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Page 2A WEATHER East Oregonian SUNDAY MONDAY Warmer with periods of sun Fog in the morning; some sun Fog in the morning; mostly sunny 59° 42° 57° 37° TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Mild with clouds and sun Mostly cloudy and mild PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 51° 36° 55° 40° 54° 37° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 59° 40° 56° 38° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH Yesterday Normals Records LOW 33° 30° 42° 28° 63° (1935) -20° (1930) PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 0.02" 0.72" 1.11" 0.72" 0.38" 1.11" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH Yesterday Normals Records 52° 37° LOW 36° 33° 43° 29° 60° (1947) -26° (1930) Medford 58/39 0.01" 0.44" 0.96" 0.44" 0.27" 0.96" SUN AND MOON Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today First Full Jan 26 7:26 a.m. 4:49 p.m. 9:42 a.m. 10:32 p.m. Last New Feb 3 Feb 11 57° 35° Spokane Wenatchee 43/37 44/35 Tacoma Moses 58/43 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 46/35 49/41 56/45 57/43 55/34 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 58/43 59/43 Lewiston 56/40 Astoria 54/42 56/43 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 58/41 Pendleton 46/30 The Dalles 59/40 59/42 56/39 La Grande Salem 48/35 60/42 Albany Corvallis 58/42 59/42 John Day 51/35 Ontario Eugene Bend 38/28 60/41 59/37 Caldwell Burns 40/26 49/26 PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 54° 40° Seattle 58/47 ALMANAC Feb 18 REGIONAL CITIES Forecast TODAY Today Astoria Baker City Bend Brookings Burns Enterprise Eugene Heppner Hermiston John Day Klamath Falls La Grande Meacham Medford Newport North Bend Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Redmond Salem Spokane Ukiah Vancouver Walla Walla Yakima Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Western Washington: Cloudy today; a passing shower in the morning, except dry across the south. Eastern Washington: Mostly cloudy today with a shower in spots. Cascades: Partly sunny today; however, more clouds across the north. Partly cloudy tonight. Northern California: Plenty of sunshine today. Mainly clear tonight. Mostly sunny tomorrow. Hi 38 69 67 45 68 31 44 57 43 87 47 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. Main St., Hermiston 541-567-6211 2I¿FHKRXUV0RQGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\DPWRSP &ORVHGPDMRUKROLGD\V www.eastoregonian.com To subscribe, call 1-800-522-0255 or go online to www.eastoregonian.com and click on ‘Subscribe’ (DVW2UHJRQLDQ(USPS 164-980)LVSXEOLVKHGGDLO\H[FHSW6XQGD\0RQGD\ DQG'HFE\WKH(20HGLD*URXS6(%\HUV$YH3HQGOHWRQ25 3HULRGLFDOVSRVWDJHSDLGDW3HQGOHWRQ25Postmaster:VHQGDGGUHVVFKDQJHVWR (DVW2UHJRQLDQ6(%\HUV$YH3HQGOHWRQ25 Lo 20 62 50 32 44 19 31 40 29 71 38 W sf pc s pc pc sn pc c pc s pc Hi 40 71 66 46 71 21 43 54 39 92 52 Sun. Lo 22 62 50 39 46 9 35 38 32 69 44 Sunday SSE 3-6 SE 4-8 0 1 1 W pc c pc c pc c pc c r t pc 1 0 0 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 SUBSCRIPTION RATES /RFDOKRPHGHOLYHU\ 6DYLQJVRIIFRYHUSULFH (=3D\ SHUPRQWK SHUFHQW 2QH\HDU SHUFHQW PRQWKV SHUFHQW PRQWKV SHUFHQW ZHHNV SHUFHQW (=3D\ RQH\HDUUDWHZLWKDPRQWKO\FUHGLWRUGHELWFDUGFKHFNFKDUJH Single copy price: 7XHVGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\6DWXUGD\ tis or other serious conditions. Pot-related calls to Washington’s poison center began rising steadily several years ago SEATTLE — Marijuana-related calls to as medical marijuana dispensaries started poison control centers in Washington and proliferating in the state. In 2006, there were Colorado have spiked since the states began just 47 calls. That rose to 150 in 2010 and allowing legal sales last year, with an espe- 162 before actually dropping by a few calls cially troubling increase in calls concerning in 2013, a year in which adults could use mar- ijuana but before legal recreational sales had young children. But it’s not clear how much of the increase started. Calls about exposure to marijuana com- might be related to more people using mar- ijuana, as opposed to people feeling more bined with other drugs spiked in Colorado, comfortable to report their problems now that too. There were 70 such calls last year, up from 39 calls in 2013 and 49 calls in 2012. the drug is legal for adults over 21. Both states saw increases in calls across New year-end data being presented to Colorado’s Legislature next week show that all age groups. Colorado’s biggest increase the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Cen- was among adults over 25 — from 40 in 2013 ter received 151 calls for marijuana exposure to 102 calls last year. Washington had a big ODVW \HDU WKH ¿UVW \HDU RI UHWDLO UHFUHDWLRQDO jump in calls concerning teens, from 40 in pot sales. That was up from 88 calls in 2013 2013 to 61 last year. Many of the products involved in Wash- and 61 in 2012, the year voters legalized pot. Calls to the Washington Poison Center for ington’s exposure cases are found at the state’s marijuana exposures jumped by more than unregulated medical marijuana dispensaries, but not licensed recreational shops, which are half, from 158 in 2013 to 246 last year. Public health experts say they are con- barred from selling marijuana gummy bears cerned about children accidentally eating or other items that might appeal to children, marijuana edibles. Calls involving children Garrard said. The Washington