2011 drought worst in Texas since 1895

Barrett808

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Sun May-29-11 12:44 PM
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2011 drought worst in Texas since 1895

With much of the nation focused on historic floods and deadly tornadoes, Texas has been suffering through a drought being compared to the severe record drought of 1895.

"With history as a guide, we have some very serious times coming our way without any significant rain in the next few months," said Bob Rose, chief meteorologist for the Lower Colorado River Authority. ...

"The past few months have brought on some interesting and bizarre weather, making 2011 the worst drought in 100 years," Rose said.

2011 drought worst in Texas since 1895

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AtheistCrusader

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Sun May-29-11 01:32 PM
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1. We apparently got all their rain up here in the Pac NW.

We're closing in on our yearly rainfall, and it's not even June.

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