West Plains, MO. – On Monday, August 1, 2022, the Burn Ban that had been in place for Howell County has been lifted.
The burn ban was put into place on July 11 by the Howell County Commission following the beginning of drought conditions in the area. Before a period of rainy days beginning on July 28, parts of Howell County had seen less than one inch of rain for the entire month. On July 26, south central and south western Missouri had been classified as a D3 Extreme Drought.
For the final three days of July, an average of roughly 4.5 inches of rain fell in the county. While the Missouri Department of Natural Resources hasn’t updated their findings as noon on August 1, the Howell County Commission has decided to end the burn ban for the county.
Mike Coldiron with Howell County Emergency Management gave a statement on the lifted ban:
