Deseret News Coming storms won’t be able to lift state out of drought conditions Share this story Kristin Murphy, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah water supply briefing Tuesday delivered grim news amid the state’s growing drought conditions, and it is unlikely any coming storms will lift snowpack to even average for this water year. “We are in record dry conditions this year,” said Jordan Clayton with the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Utah Snow Survey. Clayton told water managers in a virtual meeting that there’s little chance — 10% — of boosting snowpack in any significant way, given that precipitation for the water year that began Oct. 1 is sitting at 62% of average across the state.