Evening star., 1950-12-08
Damaging Gales Strike
Eastern States Again.;
Snow Covers Midwest
BY the Associafed Press


A surge of cold air and snow
moved into the Eastern States to-
day after damaging winds anc
rain whipped across the storm.
harassed area.
At the same time, the Midwest
shoveled out Of the seasons heavi-
est snowfall and the South got
come relief from a severe cold
~a.
WSods of gale force which bat
tered Pennsylvania, New York
West Virginia, Virginia and Mary
land yesterday. swept into the
New England coastal region to-
day. Shipping was hampered
Power lines were knocked out
The strong winds uprooted trees
and blew of rooftops of houses
in many parts Of the storm belt.
The snowstorm over the mid
continent left carpet of white
measuring as much as a. inches
in Northern Michigan. There was
much drifting. but forecasters said
the winds would diminish during
the day.
Temperatures Rising.
Rising temperatures also were
In prospect. with no subzero pre-
dicted tonight. Snow. however,
continued today over most of the
North Central region.
Rain pelted wide areas of the
Middle Atlantic and Eastern Sea-
board States. Gale winds of SO
to 60 miles were forecast for the
New England coastal areas. Alb
normally high tides were in pros
pect along the coast in Connecti-
cut. Rhode Island and the Massa-
ehusetts Cape Cod area.
A few families were evacuated
from shore front homes in two
Connecticut towns as the wind and
rain storm struck last night.
There was much damage from
the wind storm but the blows were
not as severe as the gales which
hit the Eastern States two weeks
ago.
Gusts Of 81 miles an hour at
Erie. Pa, shattered windows and
Cancelled air flights. Winds rang
ing from 40 to go MPH whipped
across Western and Central Penn
sylvania.
New York Pounded.
Upstate New York took a ter
rife pounding from the winds
which reached a velocity of sol
miles per hour in the Lake On
tario region and caused high
waves on the shoreline. In New
York City. high tides on the East
River splashed on a steam COM
pany's pipes. binding East River
drivers with a dense steam murk.
The winds abated during the
night in the New York City met
ropolitan area and in Upstate New
York. The rain was expected to
end.
Chimneys toppled in Oswego
N. Y. and in Rome, N. Y. Isl
by 20 foot section of the roof
OF the historic Central Hotel wasI
ripped of. Power lines were
snapped at Dryden and Tomkinsl
City. The rain accompanying the
winds over most Of the State
changed to snow at Buffalo and
q fall Of z inches was forecast.
An inch-thick ice coating COW
cred most Of Ohio after a mixture
OF rain. sleet and snow that
ranged up to 81 inches at Gin
cinnati. Colder weather which
moved into the State further
eased the Ohio River flood threat. |
Texas Crops Damaged.
Texas looked for a warming
after three-day freeze which
caused damage to the tender
vegetable crop in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley. Fruit trees es-
capped serious damage. The cold
weather was blamed for three
deaths. Many Of the valleys 40,-
900 vegetable acres had been har-
vested but the remainder was
wiped out as temperatures dropped
below freezing yesterday. The
damage in dollars was not esti-
mated.
In Florida, the recent cold
weather which destroyed vege-
table crops made idle between g.
600 and 5000 migratory workers.
There were a. inches Of snow
on the ground at Calumet, Mich,
and 81 inches at Land OLakes,
Wis.-but not all of it was &C
cumulated during this weeks
snowstorm. Duluth. Mimi, had
more than 81 inches and Chicago
waded through drifts from a fall
measuring nearly 10 inches.