(Salem, OR) -- Half a dozen Oregon counties are under new drought declarations. Governor Tina Kotek signed drought declarations for Crook, Grant, Jackson, Jefferson, Morrow, and Wallowa [[ wuh-LAW'-uh ]] counties yesterday. A total of nine of Oregon's 36 counties are now under drought emergency status. NOAA says Oregon's winter tied 1934 as the warmest on record bringing the lowest snowpack in current history. The declaration unlocks emergency tools for water users.