Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-05-27 | Page 1 | S. L. Visited by Dust Storm

S SI 8 L 1 VISITED BY DUST STORM Temperature Drops Showers Forecast A high south wind blowing over deserts carried a dust storm into Salt Lake City Friday afternoon The wind blew at a high velocity for severa several minutes Gathering clouds caused temperatures temperatures temper temper- at res to drop slightly in noon and possible light showers were predicted Cooler temperatures are anticipated anticipated anticipated antici antici- in Salt Lake City and northwestern northwestern northwestern north north- western Utah Friday night Warmest temperature of the spring season was recorded Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day afternoon when the weather bureau mercury reached 87 de degrees degrees do- do grees and Friday started off several several sev sev- eral degrees warmer than Thurs Thurs- day The prediction pr diction of unsettled conditions conditions conditions con con- was based on the northerly spread of a heat depression out of the American southwest which was joining with another depression centered centered cen con over the Canadian border re region region region re- re gion to create a trough across the west Cloudiness prevailed Friday morning over the entire western quarter of the United States and local traces of rain have occurred in Nevada Idaho and Colorado and andin andin andin in the Pacific coast states