Is this still a story? It rained and got muddy. Then it dried up almost instantly (as it does in the desert) and now they're leaving. What was the story? It's r

Is this still a story? It rained and got muddy. Then it dried up almost instantly (as it does in the desert) and now they're leaving. What was the story? It's rained before, and this happened before. Maybe a manufactured 'emergency' during a slow news week.