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Fires Rage, Drought Intensifies in Southern Plains, Southwest

Alberto Tomas Halpern, bigbendnow.com/AP

While much of the country has been hit with flooding rain, dangerous thunderstorms and even late-season snow, just the opposite in the Southwest and Southern Plains has resulted in a decidedly different problem: extreme drought and wildfires. Extremely dry ground and vegetation, very low humidity and strong winds are...

Crews Battle Wildfires Amid Severe Texas Drought

LUBBOCK, Texas -- Firefighters battled Monday to contain several large blazes that have burned hundreds of square miles of rural Texas and destroyed dozens of homes since last week, getting reinforcements from out of state as they struggled against some of the worst wildfire conditions in state history. Powerful winds...

Will Wild Winter Give Way to a Stormy Spring?

Celebrated weather prognosticator Punxsutawney Phil seems to have been reasonably accurate in his prediction of an early spring back on Feb. 2, at a time when most of the country was in the grip of a seemingly unending winter. But the stretch of more moderate weather this past month or so, especially in the eastern half...

Swollen Rivers Spread Flood Risks Across US -- Even in Drought Areas

Numerous rivers in the Plains, Midwest, Deep South and Northeast are at risk for flooding through the remainder of the week, even in areas suffering from drought and where little rain has fallen recently. The flooding in the Deep South might seem surprising since the region is experiencing a widespread, intense drought....

Little Relief Seen From Extreme Drought in South

With most of the winter storms tracking to the north, the long-term drought in the southern United States has intensified and expanded, reaching extreme levels in some areas from Texas to Florida. While the coming storms might provide some relief, drought-breaking rain is not likely through the remainder of the winter,...