Early rains misleading for tri-county drought forecast

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Early rains misleading for tri-county drought forecast

By Marissa Nall / Friday, December 9th, 2016 / Comments Off on Early rains misleading for tri-county drought forecast

Rainfall in the Tri-Counties has ranged from almost average to two or three times average for the current water year, but the health of regional water tables will depend on the trend continuing through April. “When we’re saying 90-100 percent of normal, it is only 90-100 percent of a couple of inches,” said Jayme Laber,…

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