[Vision2020] Snow Arrives At Canyon Creek Complex

[Tom Hansen]

Let it snow.  Let it snow.  Let it snow.  

Courtesy of Oregon Public Broadcasting at:

http://www.opb.org/news/article/eastern-oregon-john-day-canyon-creek-complex-weather/

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Snow Arrives At Canyon Creek Complex
Eastern Oregon received new reinforcement Friday to potentially help with fire suppression efforts: snow.

Temperatures dropped between 20 and 26 degrees Friday morning before snow fell on the southeastern part of the Canyon Creek Complex. The high humidity also brought some much-needed rain to John Day.

Mary Whister, a meteorologist with National Weather Services in Pendleton, said it’s not unusual for this area to receive snow this time of year, but it’s usually at higher elevations.

The cooler temperatures and rain are welcome, but crews don’t want too much of a good thing.

“The amount we’re expecting is good news,” said Whister.

NWS said if it gets too cold, it could make it difficult to night crews to work. And too much precipitation can make it difficult to perform burnouts and there is also a risk of debris runoff.

NWS issued a flash flood watch for much of the John Day basin Friday afternoon through Saturday evening.

The East Oregonian reports that a significant amount of Canyon Creek’s drainage has been damaged by wildfire. Many damaged areas are steep slopes covered by debris, trees and ashy ground. The lack of vegetation increases risks of “catastrophic flooding

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Tom Hansen
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