This watering spot on the Peoples Street T-Head was popular with birds Tuesday as temperatures soared. North Texas reached its 60th consecutive day without rain, and more counties may be added to a disaster list. Its impact is more long range, far reaching. I've been farming 17 years, and I've never seen it this bad, this quick. Since '96, we've just been in the same cycle over and over.
Farmers say the only real relief is rain, and lots of it.
But that isn't likely to happen anytime soon, according to the National Weather Service. The extended forecast for North Texas calls for continued clear skies and daily temperatures peaking around 100 degrees with only a slight chance of rain late next week. Bill Proenza, director of the National Weather Service southern regional office in Fort Worth, said the weather pattern called La Nina, which has led to the drought across much of the southern United States, appears to be waning. That may mean normal rainfall in September, although it may not be enough to make up for the two-month deficit, he said. All rights reserved.