(Richmond)- Recent rains were not enough to help Virginia’s dry conditions. The Department of Environmental Quality has now expanded a drought watch advisory to cover the majority of the Commonwealth. Virginia DEQ added 42 more counties under its previous drought advisory released in August. The advisory includes counties in all regions except southwest Virginia, the Middle Peninsula and Tidewater. Some of the areas added under to drought watch advisory include: Orange, Louisa, Greene, Madison and Hanover.
