Vernal Express | 1962-05-03 | Page 8 | Spring Snow Blankets Area; some Damage

Spring Snow I Blankets Area Some Damage Christmas season weather paId a brief visit to the Ver- Ver Vernal Vernal nal area Sunday morning and local residents awoke to find a blanket of snow about an Inch thick covering green lawns and budding t trees s and shrubs By Monday morning the mercury had plummeted to 21 degrees and by Tuesday It wasn't much warmer at I 7 HI gh h p were 53 and 64 04 Ice was reported on lakes and running streams and low temperatures were expected to temporarily delay high highwater highwater water Many lilacs were killed off even before they had a chance to bloom and other spring flowers such as tulips were completely curled over Some crop damage was re- re reported re- re reported ported with growths turning yellow By noon Sunday a fairly warm warm sun had melted most of bf the snow and regular Ing sprIng weather was back In style