Iowa Drought Conditions Continue to Wash Away - Radio Iowa

Iowa drought conditions continue to wash away - Radio Iowa

Drought conditions continue to improve in the state.  The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows most of the middle of the state has no drought conditions, which is about 64% — and is up from 57% with no drought last week. Less than 4% of the state has areas of moderate drought, including one county in […]

Drought conditions continue to disappear

(Radio Iowa) – Drought conditions continue to improve in the state. The latest U-S Drought Monitor shows most of the middle of the state has no drought conditions, which is about 64 percent — and is up from 57 percent last week. Less than four percent of the state has areas of moderate drought, including one county in northwest Iowa, six in the southeast, four in south-central, and two in eastern Iowa. Around 36 percent of the state is abnormall…

Drought intensity continues to retreat

Drought coverage and intensity continued its decline throughout the Great Plains since the spring with additional heavy rainfall during the first week of July. Despite the extremely heavy rainfall and flash flooding this past week, long-term drought dating back multiple years remains across south-central Texas. Improving drought conditions were made to parts of New Mexico, southwestern Colorado, and Arizona, while drought expanded and intensifie…