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Show FLOOD CAUSED BY SUDDEN THAW. mjM With the Chinook wind Thursday. the snow, which had fallen earlier In mjm the week, was swept from the city, mjM producing streams of water which. In mJM the southern part of Ogden. became mjM a flood. From Thirtieth street south. mjM all the streets were under water. mjm homes were Invaded and traffic was .mpeded. With frost In the ground, the water did not soak into the earth but found mjM Ms way to the guttem. merflowed tin- channels, blocked the sidewalks and made lakes Fortunately a drop in temperature put an end to the flood, but the snowstorm snow-storm of last night has made possible another deluge, if warm weather follows, fol-lows, there will be more water and mud to battle against. Ogden's greatly great-ly Increased storm sewers of the past few years are Mrvlng to pood pur pose, but In an emergency of this kind they are not large enough to carry the streams which pour In. This particularly particu-larly Is true In the southern districts of tho city. Yesterday's storm demonstrated the need of paring In tho southeastern part of ogden |