All the moisture this winter has helped alleviate dry conditions in many parts of the western U.S., but climate experts caution that the favorable drought maps represent only a blip on the radar. 'We still have a long way to go,' one hydrologist says.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Parts of California are under water, the Rocky Mountains are bracing for more snow, flood warnings are in place in Nevada, and water is being released from some Arizona reservoirs to make room for an expected bountiful spring runoff.
Still, Lake Powell could gain 45 feet as snow melts and makes its way into tributaries and rivers over the next three months. How much it rises will depend on soil moisture levels, future precipitation, temperatures and evaporation losses.“We’re definitely going in the right direction, but we still have a long way to go,” said Paul Miller, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service’s Colorado Basin River Forecast Center.
In Arizona, forecasters warned that heavy rain was expected to fall on primed snowpack in the mountains above the desert enclave of Sedona. One of the main creeks running through the tourist town was expected to reach the flood stage and evacuations were ordered for some neighborhoods late Wednesday.
Overall, the West has been more dry than wet for more than 20 years, and many areas will still feel the consequences.
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