Droughts

Sporadic rains have helped moderate drought conditions that had spread across most of the state, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. As of May 22, all of the Baltimore region was considered “abnormally dry” except for southern Anne Arundel...

Tropical Storm Alberto isn't expected to reach Maryland, but it should be a damp week nonetheless. In the Baltimore area, at least, it may not be damp enough to remedy developing drought conditions, though. A low-pressure system is expected to stall over...

Q: First problem: My irises haven't bloomed for years. The leaves are perfect. They were in full sun. I left some of them there. I moved some to full shade and some to partial sun. Results were the same — no flowers. I tested the PH — 6 &#...

SIKESTON, Mo. (AP) - Southeastern Missouri has had unusually sparse rainfall this spring, putting some sections in drought conditions. Extension Service agronomy specialist Sam Atwell told The Sikeston Standard Democrat that most of the region has...

The Maryland Department of the Environment on Tuesday extended a drought watch to western Maryland and parts of central Maryland. A drought watch was already in effect for the Eastern Shore since April 13. The drought watch includes all of Harford and...

It appears that Somerset County may have a wetter than normal summer. Paul Pastelok, head of the AccuWeather long-range forecasting team, has forecast above-normal rainfall for much of the Northeast this summer. The rain may be enough to put a dent in or...

Some parts of the United States, particularly in the West, could face an active wildfire season this year, federal officials warn, adding that they're prepared to deal with the challenge. In a telephone conference call this week, Agriculture Secretary...

Steady rains Thursday morning and busy radar to our west had hopes high that precipitation might cut the year's rainfall data, but expectations were again missed. The highest totals in the state were seen in Harford County, at just shy of half an inch,...

As if South Florida isn’t sweltering enough in summer. But it might be even be hotter yet – and wetter than normal too,  the National Weather Service in Miami said Tuesday. Forecasters said the same weather patterns that made for an...

4/12/12 - Lots of attention recently has been on the prospective acreage and stocks report on March 30, the April 10 supply/demand report updated from USDA this week and the SAM crop disaster that unfolded this winter. Meanwhile, U.S. weather...

The Eastern Shore is under a drought watch, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment. Below-normal snow- and rainfall has the MDE closely observing precipitation, stream flow, groundwater levels and reservoir storage. But there are no...

A warm, mild winter is making way for a warm, dry spring. However, the nice weather is causing some problems along the area's waterways. The river levels along the Susquehanna are some of the lowest in over a half of a century. Not since 1946 has the...