Drought Monitor News

Drought Affecting 1.8M Oklahoma Residents

The U.S. Drought Monitor says more than 1.8 million Oklahomans are being affected by an ongoing, deepening drought. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board says that in the past month, the percentage of Oklahoma classified as being in exceptional drought has …

Rain Eases Drought for Some Farmers, But Not All

Rain that moved across the Midwest in the past week helped ease drought conditions for some farmers, but not everyone, according to the latest drought monitor report released Thursday. The report from the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University …

More Than Half of Arkansas in Exceptional Drought

More than half of Arkansas is in exceptional drought status, which is the U.S. Drought Monitor’s most severe classification. The map, released Thursday, says the exceptional drought covers nearly all of northern and central Arkansas and stretches into the southwest …

First City Emerges From Texas Drought

For millions of people, one of the most severe droughts in Texas history is no longer a concern – for now. The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map posted online Thursday classifies the Dallas-Fort Worth area as officially out of drought …