Wettest April in years staves off drought

  • A pickup drives across the low-water crossing on South Willis in west Lampasas Tuesday. The county has received more than five inches of precipitation this month. COURTESY PHOTO
    A pickup drives across the low-water crossing on South Willis in west Lampasas Tuesday. The county has received more than five inches of precipitation this month. COURTESY PHOTO
    Over five inches of rain fell in Lampasas County during April for the first time in a decade, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information.The Lower Colorado River Authority Hydromet located 11 miles west-northwest of downtown Lampasas recorded 5.41 inches of rain from April 8-22. Lampasas last achieved the five-inches threshold in 2016 when 5.58 inches of precipitatio...

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