Drought conditions gone for most of Virginia

RICHMOND,Va.(WWBT)–TheVirginiaDepartmentofEnvironmentalQualityhaslifteddroughtadvisoriesformostofVirginiaasFebruary’srainandsnowhasleftmanyareaswaterlogged. February,evenwithoutfactoringinanypotentialraintoday(2/27),willcomein3inchesaboveaverage.Richmondhastotaled5.43″ofprecipitation. Whilerivershavedroppedbelowfloodstagetheyarerunningwellaboveaverage,andlikelywillforthenextfewweeks.Reservoirsarefilloroverflowingandthere’splentyofsoilmoisture. SignificantdroughtreliefinVirginiafromFebruaryrainandsnow(AndrewFreiden|droughtmonitor) FromtheVDEQ“StreamflowsthroughouttheCommonwealthhavereboundedwithallstreamgageswithinthemonitoringnetworkcurrentlyindicatingnormalorabovenormalstatus” Whilegroundwaterlevelsarerebounding(winteristhetimeofyeartheytypicalclimb)theDEQnotestherearestilldryspots. “pocketsoflowsoilmoistureandlingeringgroundwaterdeficitscontinuetobeobservedinthenorthernandnortheasternportionsofthestate” ThismapsshowsVir