Legislature is working nearly doubled in both states: to 48 in Wash- ington involving children 12 or under, and to now on proposals for reining in the medical 45 in Colorado involving children 8 or under. marijuana industry — and limiting what they “There’s a bit of a relaxed attitude that can sell. Both states have taken steps to try to this is safe because it’s a natural plant, or de- keep marijuana products away from children, rived from a natural plant,” Dr. Alex Garrard, such as requiring child-resistant packaging in clinical managing director of the Washington licensed stores. Ben Reagan, a medical marijuana advo- Poison Center. “But this is still a drug. You wouldn’t leave Oxycontin lying around on a cate with The Center for Palliative Care in countertop with kids around, or at least you Seattle, said at a recent conference that he had long dealt with parents whose children acci- shouldn’t.” Around half of Washington’s calls last dentally got into marijuana. It used to be less year resulted in hospital visits, with most OLNHO\ WKDW WKH\ ZRXOG FDOO DQ RI¿FLDO HQWLW\ of the patients being evaluated and released for help, he said. “Those things have been occurring this from an emergency room, Garrard said. Ten people were admitted to intensive care units whole time,” Reagan said. “What you now have is an atmosphere where people are — half of them under 20 years old. Children who wind up going to the hos- much more comfortable going to the emer- SLWDOIRUPDULMXDQDH[SRVXUHFDQ¿QGWKHP- gency room.” “Before, you’d just look at your buddy selves subject to blood tests or spinal taps, Garrard said, because if they seem lethargic and say, ‘Sorry, dude. You’re going to have to and parents don’t realize they got into mari- deal with it all night,’” he added. “‘We’re not MXDQDGRFWRUVPLJKW¿UVWFKHFNIRUPHQLQJL- calling nobody.”’ By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press )LUVWVLJQL¿FDQWZLQWHUVWRUPKHDGVWRZDUG1RUWKHDVW A winter storm warning was issued Friday for a large portion of central Pennsylvania ahead of the storm. Forecasters said a wide area stretching from West Virginia through Maryland to just south of State College and Williamsport, could get 5 to 8 inches of snow between Friday night and Saturday afternoon. The Maryland State Highway Administration warned motorists that travel may become hazardous. The W pc pc s pc pc pc pc pc pc pc s pc pc s s s pc pc pc pc s pc pc pc pc pc pc UV INDEX TODAY Pot-related poison control calls up in Washington, Colorado HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A fast-moving coastal storm is forecast to blast several major cities in the Northeast with a mix of snow, sleet and rain on 6DWXUGD\LQWKHVHDVRQ¶V¿UVW real taste of winter along the busy Interstate 95 corridor. The biggest snowfall amounts are expected in southern New England, but forecasters warned that temperatures hovering near freezing could make for slippery driving conditions across the region. Lo 43 27 39 48 26 29 41 36 38 33 31 35 34 39 48 47 29 36 37 40 36 41 34 34 37 40 35 Today Didn’t receive your paper?&DOO EHIRUHSP7XHVGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\ RUEHIRUHDP6DWXUGD\ for same-day redelivery Copyright © 2014, EO Media Group Hi 61 39 63 64 49 48 56 60 56 54 59 49 52 62 64 66 37 53 57 58 62 59 46 59 59 55 54 SW 6-12 SW 6-12 Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — W c pc pc s s pc pc pc c pc s pc pc s c pc s c pc c pc c c pc c c c WINDS Boardman Pendleton REGIONAL FORECAST Lo 43 27 37 48 26 30 41 38 40 35 28 35 34 39 47 45 28 39 42 41 35 42 37 34 40 43 34 Today Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Coastal Oregon: Partly sunny today, but more clouds across the north; pleasant in the south. Eastern and Central Oregon: Sun and some clouds today; warmer across the north. Hi 56 40 59 62 49 46 60 60 59 51 56 48 52 58 59 62 38 56 59 58 62 60 43 55 58 59 55 NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Sun. WORLD CITIES (in mph) Klamath Falls 56/28 Saturday, January 24, 2015 agency said it would have salt, snowplows and chain saws at the ready. As the storm sweeps northeast along the Eastern Seaboard, it is expected to drop 2 to 4 inches of snow and ice in Philadelphia before turning over to rain. It is forecast to bring 3 to 4 inches of snow to New York City and 4 to 6 inches to Boston, with higher amounts in central Massachusetts, before moving out to sea by early Sunday. Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow 50s ice 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: A storm with rain, snow and a wintry mix will move northward along the Atlantic coast today. Flurries will affect the Upper Midwest as rain showers dot part of the Northwest. Other areas will be dry and mild. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 82° in Key West, Fla. Low -22° in Angel Fire, N.M. NATIONAL CITIES Today Albuquerque Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Birmingham Boise Boston Charleston, SC Charleston, WV Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Fargo Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Hi 45 48 42 40 52 50 40 36 61 41 41 35 58 53 36 54 -10 36 79 60 41 60 56 68 59 81 Lo 24 35 33 27 41 32 29 27 36 34 29 28 39 32 26 30 -19 26 66 39 30 34 40 45 38 54 W s pc r r c s pc sn r sn c sf pc pc sf pc sf sn sh s pc pc s s s s Hi 52 57 42 45 56 58 41 36 59 47 32 29 66 56 28 59 -15 29 78 67 37 62 47 72 63 83 Sun. 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