Warm weather and meager mountain snow could spell a difficult water year ahead for Oregon farms.
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service released its monthly water supply outlook reportfor February, and overall conditions are not looking good in most basins across the state.
Of 137 monitoring stations, every single one recorded below-average snowpack as of Feb. 1. Most were less than 50 percent of normal, according to the NRCS.
Julie Koeberle, snow survey hydrologist, said the chances for a full snowpack recovery are low, but stressed there is still time for conditions to improve. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center is calling for cooler and wetter weather over the next three months, offering a glimmer of hope.
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