run off

This winter hasn't played by the usual rules. Idaho’s snowpack has peaked early, and it’s causing quite a ripple effect for our local farmers.

It may be early February, but there’s already concerns about irrigation this spring and summer because of the light snowpacks being reported across the west.   “The Snow Water equivalency percentage of averages to below normal just about everywhere and that does include much of the Northwest outside of Oregon and outside of the eastern slopes of the Northern Rockies,” said USDA Meteorologist Brad

The rapid melt off of the Washington snowpack continues.  NRCS’ Scott Pattee said the statewide snowpack has dropped to 50% of normal, well below the 78% of average reported just two weeks ago.  Pattee told the Washington Ag Network the unseasonably warm temperatures the Northwest has experienced for nearly two months has led to high stream flows.   “You k...