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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1982
Page
9
The report lists low temperatures for Monday with Gunnison Colorado at 21 degrees and high temperatures with Miami Florida reaching 83 degrees, illustrating wide regional swings in the nation.
Snow totals of five to six inches fell in upper Michigan by Monday night as winds gusted to 60 mph across several states. Park City Utah saw 90 mph gusts while Wyoming and Utah endured high winds. Flooding reported in Chattanooga Tennessee near La Rue. Ohio near Prospect. and along California’s central coast. Forecast calls for snow across New England, Great Lakes, upper Mississippi Valley, Dakotas, and from Montana to northern New Mexico and northern Arizona, with rain from California to central Arizona and northwest New Mexico and scattered rain in southern Florida.
Newly inaugurated Mount Vernon mayor Earl Wolvers announces council and committee appointments. Sautter joins Public Safety, DeWald Dumbaugh Rahn head policy groups, Dumbaugh on Streets and Cemetery, DeWald on Sewer Water Solid Wastes, Campagna on Parks Recreation, plus a cable TV panel with Campagna and Rahn. Wolvers rehires Siggins Rogers Kuehl Fordyce Archibald. Robert Wolfe named zoning administrator. city attorney post left undecided as former attorney Wolfe departs.
Cedar Rapids police responding to a burglary call found two men inside the Fast Freddies building at 1531 15th St SW. Kevin Leroy Bottoms 18 and Leonard Craig Landt 18, both of 613 15th St SE, were charged with second degree burglary and possession of burglary tools.
The day features meetings of Cedar Rapids City Council Linn Supervisors Health Center Board of Directors City Planning Commission and Marion City Council. Elson rezoning request near Toddville is on the Linn Supervisors agenda. Coe College hosts Akasha in concert at Sinclair Auditorium with admission of 3.50 dollars.
Exhibit of paintings and small sculptures by David Rice, inmate at Lincoln State Penitentiary, Lincoln Nebraska, displayed at McAuley Gallery, Mount Mercy College. Opening reception 7 to 9 p.m. Through January 27. Movies list on page 6B.
Ten years ago McGregor experienced an extreme cold snap with temperatures sinking to 28 degrees below zero, marking a historic low for the area.
The wind chill factor is determined by reading from the air temperature to the wind speed, using sustained winds rather than gusts. Wind speeds above 40 mph add little extra chill, according to standard guidance.
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