Drought in Southeast, Midwest May Worsen, Center Says
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A drought in the U.S. Southeast and the lower Midwest may worsen in the next few months as a La Nina weather pattern curbs rainfall, according to the National Drought Mitigation Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Parts of Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama recorded less than 50 percent of normal rainfall in the July-through-September period, the federally funded center said in a quarterly report. Airflows may give relief to some areas of the Midwest while contributing to drought in the South and Southeast, the organization forecast.