Updated drought report shows over 90% of state has abnormally dry conditions
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
An update on drought conditions across the state was released on Thursday morning. But, despite a few rain storms this month, Mid-Missouri is still seeing a large amount of drought.
According to the most recent drought report published, over 90% of the state has abnormally dry drought conditions.
That's up almost 5% when comparing data from last week.
This month, ABC 17 Stormtrack weather team reported mid- Missouri only saw 1.5 inches of rain.
Only a few areas in the state picked up more than an inch, but the recent rainfall doesn't seem to be enough as most of Mid-Missouri is still falling behind on seasonal rainfall according to last week's report.
The image below shows the current drought conditions across the state:
- Yellow: Abnormally dry areas
- Orange: Severe drought
- Red: Extreme drought
- Colorless: No drought
The recent severe drought across the state has caused Governor Mike Parson to issue a drought alert for 60 counties.
More than a dozen of them are located in Mid-Missouri.
Gov. Parson says he wants to help farmers impacted by the drought and announced a plan on Tuesday, to provide farmers with emergency hay and water.
The plan will allow farmers to collect water using boat ramps at 25 state parks.
