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B2 — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
La Nina sett ling in for third straight winter
SCOTT
AT A GLANCE
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By DON JENKINS
Capital Press
SALEM — Federal
forecasters are nearly cer-
tain a La Nina will prevail
in early winter and think
it likely will stick around
until early spring, raising
prospects for ample snow.
The National Weather
Service’s Climate Predic-
tion Center on Thursday,
Sept. 8, predicted there
is a 91% chance that a La
Nina will infl uence the cli-
mate worldwide through
November.
Forecasters are uncer-
tain how long the cool
sea-surface temperatures
that trigger a La Nina will
last. Forecasting models
agree that waters will
begin warming in late
2022, but disagree on how
soon temperatures will get
to normal.
The climate center set-
tled on forecasting a 54%
chance for a La Nina to be
in place between January
and March.
If La Nina prevails, the
odds favor a weak one,
though there is a 46%
chance it will be moderate
or strong in early winter,
according to the prediction
center.
La Nina conditions have
ruled for the past two win-
ters. A third-straight La
Nina winter would be rare.
40TH
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Gately became the sole pro-
prietor of the business.
Twelve years ago, Gate-
ly’s son — David — started
working at the jewelry
store and more recently his
grandson — Joseph — began
training at the shop. Gately is
now semi-retired — working
four days a week and
spending more of his time at
his ranch in Cove.
Gately and Donna
Andrews — who has worked
The Observer, File
A snowplow gets an early start in December 2016 in Union County. The La Nina winter of 2016-17
inundated La Grande with 32 inches of snow, more than a third of which fell in December. Federal
forecasters in September 2022 announced they are nearly certain a La Nina will prevail in early winter
and think it likely will stick around until early spring.
It has occurred only twice
since 1950.
La Nina is linked to
cooler and wetter win-
ters in the northern U.S.
Eastern Washington irri-
gators who rely on melting
snow are among the
benefi ciaries.
Above-average tempera-
tures create an El Nino.
Washington’s 2015 snow-
pack drought was during
an El Nino. There is almost
no chance for an El Nino
this winter, according to
for the company for 16 years
— organized a celebration to
commemorate the 40th anni-
versary of the store, off ering
great deals for the entire last
week of September.
To round out the cele-
bration the jewelry store
is running a drawing for a
Pulsar quartz men’s watch
and a pair of 14 karat yellow
gold ruby earrings. Visit the
store’s Facebook page
(www.facebook.com/
LaGrandeGoldandSilver) for
details and announcement’s
of the anniversary daily
specials.
the climate center.
La Nina typically
worsens droughts in
some regions, including
Southern California and
the Southwest U.S.
Ongoing droughts in
East Africa and southern
South America bear
the hallmarks of La
Nina, according to the
World Meteorological
Organization.
In predicting a third-
straight La Nina, the cli-
mate center considered 24
forecasting models. The
models off ered a range of
predictions on sea-surface
temperatures.
Only one, a Beijing Cli-
mate Center model, pre-
dicts that temperatures
will be above average in
November.
A second Beijing Cli-
mate Center model is the
only one that predicts that
sea-surface temperatures
will be cold enough to
trigger a strong La Nina
this winter.
She sees some of her
own qualities as key to
achieving her goals.
“I’m not much to boast
on myself, but I do work
very hard. I try to tie up
loose ends and I don’t
like to leave customers
hanging,” she said. “I know
they’ve had a lot of short-
staffi ng here … so we
have a new (teller) hired as
well as myself. We’re still
looking for another teller.”
She currently has four
employees at the Enterprise
branch.
Working with the public
is what Scott likes most.
“The customers make
it fun,” she said. “Every-
body has a diff erent story
and it’s fun to help them.
That’s another of my skills
at being a manager, solving
problems. It’s been fun and
I enjoy it.”
She also wants to grow
the bank by expanding its
customer base and she plans
to help out at local nonprofi t
organizations. Right now,
she’s on the board of the
Elgin Food Bank and may
take part in something sim-
ilar here.
Scott learned Umpqua
is not directly involved in
helping with Wallowa’s
recovery from the Aug. 11
hailstorm, as another
bank is, but she said it’s
something she plans to
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Umpqua Bank: Umpqua
Holdings Corporation is the
parent company of Portland,
Oregon-based Umpqua Bank.
Umpqua has 243 locations in
Oregon, Washington, California,
Idaho and Nevada.
Umpqua Holdings and
Columbia Banking System Inc.
based in Tacoma, Washington,
announced last year the two
banks would merge.
Columbia Bank has more than
150 locations in Washington,
Oregon, Idaho and California.
Source: umpquabank.com and
columbiabank.com
investigate.
“That would be a good
thing to look into,” she said.
“I know it’s really terrible
for them (in Wallowa). …
That’s another thing on my
goals list.”
As for her personal
goals, she doesn’t envision
moving on from her current
post.
“I like the idea of staying
here,” she said. “I like
seeing the people and doing
the banking and helping the
people succeed.”
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