day two splurge of spring near-spring temperatures many Salt Lakers who waded through snowdrifts last week regained their confidence that Utah weather is about the best However temperatures dipped to 32 Monday night throwing a achill achill achill chill over the Salt Lake area The mercury i is expected to hit 40 Tuesday and will probably drop below 30 Tuesday night Th The cooler cool cool- er weather will continue continuo Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day with a predicted high of 34 Meanwhile re n s s sk-rr sk kiT ng g g conditions continued good at Brighton A high wind formed a light crust on the dry powdery snow The lifts were operating and roads were open Skiing at Alta was excellent Tuesday on the lift runs but the skiing wa was poor on the other runs Lifts were operating but motorists motorists motorists motor motor- were adv advised ed to use chains on the still slippery roads Utah highway patrol officials re reported reported re- re ported Tuesday all roads were open but chains chain were still advised east of Salt Lake City Although weather station me me- meteorological meteorological instruments did not indicate a drastic change in Utah's weather weather officials reported that the severe snowstorm which has been hanging over most of Nevada Nevada Nevada Ne Ne- vada for the past two days day seems to be moving eastward Hourly temperatures recorded Tuesday at Salt Lake airport weather station were 1230 am a.m. 33 am a.m. 29 1 30 am a.m. 30 am a.m. 29 am a.m. 31 am a.m. 28 28 am a.m. 31 am a.m. 29 am a.m. 30 30 |