A predicted inch of rain in San Antonio this Thursday may bring some relief, but experts say it won't be enough to end the ongoing drought.
No snow, but a lot of rain coming to San Antonio this Thursday. While an inch of widespread rain is expected across the area, Farmer Ken Graff says it won't be enough to alleviate the drought. 'Yeah, an inch will be nice, but it’s going to take months of rainfall and runoff to turn this thing around,' Graff said. Even Paul Bertetti, senior director of aquifer science research and modeling for Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA), agrees that the rain won't have a significant impact on the aquifer.
'It's unlikely to have a significant impact on the aquifer,' Bertetti said. 'It will raise levels certainly, but we’ll still be low and under restrictions.' The U.S. Drought Monitor's Texas map shows a large red dot across Bexar, Medina, Bandera, Kendall and Comal counties, placing the area in extreme drought for more than two years. 'We’re in the donut hole,' Graff said. '(The rain) comes to us. You can see it, smell it, almost touch it, but it will not rain.
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