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Minor expansion of drought regions

This U.S. Drought Monitor saw some minor expansion of drought across areas of the West (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming); and Midwest (Illinois, Indiana and Missouri). Conditions improved on the map in drought-affected areas of the South (Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee... Read More

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)
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Moisture did find fields in the South

Winter precipitation map forecast. (Courtesy of NOAA.)
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US Winter Outlook: Wetter South, warmer North



(Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

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Rainfall improves drought conditions in western Nebraska, eastern Colorado

Above-normal precipitation and subnormal conditions continue in some areas of High Plains while drought expands in Kansas