PENDLETON — Helicopters buzzed overhead as Pendleton City Manager Robb Corbett helped the sandbagging effort at Riverview Mobile Home Estates on Feb. 6, 2020.
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Another round of winter is expected to hit the area Thursday afternoon into Friday morning. Roadways will be slick in spots, with rain and snow likely between 4 pm and 10 pm. Maybe you can get whatever needs to be accomplished before then. That s my plan.
According to the National Weather Service in Pendleton, OR, the Tri-Cities area will receive snow mixing with freezing likely between 10 pm Thursday and 1 am Friday. Little or no accumulation is expected. Although, other agencies reporting up to an inch accumulation is possible. Friday s high will be in the low 40 s, so, the snow won t stay.
As far as driving in snow and ice, slow down. Many people are cited for driving too fast for conditions. Leave extra room between vehicles, alow down when approaching intersections, bridges, off-ramps, and overpasses.
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LA GRANDE â The National Weather Service in Pendleton is forecasting more snow through Tuesday, Feb. 16, as another winter storm moves through the region.
âSo weâre going on the third storm,â said meteorologist Jim Smith, speaking Sunday from the agencyâs office in Pendleton.
The NWS issued a winter storm warning that is in effect until Tuesday at 4 p.m. Temperatures Monday look to crest in the upper 30s, Smith said, and Tuesdayâs highs are likely to be in the mid 30s.
While temperatures rise for the next couple of days, there also will be more snow.
âWeâre expecting snow to continue on through tonight, tomorrow and right on through Tuesday,â he said.