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Drought Expands Across Kentucky as Extreme Conditions Jump
Extreme drought jumped from 2.86% to 12.58% statewide, while severe drought also spread across western and central counties, the monitor said.
- The U.S. Drought Monitor report, issued Thursday, confirms dry conditions are expanding across Kentucky, with abnormally dry conditions now reported in 4.82 percent of the state.
- Moderate and severe drought expanded across western and central areas following a record-dry period; November 2025 through March 2026 ranks as the fifth-driest five-month period on record for Western Kentucky.
- Extreme drought conditions, or D3, surged from 2.86 percent to 12.58 percent statewide, while D2 severe drought covers 26.76 percent of land area. Only 0.03 percent in Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties remains drought-free.
- Brian Fuchs with the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln noted that Kentucky experienced further degradation, with D1 moderate drought reaching 55.81 percent of the land area.
- The Climate Prediction Center forecasts near or slightly below normal temperatures and slightly above normal precipitation through May 2, offering potential relief from the persistent drought conditions.
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Drought expands in Kentucky with most of the state affected by dry conditions
FRANKFORT — Continued dry conditions over the past week have led to the expansion of drought areas in Kentucky, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report, which was issued on Thursday.
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Drought Grips Kentucky with 97% of State Affected
FRANKFORT – Continued dry conditions over the past week have led to continued expansion of drought areas in Kentucky, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report, which was issued on Thursday. Only small slivers of Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties have no drought conditions, which is only 0.03 percent of the state’s land area. That is down from 4.37 percent statewide in the previous report. Abnormally dry conditions, D0 on the scale t…
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