Evening star., 1950-11-24
Snow FIurries
Due Tonight as
'MercuryDrops
Coolest Weather
Of Season in Store;
| Low of 20 Forecast

Temperatures of 20 to Is de-
grees, coldest of the season, were
forecast for Washington tonight
along with the likelihood of snow
hurries.
The cold blast was riding this
way on a strong northwest wind
and was expected to reach here
this afternoon, dropping the mer-
curry from Is to 80 degrees.
Light rain seen for late today
may turn into the seasons second
touch Of snow late tonight. the
Weather Bureau said.
The bureau issued a special
bulletin, warning coastal States
that some areas may find it as
cold as above zero. Temper
atures of from Is to 20 degrees
were predicted for Virginia and
Western Maryland. Light snow
also was forecast for Western
Maryland.
Cold Over Week End.
The weather will remain cold
over the week end and begin to
moderate Monday, the bureau
said. Tomorrow should be fair
with a high reading of about IS
degrees.
Before the warmup begins, tenn
peratures will range about 10 de-
grees below normal for this time
of year, which is high of so and
low of 80, the bureau said.
Coolest weather officially re-
corded here so far this fall was 80
degrees, although some suburban
areas reported marks below 20
degrees.
Included in the Weather Bu-
reau's special bulletin today were
New York. Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia,
Maryland, Virginia and Eastern
Tennessee.
Zero For West Virginia.
A cold wave which brought
snow to most of West Virginia
today was expected to drop tenn
peratures to zero by tonight. The
Weather Bureau at Huntington
forecast more snow and tempera-
lures zero to Is above tonight.
/ Today SHOWS covered the
Western and Central section Of
the State in depths of more than
two inches in Huntington to q
trace in Petersburg.
Virginia's first major snow Of
the season fell in the southwestern
portion of the State, sending high
way crews into action. The State
Highway Department said the
snowfall began about 5 am. in
the extreme southwest and famed
eastward.
"All snow-removal equipment is
out in the affected areas, and is
very busy" highway department.
spokesman said.
3 Inches in Lee County.
Three inches of snow fell in
Lee County in 21a hours and con-
tinued to fall.
A SnoWstorm struck Knoxville,
Tenn, at 5 am. today and fakes
were still falling at midmorning.
The Weather Bureau there re-
ported 3 inches of snow on the
ground at 9 am. and said it
might reach depth of 5.
The bureau said the thermom-
eter probably would dip to l3
degrees at Knoxville tomorrow
morning. The all-time low for
November 25 is Is degrees.
recorded in 1881.
Blast Sweeps Eastward.
The Associated Press reported
that a blast Of frigid air was
sweeping eastward across the
Prairie States.
The seasons coolest weather in
the Midwest brought record
breaking low temperatures for the
date in many cities.
Not much relief from the bit
ing cold was in prospect for the
Midwest today but temperatures
were moderating in the Rocky
Mountain region. Chadron, Nebr.,
early today, had one of the coun-
try's lowest readings-14 below
zero. 1t was below zero over most
of the Midwest. Chicago's-1.8 was
a record for the date and the
coldest day of the season.
Meanwhile, Southern California
and the far Southwest were hav-
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