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Also, the July drought outlook was released today. Looks like I'm close to the border of predicted drought development.
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Latest Monthly Assessment - During the past month, surplus rains eased drought in parts of the Southwest (southern Nevada, northwestern Arizona, southwestern Utah, and southern New Mexico), along the U.S. and Canadian border (northern sections of Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota), and parts of the mid-Atlantic (southern Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia), but also caused devastating flash flooding across central West Virginia with at least two dozen lives lost. In early June, Tropical Storm Colin provided moderate to heavy but beneficial rains to most of the eastern Gulf and southern Atlantic Coast States. Widespread increased shower activity also provided relief to the leeward sides of the Hawaiian Islands. In contrast, subnormal rainfall plus above-normal temperatures resulted in short-term dryness and drought expansion across the Tennessee Valley and Southeast, portions of the central and eastern Corn Belt, the north-central High Plains, northern Rockies, and the Pacific Northwest. Subnormal precipitation also fell on New England and expanded dryness and drought, but impacts were somewhat lessened or delayed by subnormal temperatures. Drought improvement is favored across the Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico) from the onset of the monsoon which is expected to be somewhat robust during July. Most forecasts also point toward above-median rainfall for the Midwest which should remove small areas of D1 there. In contrast, persistence is highly-likely for California and eastern Oregon (dry and warm time of year), with development favored along the Pacific Northwest coastal sections and in the northern Rockies. Persistence and development should also occur in the north-central Plains as most tools point toward sub-median precipitation and above-normal temperatures. Development is also favored in the southern Plains and lower Delta as little or no precipitation and heat envelop the region during the first half of July, possibly triggering a flash drought by end of July in parts of Oklahoma, Texas, and the lower Mississippi Valley. Meanwhile, drought is expected to persist in the Southeast. Persistence is also favored across parts of New England, with development expected in many areas already at D0 as the first third of July should be mostly dry. If it were not for near to below-normal temperatures during the past few months, soil moisture conditions and impacts in New England probably would have been worse. Drought improvement is likely in Puerto Rico and the leeward side of the Big Island, with persistence for the remaining leeward sides of the Hawaiian Islands.
Atlanta/N Georgia in a drought while much of SE Georgia has been flooding. Quite a contrast there.
In Raleigh we got 6 inches of rain compared to less than 2 inches in Greensboro just 1 hrs and a half away. Wet is good. I love the climate here. Storms every day in the forecast.
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