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NH county across CT River in ‘extreme drought’
Impact on fall foliage is ‘complicated’
An extensive swath of Grafton County, across the Connecticut River from Caledonia County, has entered “extreme drought,” according to the latest update from the U.S. Drought Monitor.
On the nationwide map, Grafton County is the only notable splotch of red east of the Mississippi River. The remainder of Grafton County, all of Orange County, and most of Caledonia County, and much of central Vermont remain in severe drought, one tier below.
“Following a two to three-category degradation across New England and northeastern New York from Aug. 5 to Sept. 2, additional degradations were warranted this past week,” the update notes about the Northeast.
Some rainfall over the past weekend helped halt worsening conditions in Maine, but not elsewhere in northern New England.
And forecasters say there is little relief on the horizon.
“The drier pattern is likely to persist across much of the eastern and central U.S. through Sept. 15.”
The Valley News spoke with people throughout the region, including one Ryegate resident who needs a new well, about the dry weather’s impacts.
New Hampshire Public Radio asked how the weather will affect fall foliage. Answer: It’s complicated.
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It would be interesting if the article stated what the criteria are for the severity levels of drought. Seems like southern Vermont is more than moderately severe.