DROUGHT CONTINUES TO PERSIST IN PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO. IN FACT, SENIOR HYDROLOGIST ROYCE FONTENOT AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION IS THE EPICENTER FOR DROUGHT ACROSS THE UNITED STATES FONTENOT SAYS IT’S THE RESULT OF LOW SNOWFALL TOTALS LAST WINTER…COMBINED WITH A BAD MONSOON SEASON.
FONTENOT SAYS IT’S HOPED THAT A WEAK EL NINO SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE PRECIPITATION TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS WINTER…BUT HE SAYS IT WOULD PROBABLY TAKE 150-PERCENT OF NORMAL RAIN AND SNOWFALL OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS TO GET US OUT OF DROUGHT.
