Evening star., 1951-11-03
Cold Snap Trails
First Snowfall
In nDistrictArea
Western Maryland
Roads Affected
By Icy Storm

The first taste of winter rolled
over the Eastern seaboard today
bringing heavy early season snow
storms and icy roads to Western
Maryland and near-freezing tenn
peratures to the Washington area
Washington got a slight taste OF
the snow, with brief flurries re-
corded at the National Airport
weather station. The night-long
rain turned to snow about 6 am.
but was too light for a measure
ment.
However, as much as 3 inches OF
snow was reported on the ground
at Bambrills State Park. miles
west of Frederick. Md, and snow
froze on the roads in Garrett
County. where the temperature
dipped to %. The Maryland State
Roads Commission had snow plows
and sanding crews in action ir
Garrett, Frederick. Washington
and Allegany Counties.
Chains Recommended.
The Roads Commission recon-
mended chains in this area, re-
porting all roads had patches o1
snow on them. The first cinder-
ling crews were sent out at J. am
and by morning there were IL
trucks and "a men working on the
bad spots.
Light snow fell in the area
between Cumberland and Hagers.
town. but it melted as fast as II
hit the ground. East of Hagers.
town, however. there was as much
as 2 inches on South Mountain
and crews were working on botf
the Hagerstown and Frederick
slopes.
Traffic tieups were reported or
70. S. 40 where it crosses South
Mountain between Frederick ane
Hagerstown, and on U. S. $40 be.
tween Frederick and Harper.
Ferry. w. Va.
The storm served to end thu
fall drought all over the State
Most sections have now had more
than 2 inches Of rain since Hal.
loween night.
Minimums as low as IS wer,
forecast for tonight in Garrett
Allegany and Washington Coun.
ties. In the middle belt-Fred.
erick, Carroll, Baltimore, Hartford
Howard, Montgomery and Primo,
George Counties-the mercury i,
expected to drop to between q
and 26. In other sections the pre-.
olcted lows are Is to 80.
Skies over WASHINGTON beear
clearing around noon, with a hief
OF about 40 degrees.
The seasons coolest weathe,
was expected tonight, however
with a low of % in the city anc
I22 In the suburbs predicted. There
Will be some cloudiness tomorrow
with temperatures rising slowly te
a high of A degrees.
Continued Cold Forecast.
The days forecast of continued
cold-and snow and rain in some
sections-meant heavy wraps TO,
the thousands planning on at.
tending football games
The Central and Mountain States
were the frigid areas yesterday
with sub-zero temperatures from
the Rockies to Lake Superior.
SNOW fell over wide sections OF
the South from Alabama to New
Mexico.
The early season snowfalls hi,
most OF Arkansas, with falls meas
uring up to six inches. Old
timers said it was the first time
they had seen snow on green
leaves.
Light snow and flurries pelted
areas in Tennessee. Alabama Mis-
slsSlppl and most of Kentucky
The fall at Nashville measured ?
inches. The snow along the north
ern rim of Louisiana and Missis.
slppi was the earliest on record.
No more snow appeared in pros
'pect for the Southland but fore
casters said there was no imme-
dlate end of the chilly blasts.
IL Killed in Northeast.
In New England and New York
State at least IL persons were
dead.
Skidding automobiles caused
most OF the fatalities and injuries,
Upper New York State had a
taste of winter with 8 inches of
snow falling in Buffalo.
A driving rain pelted the New
England coast and New York City.
High winds along the coast drove
sea gulls as far as Is miles inland
in Massachusetts.
AoiLicSIlC alrllneS at LaGuardia
Field in New York Cancelled 66
flights.
Snow Near Miami.
Snow flurries fitted briefly over
a Miami Fla.) suburb today.
Temperatures were tumblinp all
over Florida as well as the rest of
the South. Forecasters predicted
a low of about AZ for Miami at
dawn tomorrow, with below freez-
ing temperatures expected at Tai
lahassee. Tallahassee had a low
today of 38.
One Of the coolest spots in Dixie
today was Lexington, KY, which
had an early morning low of 12
degrees. New lows for this date
were recorded in several cities
Nashville, for example, with a
mercury reading of Is, and Jack
son. Miss, with a %.
Other early morning lows in