NORTHWEST FLORIDA DROUGHT

While you are dodging rainstorms this weekend just remember that the National Weather Service says Northwest Florida is under a severe drought. Meteorologist Jason Beaman, said over the past 90 days of rainfall, our area should have received about 14-inches of rainfall, but has gotten only half that amount. Even with the additional rain expected through the next week the long-term outlook is still for below-normal rainfall which would result in the drought persisting across the area,” he said.