Show TORM ORM BOOSTS WATER W ATER SUPPLY t AT RESERVOIRS I ii Fall to Continue for Week End Is View of Forecasters i By JACK THOMAS THOl y More than six inches of floW v o mantled Salt Lake City Friday following the heaviest overnight fall of the winter vinter W eason season However the storm was confined to the Salt Lake City area th Ith only one inch of n new w snow re reported reported reported re- re ported overnight at Brighton the city's itys most important watershed d. d On other watersheds the amount ef fr fall varied The heaviest was re reported reported re- re ported at Cit City creek highline where 18 inches fell tell during the night nigh boosting the the total tota on the ground to snore tore than three feet t Inch 15 Fall Fan The snowfall at Mountain Dell Was aS reported ted at 11 inches while at atthe the mouth of Big Cottonwood canon canon canyon can can- yon on 15 Inches was reported Salt Lake Lak City welcomed the torm despite its inconvenience to traffic as it appeared to move of off Big ig Cottonwood canyon canon It however howver how how- ever ver spent itself itsel before reaching Brighton which received d seven Inches Inches' of at new snow up to 5 p. p m. m Thursday i Snow depth at Brighton is Ls 68 Inches at present as compared to tofit fit zt inches a year ago ngo Total precipitation precipitation t tation tion since October 1 Is more than 1325 1325 inches which is greater than average 1 Confined t to S. S L L. Area J Officials at the Salt Lake City Cit airport reported that the Uie entire it rm was was confined to an area of ot otIe Ie less Jess than 50 to 75 miles mUes radius State road commission officials said caid that although wind was vas making work difficult in Parleys Parley's canyon and near Bingham tho the light water content causing drifting all major roads were being kept open Road Rood scrapers were at work before before before be be- fore dawn clearing the highways of f their heavy snow covering Crews Crewe Augmented In Salt Lake City more mor than 50 men inen were empl employed to assist the regular street department crews in clearing the main streets I I Unsettled weather with probably Wore ore snow is Is predicted for Friday night and Saturday in Salt Lake City and northern Utah by federal forecasters Friday mornings morning's minimum tem tem- was 26 degrees but colder eather cather is Ls anticipated for Friday ight Aids Water Vater Supply The storm added 4 inch Jon on to Salt Lake City's water sup sup- ly ly boosting the total thus far in to 21 inches as compared th the normal for tor the entire of 31 inches The Tho precipitation deficiency since tart of the water season October has been reduced to 35 inch beuse be- be beuse use use of the storms of at the past two Total precipitation sh since e I October 1 hero is Inches Local nature of Friday mornings morning's torm was shown by J. J Cecil Alter meteorologist who re retorted re- re that Modena in southern tah received no precipitation rand Junction Cola Cob to the south- south t merely a trace Winnemucca ev e to tho the west 02 inch and olse oise Idaho to the north only 06 O Och 6 ch Foot at Bingham The The barometer barometer was rising slowly re Friday as a high pressure area slowly Inland from the coast Bingham received almost aImos a foot snow now during the night and resi resi- nta there watching were for Friday Th The new snow sv was s reported drift- drift g badly at Lehi Lehl but the Provo d was open at the point of the Reports from tram Utah Power and Ight company substations f v Continued on oti Page Two Column One f J r I. SNOWSTORM BLANKETS CITY 1 J o d f frAn rat Pap One orie f t ed d Ogden re received elved t four ur inches of S n now TX Logan g f four r Inches Provo Povo five Inches Eureka Eurek 35 5 Inches ri Soldier Summit three JS Inches Helper 9 trice trace Terminal three e Inches Inc es and Bear lake one- one S half bat Inch n h. h J Strawberry valley received almost 1 t St erry n 30 and arid the now is fa 39 Inches deep ep on n th the level state state- State rO road officials oUt oUt- caI reported the measure measure- ent at the he city and county building build build- lug big gr grounds h here re w was w only six bc inches In ch e. e federal ted ral weather men re reported r ri- ri p ported that the an show snow w was WM deeper than that in the of the city f |