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Drought restrictions unchanged despite rainfall
Winemakers pleased with dry conditions
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Cavender Creek Vineyards, pictured on Saturday, is just one of the North Georgia wineries benefitting from drought conditions in the state. Despite recent rain, the U.S. Drought Monitor still has much of White and Lumpkin counties in a severe drought.
After 18 inches of rain since March 1, restrictions on water use remain unchanged for Hall County and metro Atlanta. North Hall is considered “abnormally dry” while the rest of the county is no longer in drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. To the north, much of White and Lumpkin counties remain in severe drought, which is being cheered by some segments of those North Georgia communities.