Dry weather could lead Panhandle area into jeopardy
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AMARILLO, TEXAS -- Rain has not been a friend to the Texas Panhandle the last few months, and the dry weather could lead us into jeopardy.
These dry and windy days are expected to continue for a while, say experts at the National Weather Service. The pattern showing on forecasts predicts the Panhandle to be short of moisture until April. This could cause serious wildfires to break out and put us in dangerous territory.
"Right now we're abnormally dry. The first stage will be a D-1, which will be putting us into the drought stage, and we are a week or two away from going into that if we don't get any more precipitation," said Stephen Bilodeau
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