U.S. Drought Monitor’s current map of Kentucky Letcher County remains in severe drought, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report released June 12. The federal drought map places all of Letcher County in the D2, or Severe Drought, category, indicating continued shortages of soil moisture and below-normal stream flows despite scattered recent rainfall. Forecasters say the weather pattern may become more favorable for rain in the coming…
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