Virginia
Drought conditions worsen in Central Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – As of Thursday, July 18, the drought monitor for Virginia shows conditions in central Virginia have worsened.
The Shenandoah Valley is now in an extreme drought.
Surrounding localities are in a moderate drought.
29News Meteorologist Dominique Smith says it’s mainly portions of Rockingham and Augusta County that have made this switch from bad to worse.
The concern now turns towards more severe long-term impacts.
“Definitely looking at a [greater] potential for crop failures as well as a fire potential increasing and streams, reservoirs again, all that being low,” Smith said.
Smith said we need anywhere from three to eight inches of rain to get us out of the drought.
That means more rainfall than just scattered storms.
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