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Winter road maintenance will continue with $19 million promise from Kotek, Oregon Legislature
Oregon’s top elected officials pledged to spend millions of dollars on winter road maintenance after dire warnings from the state Department of Transportation that highways would go unplowed because of a budget shortfall.
Flood Watch issued for much of region Friday through Tuesday
The Portland office of the National Weather Service issued a Flood Watch for much of the region early Friday morning.
Fire season to end Sunday
Fire season in this corner of Oregon will end Sunday, October 1, the Oregon Department of Forestry said.
Fire danger drops to ‘low’
Thanks, rain!
Fire danger reduced to ‘moderate’ again
Fire danger was at moderate until Thursday, when high temperatures brought it back to “high.”
Tuesday morning, ODF officials brought it back down to moderate.
Fire danger to be lowered to ‘moderate’ Tuesday
Fire danger in this corner of the state has lowered enough that the Oregon Department of Forestry plans to reduce the fire danger level for public use restrictions to moderate (blue) Tuesday morning in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association (NWOFPA) region.
Dangerous heat, fire weather incoming
The federal agency issued a fire weather watch and an excessive heat warning Thursday afternoon for much of western Oregon.
Possible triple digit weather looms in Willamette Valley
A spate of hot weather looms in the forecast: At least five days of mid-to-upper 90s, with the possibility of triple digits starting Sunday in the Willamette Valley. Prepare now.
NWS issues Red Flag Warning for Tuesday afternoon
The Portland office of the National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning—the second such warning in four days—for much of the Willamette Valley beginning Tuesday at 2 p.m.