Weather.com - 12/21/12, Carey Gillam, Reuters
Sandhill Cranes ride out the storm on the banks of the Wisconsin River. (Photo by Tom Lynn/Getty Images)
Winter Storm Draco brought much-needed moisture to drought-hit states, but the drought has such a tight grip on the central U.S. that more moisture will be needed, according to weather experts.
"The snow is good, but in most instances it was less than one inch of liquid and if the soils are frozen, there will be little infiltration," said Brian Fuchs, climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. "Welcomed, yes. A big changer to the overall drought, not really," Fuchs said.
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