Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2011. While wet and snowy weather has dominated the western U.S., persistent drought conditions are likely to linger in the Southern Plains and Southeast through mid to late spring, according to NOAA’s National Weather Service. La Niña has kept storms and most of their precipitation in the north, leaving the South drier than normal.
“The speed with which the drought developed across the southern United States is rather unusual considering that just…
