Drought returns to coastal Maine.
Right now, many communities along the coast are really dry.
Right now, many communities along the coast are really dry.
The brown grass is everywhere, but that’s not Shawn Brannigan’s main concern.
“And we’re getting to the point right now where we either need to get some rain or I probably won’t be harvesting much out of my vegetable garden this year."
While well water is diminishing, the National Weather Service hasn’t had any reports of wells going dry.
"Usually this time of year, groundwater goes down anyway," Hawley said.
During spring when snow melts, and in fall when the foliage goes dormant.
Rain on Friday will help alleviate the drought, but Hawley says we’ll still need more.
"If we can, you know, put a couple of months together with above normal precipitation, we should be able to get out of it," Hawley said.