Governor Ned Lamont declares stage two drought advisory for all of Connecticut NBC Connecticut [Video]

The dry weather so far this fall has led to Governor Ned Lamont issuing a stage two drought advisory for all of Connecticut. His office saying it’s due to the lack of rain and ongoing fire danger in our state.

“This area of the country in this part of Connecticut should generally get somewhere in the area of seven to eight inches of rainfall,” John Bagioni, a consulting meteorologist with Fax Weather Service.

The sight of rain is typically par for the course in Connecticut during the start of fall, but this year had brought little if any. Bagioni who works with schools and businesses says this fall has been quite dry with only about an inch or an inch and a half in September and October.

“A good six to seven inches of rainfall deficit over the period of 60 days or so,” he said.

The lack of rain …