Stormy Idaho Weather Strands Vehicles and Helpless Areas
Heavy winds rain and snow struck northern and eastern Idaho with gusts up to 150 mph near Pasco and 91 mph at Moscow. The Weather Bureau said a cold front and low pressure system drove the storm, causing power outages, road closures, drifting snow, and evacuations near Idaho Falls Arco and Ammon while Red Cross aided stranded residents and buses rerouted.
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Witty scraps and shop talk from a 1960s column
A humorous clipping mixes quips about neighbors employment dreams and fishing skills. It riffs on modern romance tropes and ends with a plug for easy to install ceiling tile from Bargain Supply at 3rd and Oak with a partial phone number.
Snowbound residents face mass stranding in two towns
Officials said efforts were underway to evacuate residents. About 49 people including 26 children were stranded in Pine Basin on Tuesday night, while in Irwin in Swan Valley about 300 were snowed in. Winds reached 50 knots as fishermen reported fish sucked from the ocean and blown inland.
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Fish Rain On West Coast Showers Drench Washington Coast
In Ocean Shores Washington a storm dropped three to four dozen fingerling anchovies onto a yard as 3.35 inches of rain fell nearby Aberdeen. Tom James reported chickens rushed to snacks from the seaside fall and a state Fisheries official noted a water spout likely.
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