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The Western US Is in a Snow Drought. Here's How a Storm Made It Worse

A December atmospheric river caused flooding and landslides in the Pacific Northwest, reducing snowpack water storage by about 50% in the Yakima River Basin, worsening snow drought conditions.

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Much of the western U.S. has started in 2026 in the midst of a snow drought. That might sound surprising, given the record precipitation from atmospheric rivers hitting the region in recent weeks, but those storms were actually part of the problem.

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The Weather Channel broke the news in on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
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