“Conditions Worsened to Extreme (D3) Drought” In SW Missouri, NWS Says

This is a very dry fall, and sadly, while much of the area isn’t heavily in a drought anymore, a large swathe still hasn’t recovered. In the coming days, with a dry October being on the menu, this is only expected to worsen.

Regions of Douglas and Ozark Counties have increased to the beginning stages of a drought, with area further west worsening to a D3, or “extreme” conditions.

Read more details below in the NWS’s drought outlook information packet.

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