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David's Blog: Drought Update

Three weeks in a row with with at least some rain in each has kept drought conditions at bay across most of Houston and southeast Texas. However, smaller amounts of rain have fallen in our southwest counties and the area around Victoria is now in severe drought.
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Looking at rain totals in Harris county over the past 30 days shows some healthy totals, more than enough to keep trees happy and the grass alive.

Northwest Texas is still suffering. But, several rounds of rain across northern New Mexico and the Borger , Tx. area of the panhandle have improved things there. Very happy to see this area of improvement.

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It's the inter mountain west and the 'four corners' region of the U.S. that is really suffering. Exceptional drought conditions have expanded further into Arizona the past month.

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Just a reminder of how bad it can get. Here's what the drought map looked like back in 2011.

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