http://droughtreporter.unl.edu/

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As a firefighter we are concerned about tall dry grasses, low humidity and high winds. All of which we have experienced recently. As a rancher, my cattle need not only water but vegetation to survive on. The winter rye grasses aren't as tall as they should be at the time. Last year Hurricane Harvey was our greatest rain maker so with that singular heavy rain event and the low rainfall since, we are getting in a bad way both in fire suppression and ranching. CoCoRaHS Report from Station #Marion 5.0 SSW on 1/26/2018