Drought Areas to Get Relief
Associated Press
WASHINGTON —
Extra rain and snow are expected in drought-plagued areas of the Midwest, Appalachia and the Northwest this winter, the National Weather Service said today.
The winter forecast, covering December through February, said the extra precipitation could help those areas in recovering from the drought of last spring and summer. Below-normal precipitation is expected from Southern California eastward through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Louisiana to the Georgia coast and Florida.
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