Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-12-27 | Page 1 | Blizzard Grips States in East

BLIZZARD GRIPS ST STATES A TES IN EAST Temperature Sinks to 37 Below in Cold Wave CHICAGO Dec 27 Strong lP-Strong P Strong icy cy winds whipped across the northera northern northern north north- ern era half of the continent today driving the mercury to as low as iLS 37 degrees below zero in the bitterest cold wave of the tha season Relief Belief was was was' forecast for some of the plains plains- states but to the east and southward more cold was due to o arrive arrive- tonight or tomorrow The storm delayed and in hi some places paralyzed holiday holidy y travel last night ii Lines is- is Disrupted The cO coast st guard reported the gale had lad churned up the tM strongest sea along the Lake Michigan eastern shore in years Breakers Breakers- were sweeping over the pier into the Lake Macatawa channel near Holland Communication was disrupted between between be- be tween Petoskey Mich and the Straits of Mackinac and Sault Ste. Ste Marie center of ot the storm today tod y could not be reached by telephone Snow and severe cold were were- predicted predicted predicted pre pre- for Michigan tonight while Pennsylvania forecasters said two new storms were approaching that state In Minnesota the snow drifted drifted drifted drift drift- ed to as deep as 10 feet along highways stopping motor travel and sending tourists to farmhouses for shelter l Freezing temperatures generally mild weather over Christmas Christ Christ- mas irias spread as far south as Texas 31 37 Below Residents of Warroad Minn on the Canadian border felt the nip of 37 degrees below zero weather while those of Devils Lake N. N D. D saw the mercury hit 22 below Ten-foot Ten snow drifts blocked side roads of the northwest but main arteries were b being ing opened Trains jammed with holiday travelers were running running running run run- ning late and some bus schedules were abandoned IA i iA iA lashed off A mile hour gale Continued on Page Pa Two Column Five BLIZZARD BIlLiARD GRIPS CRIPS STATES IN EAST I Continued from Page One the Great Lakes with such intensity intensity intensity sity that ropes w were re st strung u g along Buffalo N. N Y streets so that pedestrians pedestrians pedestrians pe pe- pe- pe could keep on their feet Extreme northwest Iowa escaped snow of an inch and a half elsewhere elsewhere elsewhere else else- where in the state Mason ason City and Spirit Lake were the states state's cold points with 9 below Weather observers predicted the full force of the cold wave would reach the Atlantic seaboard to tonight tonight tonight to- to night or tomorrow and that the bitter weather would stay for several several several sev sev- eral days Subzero weather plagued the Da- Da otas lotas Minnesota Montana and Wyoming with lower temperatures in n prospect Snow rain and stiff winds heralded the approach of the cold wave in the east Helena Mont shivered in be 10 zero low zero ow-zero weather and the same temperature was forecast for the entire state of Nebraska It was 8 J below at Devils Lake N N. D D. and Yellowstone park Wyo 4 below in n Moorhead Minn and Bismarck N N. D. D and zero at Denver