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Not enough rain
Tuesday's rainfall helpful, but more is needed to pull the county out of 'exceptional drought'
Web Dry pond
In this Herald file photo from August 2011, a pair of ducks settle in on a neighborhood pond in the Cambridge subdivision. Drought conditions that have persisted for since last year continue to have Bulloch County ponds at all-time low levels.
Tuesday may have been wet, but the rain that fell over Bulloch County is only a drop in the bucket compared to what is needed to pull the county out of “exceptional drought.” Bulloch County Agent Wes Harris said farmers will have a hard time planting crops if more rainfall doesn’t come. Weather forecasters say there is a chance of rain Thursday, but Bulloch County — actually most of Georgia — really needs days, or even weeks, of rainy weather.
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