The U.S. Drought Monitor has released their latest data reflecting the drought conditions present in the Ozarks. The bottom line is: May rains have improved conditions in both Missouri and Arkansas, but the drought is still amply present.
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Between both states, improvements worthy of notice include the absence of drought now in place in northern Texas County, and reduction of D3 conditions across Missouri, as well as the reduction of D4 drought, the most severe level of drought, across the listening area of Arkansas.
Still yet, D3 extreme drought remains a concern in Arkansas, and stretches up into the southernmost reached of Howell and Oregon Counties in Missouri.
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