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Drought Intensifies Across Oklahoma
Wed, 06 Jul 2011 06:15:01 CDT
Oklahoma remains in the center of the bullseye of drought conditions in the central United States.
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map released on June 30 indicates 33 percent of Oklahoma - virtually the entire western third of the state - is experiencing exceptional drought, the highest designation on the drought intensity scale.
Severe-to-exceptional drought covers nearly 56 percent of the state. Eastern Oklahoma had been drought-free through much of May and June but it to succumbed to the intense heat and wind. Moderate drought and abnormally dry conditions continue to intensify and now cover the eastern half of Oklahoma.
This picture sums up what the statistics are saying- it is simply a terrible situation for farmers and ranchers alike. Paul Jackson with the American Farmers and Ranchers supplied this picture to us- and it shows a pond rapidly drying up in southern Oklahoma. The latest Oklahoma Crop Weather Update from the National Ag Statistics Service of USDA noted that since March first, south central Oklahoma has received just 5% of normal precipitation.
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