Show Rain Snow Delay Beet Harvest in Fields Halting sugar beet harvest operations op op- rations in most districts in central central central cen cen- and northern Utah and in south southern n i-n Idaho but described as asa asa asa a needed much storm the general general general gen gen- eral rain and snow storm which struck in the intermountain region Monday evening continued Unabated unabated unabated un un- abated Tuesday morning However forecasters at the Salt Lake airport station of the United States weather bureau predicted the storm would slacken early Tuesday c Y ev evening nin-g. nin Moving in from the west wesl and northwest the storm deposited 18 inch precipitation in the Salt Lake ar area a. a between between- pr IP m m. and midnight midnight midnight mid mid- night Monday and nd had left only a trace between Monday midnight and iid d' d 6 a i-i i m Tuesday y fl Boosts Precipitation The storm resumed soon after 6 a. a m m. turning to he heavy vy wet snow by midmorning and had boosted the storms storm's precipitation considerably by noon the weather bureau bureau reported Center e ter of f. f the he storm has moved eastward nom from Salt Lake City with indications I that clearing skies could be expected ex- ex expected expected ex ex- Tuesday evening the I weather forecaster observed He I predicted a heavy frost if skies I clear during the night Cooler temperatures will prevail throughout through through- out Utah and southern Idaho Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day night it was indicated even though skies remain overcast Reports of snow were general Southern Idaho points reported snowfall Monday evening evening Early I Tuesday Fairfield and Plymouth stations in in northern Utah and Delta Milford Richfield Ogden and Salt Lake areas received their Initial snow mantles of the season Tuesday Although the storm was reported report report- ed d to be quite heavy in some lo locales lo- lo dales ales over the st state te traffic accidents acci ace dents denta attributable to storm eon eon- conditions conditions con con- were minor Airline traffic into and arid from froni Salt L Lake ke City was impeded by the storm with United Air Lines flights east and west under ord orders is i's Continued Pale Page Four Sour Column One Rain Snow Dela Delai Delay Beef Beet Harvest in Utah Idaho Field Fields I Continued from P Page t One not to land at Salt Lake City and Western Air Lines flights Salt Lake City were grounded alother at al other points with scheduled trip trips out of Salt Lake City postponed until late Tuesday afternoon Three Idaho and Utah weather observation stations of the Utah Power and Light company reported reported reported re re- ported snow on the ground as of 7 1 a. a m. m Tuesday American Falls FaUs Idaho listed three-fourths three of aninch an aninch aninch inch of snow as did Eureka Utah and Soldier Summit reported i isnow a snow V depth of one inch None o othe of the other 11 U UP P L stations listed list list- listed ed snow on their 7 a a. a m. m reports Temperature and precipitation reports from the stations were Station Max lax Win Min pre American Falls Idaho 31 46 6 68 Litton Lifton Idaho near Bear lake 35 59 25 Soda Sod a near Soda Sod a Springs Idaho 34 34 55 M 18 Grace Idaho 35 58 20 Oneida Idaho 41 U 58 is 29 Cutler Utah 46 6 56 M 28 Logan 40 O 52 25 Pioneer Ogden Ogden 0 41 41 U 72 48 Terminal west of Salt Sait Lake City 42 63 22 Bingham 37 37 31 69 25 Olmsted near Orem 34 64 75 15 Eureka 0 24 50 65 Soldier Summit 30 64 70 H Helper 40 O 68 68 93 Los Angeles San Francisco 60 48 8 Seattle 57 51 43 3 Portland 53 53 47 1 Boise 50 35 B Butte tte 49 49 9 42 Las Vegas 66 66 49 Reno 50 35 |