Rainfall brings overall Central Texas drought to an end

[Snow Bird]

Rainfall brings overall Central Texas drought to an end
2/9/2010 5:13 PM
By: News 8 Austin Staff



With all the recent rainfall, some are wondering whether the drought is over, or if it’s still ongoing.

"The overall drought in our region has ended," Bob Rose with the Lower Colorado River Authority said. "We've had so much rain. We have a lot of soil moisture now, and the effects of the drought are really pretty much over. It's just the hydrologic part of the drought; it's still ongoing."

Still, Rose said Central Texas is in much better shape than it was several months ago.

http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=266347

[napi21]

1. Thank god! It was terrible there! nt

[damntexdem]

2. The rainfall? Or the snowfall? I mean, 12 inches of snow in Dallas!

In one storm!

Yeah, I know that it's not the same as 12 inches of rain; but still, will Texas in future be relying on its snowpack? ;-)

[ashling]

3. The only part of the state still in drought

Is around Laredo.

[Javaman]

4. Followed by..."until the summer".

I just invested in 2 250 gallon rain totes.

I finally ran out of rain water for my garden mid July. Had to fill them twice with the hose. I did not like that at all.

with these new totes plus my current barrels, they should get me through the summer...should.