When combined with the previous week’s rainfall, parts of Alabama and Georgia recorded totals of 10 to 12 inches - 200 to 400% of normal - over the last 30 days. Rainfall totals ranged from less than 0 in parts of Florida to nearly 4 inches in parts of Georgia. Last week was wet for much of the Southeast. The heavy snow from Tuesday’s winter storm will be evaluated on next week's map. Nantucket remains in severe drought (D2). Moderate drought (D1) remains in western New York and Martha’s Vineyard. No changes were made to the map in the Northeast. The winter storm that brought heavy snow to the Northeast on Wednesday occurred at the data cutoff for this week’s map. States in the Southern Plains saw pockets of improvements as long-term moisture deficits are finally showing signs of improvement. The Northern Plains and Upper Midwest stayed relatively dry, with temperatures well above normal for the second week in a row. The excess rain brought additional one- and two-category improvements to drought. In the last 30 days, rainfall totals of more than 10 inches (200 to 400 percent of normal) fell in parts of the South and Southeast. The wet pattern continued in the South and Southeast. The lack of snow led to the expansion of drought conditions. In the Northwest, basin snowpack remains below normal with some of the worst conditions in the northern Rocky Mountains. Southwestern states saw improvements to short- and long-term drought conditions. After a slow start to the year, basin snowpack in the Southwest has returned to near-normal conditions. Storms left over 3 feet of snow in the northern Arizona mountains before dropping more than a foot of snow in the mountains of Colorado and New Mexico. Last week, another round of Pacific storms swept across the West, bringing rain and mountain snow.
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