Show SNOWFAll BULLETIN FORECASTS WATER SHORTAGE I The rhe last snowfall bulletin to be bo Issued this spring came from the time press of the weather wather bureau over the tho signature I nature of A A. A II Thle Thiessen sen section director today This bulletin indicates that thero there will be a n strong likelihood of ot water shortage during August and the first week weak of September because of the scarcity of snow in th tho mountains and because of or its condition which is s favorable to early melting Subnormal snow crop is reported in twenty flue measurements normal normal normal nor nor- mal measurements are reported in twelve measurements measurements' and excess of normal snow Is reported in eleven en measurements The Tho report ia Is summarized summarised a as 1111 follows follows fol tol- fol- fol lows Iowa Precipitation during the month of at March was much lighter and nd much less ices snow fell teU than during the precedinG preceding pre pre- preceding ceding month By the end of the month practically no no now snow remained on the ground in the tho lower Jower valleys valles of f the state In the tho Great Salt lake watershed only a few correspondents reported d that the snow stored in th the mountains mountains moun moun- was equal to the average amount most correspondents reported report report- ed that the snow was WM unusually short and that the prospects wore for tor a dry season if the irrigating water water water wa wa- ter was not supplemented by rain during the tho summer A VCr very careful snow survey of City creek canyon showed that there was third one-third less snow there thero than last year and that tho the snow was in condition for tor early carb melting In both the Sevier lake and southern southern south south- ern portion of the tho Colorado river watersheds watersheds' tho the outlook was very promising and some Bome observers re reported ro- ro ported that the creeks were already bank full tull A A shortage was reported in tho the Green river watershed In the national for forests of the state tAto the t snow now was waR below normal in n most places and in a II favorable condition for tor early fArly melting |