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[The American West] What is this rain of which you speak?
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Anyone else think this has been a very dry spring?
-- EDGEMAN
Apr 22, 2026 at 01:50 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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04/22/26 01:50 PM ET
Largest drought in Virginia since 2007.**
-- BG Hokie
Apr 22, 2026 at 04:47 PM ET
BG Hokie
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04/22/26 04:47 PM ET
Every local county gubmint down he-ah has mandatory H20 restrictions now.**
-- PhotoHokieNC
Apr 22, 2026 at 04:39 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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04/22/26 04:39 PM ET
My government entity said just do long showers.
-- VaTechie
Apr 22, 2026 at 07:11 PM ET
VaTechie
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04/22/26 07:11 PM ET
AT through-hikers have been warned a lot of the springs have dried up
-- `lag
Apr 22, 2026 at 04:18 PM ET
`lag
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04/22/26 04:18 PM ET
[The American West] What is this rain of which you speak?**
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-- HokieMacDaddy
Apr 22, 2026 at 03:37 PM ET
HokieMacDaddy
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04/22/26 03:37 PM ET
I've been going through a bottle of bourbon a week, so... Oh, wait!**
-- great2bahokie
Apr 22, 2026 at 03:29 PM ET
great2bahokie
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04/22/26 03:29 PM ET
Eastern NC just got reclassifies as Extreme Drought.
-- Stork
Apr 22, 2026 at 02:32 PM ET
Stork
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04/22/26 02:32 PM ET
Long range forecast say some rain coming end of month and early May. I
-- jdkhokie
Apr 23, 2026 at 10:15 AM ET
jdkhokie
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04/23/26 10:15 AM ET
And here’s Virginia’s drought map.**
-- Stork
Apr 22, 2026 at 02:34 PM ET
Stork
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04/22/26 02:34 PM ET
Not to disparage at all, but when I see how we can picture conditions like
-- PhotoHokieNC
Apr 22, 2026 at 04:50 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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04/22/26 04:50 PM ET
And only a "moderate drought" here. Surprised it isn't considered worse...**
-- EDGEMAN
Apr 22, 2026 at 03:00 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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04/22/26 03:00 PM ET
yeah, it explains why my horse farm grass is two feet high
-- VaTechie
Apr 22, 2026 at 07:10 PM ET
VaTechie
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04/22/26 07:10 PM ET
The significant and extreme are pretty close to us. Bermuda High set up
-- Stork
Apr 22, 2026 at 03:24 PM ET
Stork
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04/22/26 03:24 PM ET
There have been almost no April showers
-- JoesterVT
Apr 22, 2026 at 01:59 PM ET
JoesterVT
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04/22/26 01:59 PM ET
Just finished mowing the lawn, and the pine pollen and other clouds...
-- EDGEMAN
Apr 22, 2026 at 01:59 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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04/22/26 01:59 PM ET
I am adding horse fence line trees to my burn pile, but will wait to light
-- VaTechie
Apr 22, 2026 at 07:15 PM ET
VaTechie
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04/22/26 07:15 PM ET
Yes, very dry here in Blacksburg.**
-- santafe
Apr 22, 2026 at 01:53 PM ET
santafe
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04/22/26 01:53 PM ET
Yup, streams/rivers are low**
-- astrohokie
Apr 22, 2026 at 01:52 PM ET
astrohokie
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04/22/26 01:52 PM ET