![]() D0 coverage was unchanged in west-central Florida. SoutheastĮastern North Carolina’s patch of abnormal dryness (D0) and moderate drought (D1) grew slightly amid dry conditions, while heavy rain eradicated D0 in Georgia and resulted in a reduction of D0/D1 coverage in Alabama. In the latter location, ongoing groundwater concerns have led to the D1 designation. Drought was limited to portions of five counties in western New York and Nantucket Island in Massachusetts. The tiny Northeastern drought footprint remained unchanged, with less than one-half of one percent of the region experiencing moderate drought (D1). On that date in Alabama, both Anniston and Tuscaloosa posted daily-record lows of 28☏. By March 19, freezes deep into the Southeast threatened a variety of crops, including blooming fruits and winter grains. As the drought-monitoring period progressed, record-setting warmth first retreated from the Midwest and Northeast into the Deep South, then appeared in the Northwest. Recovery efforts continued in fire-affected areas, primarily across the Texas Panhandle, but extending to other areas on the central and southern Plains. Elsewhere, the southern High Plains escaped a short-lived round of windy, dry weather without any major wildfires, unlike the late-February episode. Meanwhile, the northern Plains and upper Midwest experienced mostly dry weather. Based on preliminary reports, the mid-March outbreak included more than three dozen tornadoes, one of which resulted in three fatalities in western Ohio on March 14. Locally severe thunderstorms were most numerous from the southeastern Plains into the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. Eventually, significant precipitation fell across much of the southern United States. ![]() During the drought-monitoring period ending March 19, active weather shifted southward from the central Rockies and lower Midwest.
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