It was raining in New York City for the first time in weeks on Thursday, but the totals won't be enough to end the city's drought warning.While the precipitation was certainly a welcomed change for the entire Tri-State Area,

The warning comes as a record-breaking dry spell and abnormally high temperatures have lowered reservoirs and fueled wildfires in the northeast.

New York City declared a drought warning on Monday, its first in 22 years, as the Northeast deals with severe dry conditions and brush fires during a historically dry autumn. Mayor Eric Adams and the city’s Department of Environmental Protection elevated a drought watch issued on Nov.