Evening star., 1950-01-14
Storm
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falls were reported IN Upper Mich
igan.
In the East, winds lashed parts
of New York State and the Pitts
burgh area. Trees were uprooted
power lines torn down and win
dows shattered at Buffalo by gusts
reaching velocities of 80 to 95 miles
per hour. Rochester, Niagara Falls
Geneseo and Syracuse also report
ed wind damage. There were nc
early reports of casualties. Pitts
burgh suffered minor damage from
gusts reaching u miles per hour
The cold weather covered the
Pacific Northwest, the Northern
Rocky Mountain States, the North
ern Great Plains and the Upper
Mississippi and Missouri Valleys
The below-zero readings ex-
tended into Washington and
Oregon. The mercury dropped to
19 below at Ellensburg, in Central
Washington. where there was IA
inches Of snow on the ground
Spokane's snowfall measured 81
inches and the mercury dropped
to 6 below. At Pendleton, Oreg.,
the low was 2. 1t was lower in
Minot, N. OAK, -26, and IA at
Great Falls, Mont, and below
zero temperatures were general
throughout the storm belt.
The colder weather also was ex-
pected in the flooded areas of the
Ohio River Valley, sending tenn
peratures down to around normal
from yesterdays spring like read
ings. Rain, which had doused the
watershed for several days, had
ended. More families left their
homes as waters spilled over low
lands. Other river areas braced
for major floods.
The blizzard which hammered
the Pacific Northwest was blamed
for at least five deaths. all in
Washington. Highway traffic was
snarled throughout the storm belt.
Air travel was halted and train
service curtailed.
The storm hit hard on the Wash
ington coast. Winds reached a
velocity of so to 70 miles an hour
and at Redmond, Ore, it howled
at a velocity Of 78 miles an hour.
Seattle's weather bureau said the
storm was one of the worst in the
clty's history. The city was
'blanketed with a 10-inch snowfall.
The mercury was 13 above last
night.
Storm Warnings in East.
A dozen or more fishing boats
at Grays Harbor were grounded
or sank. The Coast Guard guided
lost vessels to port through the
swirling, powdery snow over Pu-
get Sound.
Across the continent, storm
warnings were hoisted on the At
lantic Coast from Maine to North
Carolina. Winds of 10 miles an
hour were reported.
A cottony fog hung over New
York, halting operations at the
city'S busy airports and hamper
ing ship movements In the har-
Dor. The Weather Bureau said
the fog was caused by a mass of
warm. moist air from the south.
Gales off Iceland and Newfound-
land slowed ocean liners and ships
arrived in New York one to four
days behind schedule.
More freezing weather appeared
in prospect tonight in the Cali
fornia citrus districts. Heavy snow
ranging up to 6 feet on the level
blocked many roads in Northern
California. Strong winds with
guests up to 60 miles per hour
whipped the northern coast and
heavy rain fell all along the coast
Visibility was reduced to zero
as winds of SIS miles per hour
whipped up 4 to inches of snow
in Southern Minnesota.
More Flee From Floods.
In the Midwest flood basin, the
outcome of the worst threats OF
the season depended on immediate
weather conditions. More families
were evacuated in the area along
the st. Francis River near Ken
nett, Mo. A dozen National
Guardsmen were ordered to the
district for flood duty and took
supplies for families forced from
their homes.
The Red Cross evacuated SC
families yesterday as water spread
over 18 blocks of lowlands along
Pigeon Creek at Evansville, Ind
The Ohio River reached 44.8 feet
and is expected to crest at 45.s
feet tomorrow. Flood stage is ~
feet, but the expected crest is not
expected to cause serious damage
The Ohio also was rising at Mount
Vernon, but upstream at Gin
cinnati a 2-foot drop in the big
rivers level was reported. \
The crest of the Wabash River
passed Vincennes, Ind, at 27.;
feet yesterday. Rains of the last
few days were expected to keer
it high for several days.
Many business establishments
in Rosiclare, ILL.,, were flooded as
the Ohio River hoodwaters poured
into the community of 1000. Some
so families have been evacuated
Across the Ohio River in Smith
land, KY, the waters forced eyac-
uation of all business houses
Families in that community ano
lin other small Kentucky towns
along the Ohio and Cumberland
Rivers have been forced to move
from their homes.
Flood contlpl experts were or.