| Show J I Snow Ushers December Into Info Salt Sail Lake LakeMore More Than 3 Inches I Fall dyer ver City r With More t ore Scheduled t l By zy James Quigley I f. p L December quite formally pre- pre Salt Lake City Wednesday with a glistening white calling card of v. snow I IThe The month wets s ushered in hi by a three-plus three inch snow storm the main front of which passed parsed over the city shortly after midnight Snow stopped falling at 3 a am a.m. m. m Little delay in commercial travel resulted from the storm which began at 6 pm p.m. Tuesday Slick pavements pa resulted however however however how how- ever with consequent hazardous I driving ng conditions Few accidents were vere reported Below normal cold will result according to the weatherman who noted several se unusual features about the storm It cleared with unusual rapidity in most sections resulted in high winds in a few areas and failed altogether to touch some spots in the intermountain t tam tain in west More rore Likely Cloudiness should continue over Utah and the intermountain area Wednesday with the possibility of snow flurries flumes mostly over the mountains Thursday Temperatures in m Utah should range 25 to 35 in the north Wednesday 30 to 40 in the south sO Thursday the mercury should range 32 to 42 42 following cold Wednesday night which may see sec seethe seethe the thermometer drop as low as 5 degrees The storm of Pacific northwest origin was brewed in Alaska which is being marked by unusual cold according to the weather sages McGrath Alaska has a temperature reading of 45 below Drifting slightly south of such sucha a storms storm's usual pattern S Salt lt Lake City caught the edge of the movement mo according to the weatherman I 1 The city probably will catch the edge of a similar i one Thursday resulting in snow flurries flurries' here Despite the sno snow bright right skies shone over most of Utah Wednes Wednesday day a morning although areas to the J J J See Pare 2 2 Column 2 g I fr 1 E p j L. L I. I t 1 M f 4 I 4 I tr I t 4 4 i tu b L Lx x r I 5 I r Tribune Photo White Winter Works Wonders at cit Alta Breathtaking beauty of the thc winter wonderland at Alta enhanced Ib by the thc loveliness of Jo Joyce ce Decker 2183 East beauteous skiing enthusiast Is I caught by alert photographers photographer's appreciative e eye e December Puts Puffs Snow SnowS Blanket on S. S S te L Lo bo Area Continued from Page rage One I south including Pro o Cedar Cit City ity and Delt Deltas Delta were struck by winds ranging as high as 35 miles I Iper per er hour The story which blanketed southern Idaho and northwestern Utah con continuing ruing on into southeastern southeastern south- south eastern astern U Utah ah left the northeastern northeast northeast- ern rn section of the state practically untouched About Duchesne county count coun- coun t ty y no snow was reported the weatherman said I A momentary pause in the storm torm about 2 am a.m. Wednesday caused the city str streets ets to be salted alted and sanded twice according accord accord- ing ng to John Ray Player Plows J from om the crt city shops were out ut as soon as the storm began and when it apparently ended at ata 2 a am a.m. m. m the streets were salted and sanded he said When it began again for fot an hours hour's duration the action had to be repeated Salt Lake City police reported five accidents ts involving 10 automobiles automobiles automobiles auto auto- mobiles during the storm None was serious most damage to any anyone anyone one car being they said however however however how how- A year old pedestrian ever ever was in critical condition after being struck by a truck about 7 15 pm p.m. He is Wenceslo Chavez N N. West Vest who was wag struck at 1st South and East Icy streets however contributed ed to two accidents in the city between 10 and 11 a ani am m Wednesday Wednes Wednes- I day Three persons were injured slightly Although two flights were canceled canceled canceled can can- at t the Ogden airport about 5 pm p.m. Tuesday because of the storm none was reported discontinued discontinued discon discon- I at the Salt Lake City airport air air- port Operations we were r e nor normal m a I Wednesday One plane was late arriving in the city This was attributed to delay in m starting because of fog in m the Los Angeles area More on Schedule Railroad officials said all trains were moving on schedule as were commercial bus lines Slick SUck roads late Tuesday caused two buses from the northwest into Salt Lake City to be late I Skiing at Alta and Brighton I continued excellent Snow depths I Wednesday respectively were 58 and 31 inches Lifts and tows were operating Chains were necessary Temperatures recorded hourly at the Salt Lake airport weather bureau were 12 1230 30 am a.m. 30 30 5 30 am a.m. 25 1 30 am a.m. 31 6 30 am a.m. 26 2 30 am 29 7 30 am a.m. 26 am a.m. 28 am a.m. 25 4 30 am a.m. 2 27 7 9 30 am a.m. 24 2 |
