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Cimarron County Sees Reduction In Extreme Drought While Other Parts of Oklahoma See Drought Expansion in Latest U.S. Drought Monitor Update
Thu, 23 Jul 2020 14:14:55 CDT
Cimarron County, in the far western Oklahoma Panhandle, finally received a much-needed reduction in the deadly Extreme Drought (D3) category this past week after storms dropped two to locally over five inches across parts of the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle areas.
However, it was another dry week across much of Texas to eastern Oklahoma where abnormally dry, moderate to severe drought expanded in other parts of Texas, with pockets of extreme drought added to southwestern Teas and southwestern Oklahoma.
In addition, areas of two plus inches of rain were widespread across Kansas with locally over five inches in northeast Kansas.
Drought contracted where the beneficial rains fell, including southeast Colorado and western Kansas.
Specifically, for Oklahoma, about 65 percent of the state is experiencing some form of drought, an increase of about four points from last week 60.92 percent coverage. More than one million Oklahomans are experiencing some form of drought this week.
Large areas of D3 are evident in Dewey, Blaine, Beckham and Greer Counties in addition to the lingering D3 pocket in Cimarron County.
Looking ahead, the 7-day NOAA precipitation outlook shows some signs of hope scattered across Oklahoma. Things look even better for Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and southern Texas.
For those watching the nation's corn and soybean crop conditions, notice the precipitation forecast for the corn and soybean belt looks decent.
To view the 7-day precipitation forecast map, click here.
To view the Oklahoma drought monitor map update, click here.
To view the U.S. Drought Monitor map, click here.
The U.S. Drought Monitor Map is developed through a partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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