The Bismarck tribune., 1933-12-23
HEAVY SNOWFALL
OVERNIGHT MAKES
TRIPS PRECAR|OUS
Drifting Feared in Some Sec
tions and Cold Weather
Is Forecast
PLOWS HELD IN READINESS
Montana and Pacific Northwest
Are Victims Of Fickle
Elements
PLOWS HELD IN READINESS

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highways was issued by w. J. F1an-
nigan. maintenance engineer Of the
state highway department, Saturday
forenoon following snowfall In all
sections Of the state.
Snow was particularly deep In the
northern part Of the state, F1annigan
said, with most routes badly drifted.
Plows were to be sent out on all
main roads as soon as possible after
the snowfall subsidized, but Flanagan
warned motorists not to venture off
main highways unless necessary, and
then only when well-dressed and pre-
pared to shovel In drifted areas.
At noon O. w. Roberts, federal me-
teoroligist here, reported wind was
starting to rise at jamestown, indi-
eating that drifting in that section
was imminent.
Forecast Lower Mercury
Snow and colder weather Saturday
night, with partly cloudy weather
Sunday, are forecast for North Da-
kota. The northwestern section will
have q cold wave Saturday night. the
forecast said.
Sub-zero weather accompanied the
snow In some sections, but generally
1t was from q few degrees to 10 above
zero. At Valley City several inches
of snow fell and blizzard was II
prospect there should q strong wind
develop.
Trains were several hours late intt
Bismarck.
A blizzard struck most Of Montans
Saturday, sending the mercury dowr
Is degrees In 10 minutes In Great
Falls.
Ends Balmy Weather
Ending q period Of warm, balm,
weather, the storm before midday in.
creased In intensity, with forecast,
by the Helena bureau of zero or sub.
zero weather by nightfall.
At Great Falls 1t was 40 above ant
still was sinking. The bowling NORTH
wind turned q gentle spring-like ratr
into heavy fall Of snow.
Within an hour the storm hac
progressed to the Helena area. where
the temperature stood at 46 above q,
8 o'clock and dropped to Is before
$3.50, accompanied by q heavy snow.
fall.
The Helena bureau said the sever.
ity of the storm may not pass unit
Sunday.
The weather bureau says SAINTS
Claus will find little snow In thA
United States except along the Cana.
dian border when he calls to deliver
the presents.
In the Northeast as far west as thu
Great Lakes the weather experts SAY
the outlook is for snow or rain OF
Christmas day and colder weather By
Christmas night.
In the Southeast rain Is expected.
Predicts Big Flood
Pacific northwest residents looked
askance Saturday at the prophecy ol
william Greenwood, famous Noah
Of the region, that the present flood,
were only warning Of the one thai
would engulf the earth four year,
hence.
In nearly every section they saw
unprecedented high waters, with TIN
weeks known storm toll ct II live.
and with property losses In the hun.
dreds Of thousands Of dollars. More
than 5000 persons were homeless.
Unprecedented rains. cloudbursts
high tides and floods wet the feet ol
scores Of cities and towns, over north.
ern Idaho. all over Washington ant
western Oregon. Many all-time rain.
fall records for the month were brok'
en- and Christmas gifts were being
held up. Not q transconttnenta
train, nor one south to Portland. wa
running out Of Seattle or Tacoma.
"The people need not be afraid ol
the existing flood conditions" sait
Greenwood, the builder and lone occu'
pant Of an ark at Olympia, Wash.
whose strange craft was floated b,
night tides Friday for the first time
sThis Is only . warning"
After six days Of rains had engulf'
ed much Of western Washington
northern Idaho was hit by suddel
cloudbursts and high winds Friday
The Occur d'Alene region was almos
isolated and Kellogg suffered unesti'
mated losses.
IN the Wallace. Ida, district, street
were washed away, houses sent crash
ing down gulches filled with water
and residents fled to higher ground
Cataldo Flats, west Of Wallace, wa
covered with nearly seven feet Of va
ter.
BANKER IS STRICKEN
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