• WEATHER DISCUSSION

    The Rain is Back!

    The Rain is Back!

    May 21, 2013

    What a spring! We had 23 days with no rain, day after day of above average temperatures and just .28" of rainfall for the month of May. This week is going to look quite a bit different! An area of low pressure is moving in Tuesday...Read More

  • WEATHER NEWS

    Weather Complicates Hay Season

    Weather Complicates Hay Season

    May 20, 2013

    Up-and-down conditions and historically dry weather have complicated things for hay farmers who work with an extremely sensitive crop. Last spring, farmers were begging for a break from the rain. This year a dry spell threw them for a loop....Read More

    Fire Season Starts in Douglas County

    Fire Season Starts in Douglas County

    May 15, 2013

    Effective May 15, fire season officially starts. The Douglas Forest Protective Association made the call for all land protected by DFPA. It is the earliest fire season has been declared since 1990. Many areas also have burn bans in place....Read More

    Local Farmers Cope without Rain

    Local Farmers Cope without Rain

    May 9, 2013

    It's been 19 dry days and counting now in what's shaping up to be one of the drier springs on record. Farms have only received six inches of rain since January, about a third of what they usually get. But where Mother Nature fails, farmers prevail....Read More

    ODF Reaches Out for Help

    ODF Reaches Out for Help

    May 7, 2013

    A rash of fires kept response crews busy all weekend, especially since they aren't staffed at normal fire season levels yet. The Oregon Department of Forestry says most of its summer employees are college students who aren't out of school yet....Read More

    Dry, Hot Conditions Fuel Fire Danger

    Dry, Hot Conditions Fuel Fire Danger

    May 6, 2013

    Dry conditions, high temperatures and increasing winds are fueling fire danger throughout Corvallis. It's been keeping firefighters at the Corvallis Fire Department busy. Battalion Chief Charles Carver says the it has received more calls recently....Read More

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