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The only regions with possible small improvements in drought conditions are along the Great Lakes and the interior New England area. Tense moments between Trump, Maine governor on transgender ...
4. More Expansive West Drought Headed Into Spring. Spring 2025 will kick off with a more expansive and severe drought in parts of the Plains and West than one year ago.
The majority of the Southwest, and even some of the Midwest, are expected to see less precipitation than normal this spring, NOAA reports, perpetuating the regions' drought.
Other early notable droughts in North America include the Fairbank Drought of 500 BC [24] and the Whitewater Drought of 330 C.E. [25] [26] There were megadroughts in what is now the central and western United States, between 900 and 1300. [27]
The drought has led to questioning whether the Enhanced Fujita scale is an effective way to rate tornadoes, [6] and a 2025 study found that the drought has had a 0.3% chance of running for as long as it has. [6] As of February 2025, the drought of officially-rated EF5 tornadoes is ongoing, spanning over 4,000 days. [2]
The southwestern North American megadrought is an ongoing megadrought in the southwestern region of North America that began in 2000. At least 25 years in length, the drought is the driest multi-decade period the region has seen since at least 800 CE .
"Dry and pleasant spring conditions may turn into early heat and drought conditions by May across Florida," Pastelok explained. AccuWeather will release a detailed breakdown of the U.S. severe ...
The 2020–2021 drought was described by some as possibly the worst drought in modern history for the Western U.S. [8] By late spring 2021, dry conditions had expanded to almost the entire state of California and to neighboring Nevada .