| Show Late Summer Snows Damage Fruit Gardens Cut Utilities A late summer snowstorm Thursday and Friday of last week damaged fruit and vege tables and disrupted power and radio and television reception Thursday night and Friday morning there were power out out- outages ages throughout the valley and andin andin in the south part of the city as large tree limbs overloaded with snow broke off and snap pod ped power lines Repair crews started work at Thursday mid mid- midnight night to handle each outage reo re- report port as hI came in Jensen School closed down completely Friday due to lack lackor or of power which also stopped the water supply In most schools power was off only for an hour bour or two At Central School the power went off three times dis cooking of the school lunch and some substitutions had to be made in the menu Radio and television recep recep- reception tion also was periodically Television cable crews also were kept busy restoring interrupted services Considerable e interference also w was s I noted on the community television system The weight of wet snow was sufficient to break off tree limbs measuring eight to ten inches In diameter and tree damage was extensive throughout the city See picture THE STORM started Thurs Thurs- Thursday day about 8 am with heavy rain that later turned into hail and finally snow The snow fell steadily all through Thursday night and Friday and by Friday morning most valley residents had about eight inches on their lawn and gardens A A lot of corn stood and many tomatoes and potatoes lay underneath a a thick blank blanket t of snow snow Some re- re residents residents rushed to gather in peaches and apples before they were frozen See picture Continued on page B 8 Frost e Continued from page 1 Temperatures fell feU steadily Wednesday through Friday Wednesday the high was a sum sum- summery mery 76 70 and the low 43 Thurs Thurs- Thursday d day y the high dropped six degrees to 70 and the low dropped 13 de de- de degrees grees to 30 Saturday the chill was really on and the low drop drop- dropped ped to 19 13 degrees below freezing with the high a meager 42 A SALT LAKE television we- we weather weather ather reporter said that the last time Vernal had had snow on September 16 was in 1924 Logan also received snow and the fore fore- forecaster forecaster caster said that the last time Lo- Lo Logan Lagan gan received snow this early was in 1908 Although many roads were snow packed highway officials reported that none were impassable sable Snowplows ws were out Thursday and Friday mostly on the Vernal Manila highway with some road clearing east and west of Vernal on Highway 40 Friday morning and some activity necessary on the Bon Bon Bon- Bonanza anza road There were icy spots on all major highways Friday morn jug ing and the Vernal Manila High high high- highway way was over the summit East of Vernal on HIgh high high- highway way 40 was in spots to Craig FOG CAME with the snow and became so thick Friday morning that air service was suspended By late Friday the snow depths ranged from 12 to 15 inches Snow then cleared until Satur day night and early Sunday mor mor- morning ning when residents found an ad ad- ad additional four inches By Sun Sun- Sunday day night most of the snow had melted with the advent of sun sun- sunshine shine There was an unseasonably early rush for antifreeze by mo tor vehicle drivers Outside construction on such buildings as the post o office was suspended early Thursday when the rainfall grew heavier but in some buildings work was contin- contin continued continued on the interiors The record early snowstorm was blamed on a mass of arctic air that normally would have dissipated itself m in the north but which departed from tradition tion and broke over the Rocky Mountains and spilled down both sides Today Thursday is the of of- of official first day of fall but ap ap- ap approaching season was overshadowed dowed last week by the early de de- de debut but of winter weather Bureau Bureau of Land Management o officials reported Monday that generally speaking the heavy snows were beneficial The moisture will make the feed more palatable for wintering livestock and it also filled reservoirs reo re- to provide water during the winter they said |
