A flash drought turns to flash floods across parts of the southeast
It’s been quite the summer across the southeast and Mid-Atlantic as bouts of intense and prolonged heat roasted the region. Hot temperatures, bright sunshine, and scant rainfall forced the region to fall into a flash drought over the course of a…
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Classic fall storm could bring the southeast strong tornadoes, beneficial rains
A classic fall storm revving up across the central United States this week could bring severe thunderstorms to the southeast—along with beneficial rains for areas falling into a pretty serious drought over the past couple of months. Some of the severe…
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Quenching rains on the way to aid growing drought across the U.S.
Multiple systems sweeping across the United States this week will bring beneficial rains to areas of the Midwest and Gulf Coast that have been hit hard by drought in recent months. Too much of a good thing is always a concern, of course, and some areas…
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U.S. Dryness Hits Highest Extent This Century Amid Very Quiet October
Hello. It’s been a while since I’ve had to write anything around here. It’s kinda nice, isn’t it? We’ve seen an exceptionally quiet October across the United States this year. Hardly any big storms, no tropical systems…
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Drought Covers Half Of The U.S. As Long, Hot Summer Continues
It’s been a long and hot stretch for much of the United States so far this summer, and things aren’t looking too good if you’re peeking at the forecast for some relief. Stubborn ridges of high pressure have kept things very warm over…
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This Week, The U.S. Is The Least Dry It’s Been In At Least 20 Years
A well-moisturized United States set a new record in this week’s update of the U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM), with more than 90 percent of the country not experiencing any type of drought or “abnormally dry” conditions. This is the…
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Unusually Dry Pacific Northwest on Track to See Much-Needed Rainfall, But Not Enough
We don’t really get the chance to talk about rain out west these days. A recurring story across much of the past…well, several years…is that the west is thirsty for any drop of water it can wring from the sky while areas east of the…
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