<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>Let it snow. <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Let it snow. Let it snow. </span></div><div><br></div><div>Courtesy of <i>Oregon Public Broadcasting</i> at:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.opb.org/news/article/eastern-oregon-john-day-canyon-creek-complex-weather/">http://www.opb.org/news/article/eastern-oregon-john-day-canyon-creek-complex-weather/</a></div><div><br></div><div>--------------------------------------</div><div><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; font-weight: 100; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.2em; font-size: 42px; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Snow Arrives At Canyon Creek Complex</h1></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Eastern Oregon received new reinforcement Friday to potentially help with fire suppression efforts: snow.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">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.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">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.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The cooler temperatures and rain are welcome, but crews don’t want too much of a good thing.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“The amount we’re expecting is good news,” said Whister.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">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.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">NWS issued a flash flood watch for much of the John Day basin Friday afternoon through Saturday evening.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/wildfire/20150904/snow-falls-on-canyon-creek-fire" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">The East Oregonian reports</a> 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</span></font></p></div><div>--------------------------------------<br><br><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></body></html>