Drought to persist in south-central Plains and the Southwest
![A springtime scene at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in Southern California, taken in March 2017. According to NOAA's Spring 2018 Outlook, forecasters expect drought to persist in the U.S. Southwest and south-central Plains during the next three months. (Image credit: Photo by Minimackdik/flickr Creative Commons license) A springtime scene at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in Southern California, taken in March 2017. According to NOAA's Spring 2018 Outlook, forecasters expect drought to persist in the U.S. Southwest and south-central Plains during the next three months.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO-Anza-Borrego%20Desert%20State%20Park_%20March%202017-Flickr_minimackdike-1125x534-Landscape.jpg?itok=LUhyr-TJ)
A springtime scene at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in Southern California, taken in March 2017. According to NOAA's Spring 2018 Outlook, forecasters expect drought to persist in the U.S. Southwest and south-central Plains during the next three months. (Image credit: Photo by Minimackdik/flickr Creative Commons license)