Winter Drought???

You hate to throw the a word like drought around so maybe I shouldn't have given this post that heading. But it does get one's attention.

As far as Richland County is concerned, we really have not had much snow accumulation to speak of this winter. As I look out my window today I see bare ground and sunshine. This weather is nice if one is planning on doing anything outdoors but it does not do much to re-charge soil moisture. The soil moisture censors that were installed with the Richland County weather station project don't seem to be working at this time. Suffice to say, however, that some form of moisture would be beneficial.