Drought Outlook
Good news and bad news.... some improvement is expected, but we will not see an end to the drought. Here is the forecast from the Climate Prediction Center:
"Widespread rains during the last half of January will contribute to at least some degree of drought improvement for the entire Southeastern drought area outside of Florida. The improvement should be more limited over the longer term from southern Alabama into central and southern Georgia and the Carolinas due to below-normal rainfall forecast during February-April. The drier weather expected later in the season means that conditions could deteriorate following initial improvement, especially in areas near the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. Also, even with several inches of rain during the first 2 weeks of the forecast period, many reservoirs and wells will remain low due to lingering impacts from the extreme rainfall deficits incurred last year. Peninsular Florida will see relatively less rain over both the short and the seasonal time frames, so persisting drought is still expected there, with the chance for expansion toward the east coast due to the dry 3-month forecast."
For more the outlook for the rest of the nation, check out the US Seasonal Drought Outlook at: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/seasonal_drought.html
Posted by
on 01/22 at 04:45 PM
Damn. I hate to hear that especially for the farmers. We did not put our pontoon boat in the Little Pee Dee not one time last year. There was no and I do mean NO water at all. River is up now. Guess we better go get it while we can.
Thanks for the report.