11AM,EDT, October 25,2013
By WeatherBug's Luke Paris
Lack of rainfall and warm
temperatures plagued the Southeast last week. Dry weather spurred the
introduction of new drought across northern Florida, Alabama, Georgia
and South Carolina. The Northeast endured similar circumstances with
low-level drought expanding across much of New England. Long Island,
N.Y., saw the brunt of the blow with drought deteriorating to moderate.
Although moderate rainfall
brought drought improvements in several locations in Minnesota, much of
the Midwest remained unchanged. Similarly, copious rainfall west of the
Rockies brought widespread improvements to Colorado, New Mexico and
Wyoming.
The Plains saw plenty of drought
relief from a few bouts of storms that rolled through this past week.
Severe droughts in Kansas were diminished significantly, while the
Northern Plains did away with low-level drought in Nebraska. Even South
Dakota saw slight reduction in the expansion of the drought.
A burst of cold air is expected
to infiltrate the Eastern U.S., keeping temperatures well below average
next week. Conversely, the Southwest will see slightly higher than
average temperatures, possibly exacerbating the drought. The majority of
the U.S. will stay dry, with the Great Lakes seeing a few showers and
even some snowflakes.
Source: U.S. Drought Monitor
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