Southern Plains still feeling the impact of drought

  • By Brad Rippey, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Pockets of rain have helped some Plains states

Rainfall helped Plains but drought hangs tough

Areas of Extreme and Exceptional Drought expand in western Kansas

Dry, warmer temperatures prevail in High Plains

Showers and thunderstorms move across the Central Plains and Midwest while dry air mass covers Southern Plains

Drought conditions worsen in High Plains

Drought conditions improve in Texas but intensify in other areas of the Plains