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Drought in Southern Sierra Foothills, California

Drought April 1, 2021 – April 30, 2021 · Southern Sierra Foothills, California

What the National Weather Service wrote

The southern Sierra foothills was classified as being in an extreme drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.

The wider storm

Portions of Fresno, Tulare and Kern Counties continued to be classified as being in an extreme drought for consecutive months due to a long term precipitation deficit. As of April 30, 2021, most of the impacted area has received less than 50% of normal precipitation since July 1, 2020.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 949153. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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