Federal weather forecasters say the country can expect more of the same weather for this fall, especially for drought-stricken Texas and Oklahoma. And they urge coastal regions to be ready for a hurricane. The three-month weather prediction sees no relief from the record Southwest drought. It also predicts warmer-than-normal weather for a wide swath of the country, from Maine to Arizona. Only the Southeast, Northwest and California will likely be spared. That’s because forecasters predict a La Nińa system will keep rain away. Climate Prediction Center operations chief Ed O’Lenic also says a high-pressure system that has kept tropical storms away from the East has moved, making a U.S. hurricane strike more possible. The last hurricane to strike the U.S. was in 2008.
U.S. forecasters say fall to extend Southwest drought
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