After Brief Relief, Forecasts Indicate Drought Will Continue

By KELLY P. KISSEL Associated Press, Waco Tribune-Herald
Mon, 04/23/2018 - 10:33am

Recent showers temporarily relieved drought conditions in parts of the southwestern United States, but dry weather will persist through the summer.

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