[Jack Hydrazine]

A few years ago the drought was centered more on El Paso. Since then it has moved a bit NE into the TX and OK panhandle. Joe Bastardi said earlier this year that due to the the shift in the ocean temps in the Pacific that rain would fall west of I-35 (runs through the middle of OK, KS, TX, and northward). So far he was been correct. Slowly but surely it has rained more and more west of that interstate. He's thinking that a hurricane might even possibly run up in to Baja Mexico and into southern CA and AZ.

[crusty old prospector]

There are still millions of dead trees all over Texas from that one. And all the reservoirs in West Texas are still bone-dry.

[aft_lizard]

I know southwest Kansas had record rainfalls last month. Finney County set an alltime county record with almost 12”, consider that they usually get about 20” in a year, Ford County where Dodge CIty is had almost 10”, just shy of a record amount. THe problem though is that the rain came down so much it hasn’t really soaked in much.

[Parley Baer]

“He’s thinking that a hurricane might even possibly run up in to Baja Mexico and into southern CA and AZ.”

I sure hope so. We really need the rain. I think the last one was around 1996-98 or there abouts.