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Obituary: James R. Fahey
WESTBROOK - James R. Fahey, 75, passed away March 3, 2021 at Maine Medical Center with his family by his side. .
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James R. Fahey
WESTBROOK – James R. Fahey, 75, passed away March 3, 2021 at Maine Medical Center with his family by his side. He was born Nov. 30, 1945, a son of James and Madelyn (Newhall) Fahey.
Jim grew up in Portland, and was a graduate of Portland High School. Following school, he proudly served in the Navy. Upon his honorable discharge he returned home to Maine, working at various jobs before becoming a firefighter with the Portland Fire Department. He spent 22 years with the department before transferring to the City of Westbrook where he was deputy fire chief for over 10 years. Jim had a true passion for civil service and was also a part-time police officer for the City Westbrook. A hard worker who took pride in providing for his family, Jim also held many other jobs; most notably the Fahey Driving Academy where he taught coun
Precipitation totals across Wyoming for February were
well above average. Water year precipitation continues to be
below average.
73% of capacity-down from
above average.
below average for almost all major drainages across Wyoming
Hydrologic Discussion:
15 to
25 percent increase in snow water equivalents (SWEs) during the month of February. Basins in far western Wyoming and across northern Wyoming are seeing SWE numbers near to
above medians for late February; while watersheds in central-southern-eastern Wyoming still have SWE numbers
below to
well below medians. Notably, there was also a lack of significant low elevation snow (6500-8000 feet) across many basins in central through southern Wyoming.
After several decidedly wintry weeks marked by flurries, powder days and even some storms, the snowpack in the Snake River basin is weighing in . right about where it normally would the last week of February.
Early winter in Northwestern Wyoming was somewhat dry, so itâs an improvement for the water weight of the snowpack to be sitting at 102% of the long-term median.
High-elevation snow that has fallen in recent weeks has tended to be light and dry, one reason the perception of a whopper winter and reality of a typical snowpack donât perfectly align.
âYou guys have got your normal snows from the west, but itâs been really dry, and that shows up on the snow-water equivalent,â said Jim Fahey, the National Resource Conservation Serviceâs Wyoming hydrologist.
Wyoming snowpack still below average ahead of precipitation later this week
Ice forms on the North Platte River on Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City)
CASPER, Wyo The Wyoming Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) reported Monday that snowpack (or snow water equivalent) in Wyoming remains below average at 78% of median for this time of year.
At the upper end of snowpack amounts, the Yellowstone basin is sitting at 96% of median, with the South Platte basin showing a low of 18%.
(Wyoming Natural Resources Conservation Service)
At this time in 2019, the state median average was at 140% 137% of median, said NRCS Hydrologist Jim Fahey.