The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-11
BISMARCK STRUCK
BY COLD WEATHER
But HAS NO snow
Acrobatic Temperature Running
!, True to Form; Mercury
! Rises After Drop
BITTER WINDS ARE BLOWING
Highways in Most Parts Of
State Are lmpassabIs Be-
cause Of SnoWdrifts

In keeping with its acrobatic per-
formances Of the last four days, tenn
perature In Bismarck, after rising
to 80 degrees above zero yesterday
noon and dropping to II below Ut 3
.. m. today, began an ascent which
carried the mercury to five degrees
above at noon.
Bismarck's streets were bereft Of
snow however. while snow was fall
ing at practically all other points in
the state and blocking state high
ways.
Bismarck and North Dakota will be
partly cloudy tonight and Saturday
with rising temperature in east and
south portions Of the state tonight
and lowering tomorrow.
Bismarck was the warmest city In
the state during the night, low tenn
perature being 10 degrees below. 9th
er state temperatures during the
night follow: Devils Lake Is below;
Grand Forks a below: Minot II be-
low; Valley City 20 below; Fargo 20
below; jamestown 18 below: and WI.
liston IL below.
A 25-mile gale piled snow into huge
drifts between Fargo and Casselton
during the night, seriously hamper
ing bus traffic and stalling automo-
bile parties. Fifteen cars were re-
ported stalled along the highway to-
day.
Valley City. Minot, Grand Forks.
and Jamestown all experienced bliS-
yards during the night.
Winds Sweep Nerthwest
A cold wave, accompanied by driv-
ing winds and heavy snow storms In
some sections, settled over the north
west today as the mercury was sent
tumbling to the lowest mark this sea-
son at q number Of points.
The coolest temperature was 10
ported from Thief River Falls in
northern Minnesota, where the t1ler-
mometer recorded 81 below. =
Southeastern Minnesota appeared
to be the only section to escape the
extreme cold, although the heavy
Snowdrifts on the main highways
slowed up traffic. Winona reported
the temperature slightly above zero.
An inch Of snow during the night was
quickly blown about by q stiff north
west wind.
Borne on the wings Of strong winds,
heavy snowfalls in Minnesota Thurs
day night and early today piled drifts
that blocked highways and delayed
trains and busses In several sections.
At Bemidji. In Beltrami county,
Northern Minnesota, drop In tenn
perature to Is below this morning
followed the seasons heaviest snow
fall which totaled SIS inches In "a
hours and lis inches In the past
three days.
Duluth reported q drop Of q de-
grees in u hours. from Is above te
il below. An inch Of snow Thursday
was drifted today. slowing up traffic
on bus lines between Duluth and the
range cities.
About three inches Of snow fell
Thursday afternoon and night In st,
Cloud. The high winds Of last night
abated today after the snow had
drifted and shut off some side roads.
The mercury registered Il below. The
main roads, however. were open.
A half inch Of snow at Mankato
Thursday night left transportation
facilities generally unhampered. Cold
or weather followed the snowfall and
the mercury stood at below.
A drop Of about $ degrees char
acterixed the weather In st. Paul and
Minneapolis Thursday night. This
morning It was 6 below.