UGA hydrologist: spring forecast is dry

UNDATED - Friday is the first day of spring, the start of Georgia's traditional rainy season. However, the experts are saying it's likely to be drier than normal in most of the state.

The experts said that will not portend well for gardens, lawns, flower beds, and, of course, drought-stricken reservoirs such as Lake Lanier.

"What we need to do is get ahead of the game by having above normal rainfall which is not in the forecast," said UGA hydrologist Todd Rasmussen.

Rasmussen said one problem is that we've had so much abnormally dry weather the past several years, that we've had to "re-set" what we think is normal.