The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-04
WINTER Returns
TO THE NORTHWEST
COLD WEATHER OVER WIDE
AREA--SNOW IN WILLAMETTE
VALLEY-FRUTT HURT.

Winter is beginning early. After
q few short days of spring weather
winter returned Saturday night
when nearly three inches of snow fell
here and the temperature dropped
many degrees. Sunday was cold, raw
and disagreeable, with heavy clouds
and a cold wind blowing. Sunday
night the temperature dropped sew
eral degrees below freezing.
The cold wave extends over large
area. Portland reports two feet of
snow between there and Astoria In
the Yakima and many other fruit dis
tricts it is feared that fruit is badly
hurt. In this section the fruit buds
are not far enough advanced to be
injured.
Sunday was a cold day throughout
the northwest. kilograms from many
points Sunday tell of the cold wave
that came as great surprise. The
dispatches follow:
Heavy Snow In Oregon
Portland, Oregon-Oregon and
Washington for the most part re-
lapsed into winter weather conditions
today Snow flurries from many Sec
tions and low temperatures from all
were reported At one point on the
: Columbia river highway between here
and Astoria snow two feet deep was
reported. At some points in the
Willamette valley a two-inch snow
snow Law on the ground, but flakes
were in the air a few times during
the day.
Continued cold for tomorrow was
forecast.
Below Freezing at Yakima
Yakima, Wash.-Winter weather
returned here suddenly today and the
thermometer dropped below freezing
point.
Snow at Walla Walla
Walla Walla-Nearly an inch of
snow fell in the early morning hours
in this city. Reports from Waits
burg are that there was no snow
there. Three inches fell at the water
works headworks ten miles up Mill
creek near the Oregon line. Total
precipitation here was 80 Snow is
all gone tonight.
Hood River Near Freezing
Hood River, Ore.-Hail, sleet and
snow fell here today internationally.
The temperature was near freezing
point early.
Hail Storm and Sunshine
Astoria, Ore.-Hail storms with
bright sunshine between was the
weather program here today. Winter
overcoats were returned to use.
Heavy Snow on Camas Prairie
Lewiston-A snow developed about
midnight Saturday night in the re-
gion east of Lewiston and reports
from Grangeville late last night
showed the storm still in progress
with the depth of snow having reach
ed ten inches at that point. Nezperce,
Craigmont and Reubens reported
about seven inches, at the first
named place the fall having ceased
about seven o'clock in the evening.
At points on Craig Mountain the
depth has reached over a foot, and
the blanket of white covering the
western slopes was clearly visible
from Lewiston. The storm was ac-
companied by light wind.
In the higher ranges OF the Bitter
Roots it is assured that a heavy fall
of snow occurred and this will mean
that the rivers will likely soon carry
a heavy volume of storm waters, for
the melting season usually develops |
about the middle of May. Several
days ago reports showed that there
was four feet of snow in the Marshall |
lake section of the mountain country.
The advices from Grangeville, Nez-
perce and Craigmont last night were
to the effect that the storm will seri-
ously retard spring farm operations
which had gotten under full headway
the past few days. Explanation is
given that the melting SHOWS will SO
soften the roads that traffic neces-
sary to farm operations cannot be
carried on