MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

“(CNN) — Exceptional drought conditions spread across nearly 12% of the United States last month, a record number that shows the widespread impact of the dry weather conditions, according to a report released Monday.

Officials at the National Drought Mitigation Center said the July percentage is the highest recorded level of drought since the monitor began documenting conditions 12 years ago.

More than 40% of states faced abnormal dryness or drought, a report released by the center said.

The report tracks and ranks weather conditions from ‘abnormal dryness’ to ‘exceptional drought.’ A drought is considered ‘exceptional’ when the situation extends beyond what ‘could be considered part of normal risk management,’ according to the center’s website.

Dry weather has been pervasive throughout the South but particularly difficult for Texas, which hoped to find relief in Tropical Storm Don. The storm made landfall Friday between Corpus Christi and Brownsville but quickly fizzled into a tropical depression, disappointing residents looking for a break.

‘We were desperately hoping for some rain that didn’t come,’ said Tiffany Sunday, a resident of the Corpus Christi area.” Read more.