About 98% of the state is experiencing some form of drought, so far this month, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

About 98% of the state is experiencing some form of drought, so far this month, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

A wildfire near the Sandy Ridge community is contained along Goinstown Road near the Stokes-Rockingham County border.

Dry and breezy weather keeps fire danger elevated until rain arrives. Rain may create wet conditons at the Martinsville ...

Seibert says the rain last night helped a little bit, but the ground remains very dry. He says a strong wind has pushed away the moisture. Farmers are also feeling the effects of drought-like ...

However, these are expected to be dry thunderstorms. That means that while the cloud will produce precipitation, none or very little will actually reach the ground. Instead dry thunderstorms bring ...

Most of Connecticut remains in drought conditions as below-average snowfall over the winter months has led to dry soil along with heavy wind gusts, creating the “perfect storm” for wildfire danger.

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"Another wind gust will come up and just feed those embers, blowing them into that very dry ground cover—and then we're starting all over again," Bramlett explained. The fires spread as a result ...

Ground conditions are dry and then the low humidity, those two things coupled together do not make it very good for a fire to be outdoors that could spread easily, ” Bagwell explained.

"We just plough it back into the ground, we can't afford to ruin our ... but this year we had a really dry winter. "We've had to irrigate all the way through, which is hard for us because we ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. By Alastair Bland, After abundant rain and ...