Texas rain, severe weather fails to improve drought conditions
Heavy rain earlier this week was not in time for the weekly drought monitor update.
Source: kvue.com
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Heavy rain earlier this week was not in time for the weekly drought monitor update.
The state saw about a 5% increase in areas not currently in a drought.
Many areas in the Hill Country received nearly four inches of rain, but it was not counted in this week's monitor.
Rains from Tropical Storm Harold missed Central Texas, leaving the region in the "exceptional" drought category.
More of the Lone Star State is either abnormally dry or in a level of drought, with the most regression in Central Texas