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So How Dry Is It? It’s Now Officially A Drought
October 30, 2016
With no rain in October, the North Escambia area is now officially in a drought, according to the recently released U.S. Drought Monitor.
Most of the area is in a “moderate drought”, but a small area along the Alabama/Florida line, including Flomaton and Brewton, are in a severe drought. And unfortunately, there’s no relief in sight with no significant rain expected anytime soon according to the National Weather Service.
Graphic for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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4 Responses to “So How Dry Is It? It’s Now Officially A Drought”
What exactly constitutes each drought level?
Isn’t there a Burn Ban on now? I’ve not heard any mention of one.
Perhaps Escambia County could build a dam and create a reservoir somewhere. Deer point Lake in Bay County was created in the 1960s. If climate change and global warming is real, although this will change some ecosystems, there may be a site in a reasonably unpopulated area this could be reasonable and valuable for the future. Lake Stone is an example.
I never thought this area could be so dry.
We need a frost to make everything go ahead and go dormant, but it looks like that’s not happening anytime soon either.