A flash drought refers to a drought that has "relatively short periods of warm surface temperature and anomalously low and rapid decreasing soil moisture.
Based on the physical mechanisms associated with flash droughts, these events are classified into two categories: heat wave and precipitation deficit flash droughts," as defined by The American Meteorological Society.
My daughter asked if that’s like a flash sale, and I told her I hope so — that it leaves as quickly as it appeared.
Drought designations range from Normal, to Moderate Drought, to Severe Drought, and in our area, our official designation as of June 20 is in Extreme Drought, with Exception Drought being the only higher designation.
Have you seen the movie Spaceballs?
We may as well add a little dry humor to the situation.
There’s been a lot of talk about how the drought is impacting farmers and ranchers.
In a month we’ll be celebrating again, this time with a county fair.
This celebration will take place on that same Main Street that’s struggling.
But mostly, in our small town and hundreds just like it, we celebrate each other.