State climatologist Barry Keim says Louisiana is dangerously dry. Shreveport has gone 23 straight days without any rainfall, Baton Rouge for 24, and New Orleans has had just a sprinkle in the past 26 days. He says three to four inches of rain would be normal for September.
“We just don’t have enough rain out there on the ground and it’s just starting to cause various problems in Louisiana,” Keim says.
He says while the unusual weather affects all of us, farmers are suffering the most.
“ We are in dire straits. The farmers I can tell you are not happy at all,” Keim says.
October is usually a dry month and a welcome break from summer temperatures, but Keim says if we don’t get rain soon it could spell trouble for your lawn.
“The lawns get stressed and it weakens their resilience and they’re more susceptible to getting devoured by certain insects,” Keim says, and added there’s no relief in sight.
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