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Forty Percent of Oklahoma Back Under Drought Conditions According to Latest Drought Monitor

Thu, 30 Nov 2017 13:20:06 CST

Drought is on the rise in Oklahoma, according to the latest Drought Monitor report released this week by the Oklahoma Mesonet's State Climatologist Gary McManus. He reports drought conditions have made a huge leap over the last week across eastern and northwestern Oklahoma. These conditions have increased the danger of wildfire, stressed wheat and is sapping soil moisture in the state.


The USDA now rates 75% of Oklahoma's topsoil to be short or very short of moisture, the worst two categories. And the Mesonet soil moisture maps show a disturbing lack of moisture in that topsoil across much of the wheat belt in western Oklahoma.


Nearly 40 percent of the state is now in at least moderate drought conditions. The Drought Monitor this week rates 73 percent of the state in Abnormally Dry conditions. And there is even some Extreme (D3) drought showing up in McCurtain County. McManus reports that this is the most drought on the map since last April.


As La Nina weather patterns continue, McManus predicts that the drought will only continue to worsen over the near future.


Click here to view the latest Drought Monitor.




   

 

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