LUB 20210319 <![CDATA[ National Weather Service Lubbock TX 1112 AM CST Thu Feb 18 2021 ...No Significant Changes to Drought Conditions or to the Drought Outlook with Persistent Drought especially on the Caprock... .Synopsis including Drought Intensity and Precipitation: A blast of Arctic air the past week has brought modest moisture amounts, from a tenth to a third of an inch of moisture, while leading to snow and ice and bitter cold conditions. Although this is not a large amount of moisture the clouds, cold, and snow have limited evaporation levels to near zero. And there will be some benefit of this modest moisture as it melts and percolates into the upper soil layers in the coming days. But persistent dryness over the past 7 to 9 months has remained, and has not allowed notable change to drought levels according to the U.S. Drought Monitor...]]> <![CDATA[READ MORE ABOUT THIS NWS DROUGHT STATEMENT AT: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=HUN&issuedby=LUB&product=DGT]]>