Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-21
Eight Inches Of Snow Falls in
Omaha from Sunrise to Sunset
Without Stop.
is NOT COLD IN WYOMING
Twenty.Four Above at Sheridan and
Ten Above Along Union Pacific.
SNOW VISITS ALL SECTIONS
Most stations Report that the sn"w
Wa. SIN Failing when Report.
Were sent ia 40 O'Clock
Last NiRht.

IIore IN what Colonel welsh OF the To-
,., hnroan sail at 1880 O'Clock Sunday
morning:
CoId wave warning sent TO north and
west Nebraska. Temperature VIII lal,
to below zero before mornIns, ua L.,,,s LS0pte te
northcrly winds and snow. Dansero"s y"
cattle and ranchers,
Tn 10 o'clock last night there was no
evidence that the cold wave and the
blizsariy conditions were heading in this
way. The snow that had been falling
since early morning and the temperature
was around Is degrees above zoro. within
one degree OF the warmest OF the day ana
four degrees colder than the coolest
although the wind had switched ana was
coming from the northwest.
Telegraph reports TO the railroads at
s O'Clock last night failed to locate any
cold wave, or blizzard lurking about any
place In Nebraska or Wyoming.
what the Railroads Found.
The o'clock station weather report
received by the Burlington indicated that
up at Sheridan. where most of the
blizEards that come It's ways, the weather
was clear and calm and temperature
Of Is degrees above zero. At Broken Bow
II was II degrees above, with about two
inches OF fresh snow on the ground and
more falling. There was no wind. Dead
wood sent in report of clear and calm,
now snow and temperature of 20 above.
Seneca, we'll out iu the west part Of
the state had four inches OF new snow
and more coming. There the temperature
was ten above and calm.
Both Edgmont, s. D., and Whitman
well west in Nebraska and four to six
inches Of new snow. still showing and
temperatures OF ten and FIFTEEN above.
respectively. Neither place reported any
wind
Along the Northwestern's Emerson
branch between Wakefield and Wayne,
thes-T o'clock report indicated that there
was close 20 six inches OF fresh snow on
the ground and more falling. The
temperature was four 70 ten above and
considerable wind. drifting the snow.
Conditions were about the same At Nor
folk and down the main line as far as
West Point West OF Norfolk It was
showing about half way TO OrNeIll. but
from there west the storm has ceased
and II was clear and calm with
temperatures raging from six TO fifteen
above. II was clear and calm all through
Wyoming. though snow had fallen most
Of the way from Long Pine, through to
Lander.
Zero at Cheyenne
At o'clock the Union Pacific reported
clear and calmly all through Wyoming,
with temperatures OF from zero 10 ten
and fifteen above. Cheyenne was the
coolest point. From Pine Bluff. east
there was snow about all the way the
fall being from four TO eight inches.
Most stations reported that between q
and o'clock the snow stopped falling.
Here In Omaha there was snow and
plenty. II began falling about 2 O'Clock
Sunday morning and continued all day,
with not break from mou.ing until
night. II was a gentle dropping. remain
Ing where II fell, there not being enough
wind to stir IL around in the least II
covered houses and streets. it's depth
being close to eight inches.
The contiguous fall OF snow kent n
greater portion OF the omahans at home
during the day and the streets were
deserted.