Alan Hayes

hydrologist at the National Weather Service’s California Nevada River Forecast Center

Alan Hayes on KCRW

The December storms weren’t enough to get Southern California out of the drought, and February has almost no rain in the forecast.

With hardly any rain expected in February, what’s the status of CA drought?

The December storms weren’t enough to get Southern California out of the drought, and February has almost no rain in the forecast.

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