Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-21
FINCH SNOWFALL
BLANKETS DISTRICT
Depth Is Greatest Since 10.
Inch Record of January,
Last Year.
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NSOllblIluCO l1OliI FIISU Ed&6J.
Coast were expected to develop into a
gale this afternoon.
The Weather Bureau announced this
morning that the worst of the storm
has passed, so far as Washington is
concerned. The snow Is gradually thin
ming out and is expected to cease fall.
ing this afternoon.
Remain Several Days.
A minimum temperature of II de.
grees is anticipated for tonight, with
Friday foreseen as partly cloudy with
little change in temperature. This was
taken to mean that the snow already
here will remain for several days.
The heaviest snow in the vicinity of
Washington was reported this morning
at PTcellville, Va, in the Blue Ridge
Mountain region, where an 18-inch fall
was recorded. Late reports this morn
ing indicated that it was showing hard
er there this morning than last night.
Frederick, Md, was virtually snow
bound, a 10-inch snowfall there having
paralyzed the city's electric railway traf-
fic and forcing other transportation
lines to run far behind schedule.
Twenty-one snow plows left Frederick
of heavy snowdriftS reported in the Al
legeany foothills.
Mail service between Frederick and
Thurmont was halted when trains Of
the Hagerstown g. Frederick Railway
were unable to operate. Rural mail de-
livery was also halted.
A report from Danville, Va, stated
that the entire Piedmont Plateau was
covered with 2 inches of snow after a
fall lasting most of the night. Sleet
this morning forming on top of the
snow had practically halted vehicular
travel
A. 5-inch snow mantle blankeled
Richmond, Va, today, and fieecy clouds
hanging low over the capital Of the old
Confederacy gave rise to the belief that
more snow would reach the city today.
A drop of 80 degrees in temperature
at Roanoke was followed by inches of
snow. Yynchburg reported 21.6 de-
grees, with nearly inches of snow and
sleet. Norfolk turned in report today
of rain, with no snow, and a tempera-
ture 2 degrees above the freezing mark.
Trunk highways out of Washington
in all directions we're being prepared to
handle fast traffic not later than noon
today, as road crews and emergency
workers labored to free them of the sea-
sons heaviest snowfall, reported at a
depth of Is inches in some localities,
according to American Automobile AS
ISOLATION data made known this morn
ing.
Snow Piows at Work.
State and county snow plows were in
operation on virtually all highways
communication with Washington from
Maryland and Virginia.
Patrol cars of the Virginia State
Roads Commission reported this morn
ing that the Washington Richmond and
chmond-Danville highway would be
open for the usual traffic before noon
today.
Motorists were advised to use chains
on the road over the national trails to
Frederick, Hagerstown, Cumberland and
thence across the mountains.
The Washington Baltimore highway
is being cleared rapidly and will be
ready to accommodate fast traffic be-
fore noon.
Roads communicating with Norfolk
from the South are reported compare
lively free of snow, as slight rains have
been falling in that section.
A snowfall of Is inches is reported
along the Shenandoah Valley route
through Tennessee, with snow removal
work proceeding slowly.
The road south of Raleigh, N. c., to
Columbia, S. c., is in bad condition,
the A. A. A. headquarters here was ad-
viSed, and motorists were warned to
avoid the section temporarily.
Highways passing through Harrisburg
Pa, are under IL inches of snow, but
are passable all along the route.