soil moisture

Scientists found Alabama flash drought clues hiding in plant stress data, with fall signals matching soil trouble far better than winter.

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April 9, 2026

Southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska are staring at a dangerous early melt disaster after the latest drought bulletin said snow below 9000 feet disappeared about six weeks early and 30% to 50% of the snowpack is already gone.

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April 7, 2026

Southeast Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle are heading into a dangerous April after the latest drought statement said soil moisture has dropped into the 5th to 10th percentiles across most of the High Plains, with crop water deficits already showing up.

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April 6, 2026

The latest Tallahassee drought bulletin paints a nasty spring picture as D4 exceptional drought stretches along the I-10 corridor in Florida and across parts of South Georgia, while D3 extreme drought now grips counties in southeast Alabama too.

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April 4, 2026

A stunning U.S. weather split is putting crops and livestock on edge as federal agencies warn that scorching Plains heat, freeze threats reaching the Ohio Valley and deepening southern drought could hit yields, feed costs and pasture quality.

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March 30, 2026

The latest Jackson weather office drought bulletin paints a rough spring picture after March 26 data showed extreme drought hanging on in parts of Northeast Louisiana and Southwest Mississippi, with poor pasture conditions and crop-loss fears now adding fresh pressure.

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March 29, 2026