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Posted: Saturday, March 6th, 2010 7:07 AM HST
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Drought conditions in Hawaii worsen on Big Island
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HONOLULU (AP) — The National Weather Service says areas of the Big Island have reached the most intense drought classification.
It marks the first time since the inception of the drought monitor in 1999 that an area in Hawaii has received the D4 designation.
The South Kohala and leeward North Kohala are the most hard-hit.
Less severe drought conditions plague other parts of the state, with only Oahu without areas under a drought classification.
The weather service attributed the dry weather to ongoing El Nino conditions that are producing dry and stable weather conditions through the heart of Hawaii's normal wet season.
In all, more than 75 percent of Hawaii is under at least a moderate drought classification. Hawaii was the only state with D3 and D4 category conditions as of Thursday.
Forecasters are predicting below normal rainfall for Hawaii through spring.
(Copyright 2010 Associated Press. All rights reserved)
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