Dry conditions have been sticking around in the D.C. region for some time, prompting Maryland to draw increased attention to the issue by announcing Wednesday that parts of the state would be placed in the “drought warning” category.
There had already been a “drought watch” in effect from earlier in the summer.
“We’re elevating that to a warning,” said Dave Abrams, a spokesman for the Maryland Department of the Environment. “I wouldn’t say the conditions have gotten worse, they’ve just persisted.”
Western Montgomery County is in the warning zone, as are Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, Harford and Howard counties.
The warning is based on lower-than-normal stream flows and groundwater levels for this time of year.
A drought watch remains in place for Allegany, Garrett and Washington counties.
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