Show J Storms Up Area Average for Precipitation A surprise snowstorm the time most sustained d of this and several sever sever- nl al 1 years past palt settled In Moab valley alley Monday and started a 11 hour 4 downpour that boosted he time winter precipitation I figures to o far fat above aver average ge By ny 4 45 pm p.m. Tuesday tho the wC weather ther station reported report report- ed three inches of snow and 27 21 ni f an Inch moisture for jhc 24 hour lour period Snow began failing fall fail Int ing ng in greater amounts at nightfall night night- fall fail Tuesday night dropping more than two inches of snow and nd continued into Wednesday morning report reported d only 04 of an n inch of moisture since yesterday but reports Indicated that hat the fall faU was much h heavier in n Moab proper Snowfall was reported to have diminished north of the Colorado river most Intensive fall fail Inside upper and central Moab valley Before Defore the latest test storm the valley alley had registered far more than han the usual yield for the three month winter period of December January and ary amy The twenty year average of inches had been topped this his year by a figure over over That figure does not include tho tha last ast storm A deficiency of two inches was recorded In 1959 although th the late ate months were moisture hea hea- vy Nearly one third of the 1959 total has fallen during the first two months of 1960 Roads to and from Moab were reported sanded but slick sUck this morning but with sunshine this afternoon conditions were Improving Im ha- ha proving fast |