Weather experts predict dry SoCal winter as La Nina moves in

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Friday, August 12, 2016
Cracked land is shown in drought-stricken California in an undated file photo.
Cracked land is shown in drought-stricken California in an undated file photo.
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Forecasters with the National Weather Service have predicted some bad news for California's severe drought.

The forecasters predict there will be a good chance the La Nina weather pattern will show up this winter. La Nina is the opposite of El Nino and is tied to cooling waters in the Pacific Ocean, bringing on drier winters to SoCal.

The last five consecutive years have been the most dry on record for the state.