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Wednesday Sunrise Weather 5/22/13
Texas Panhandle Snow Relieves Drought, No End Yet 3/4/13
Associated Press
3/4/13
(Information in the following story is from: Amarillo Globe-News,
http://www.amarillo.com)
AMARILLO, Texas - A historic blizzard that dumped 19 inches of snow on
parts of the Texas Panhandle has relieved drought conditions that have persisted
for two years, but more moisture is needed to end the dry spell.
The U.S. Drought Monitor released Thursday shows the entire Panhandle
remains dry, with some areas still in extreme or exceptional drought.
Weather Service meteorologist Christine Krause told the Amarillo Globe News
(http://bit.ly/YXKdl9 ) that while the snow helps, the drought has been going on
for so long "it's going to take a lot of liquid to alleviate" the dry
conditions.
State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon says the snowfall will help with
spring and summer forage, but unless the spring is wet, the improvements will be
short term.
Most other parts of Texas are also in drought.