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Abnormal Dryness Persists Around Columbia, Drought Still In Lamar

March 3, 2023 10:16AM CST
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Abnormal Dryness Persists Around Columbia, Drought Still In Lamar
Drought conditions in Missouri as of February 28th, 2023. (The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Map courtesy of NDMC.)

The end of the drought emergency in Missouri coincides with more of Missouri returning to normal moisture levels, but one patch of drought remains in the state.  The weekly US Drought Monitor continues to show moderate drought conditions for much of Barton County, along with southern Vernon and northwestern Jasper counties.  Following precipitation for the rest of the state, this is now the only patch of drought in the state.  However, four areas of Missouri remain in abnormally dry condition, most notably central Boone, a majority of Cooper, northern Moniteau and northwestern Callaway counties.  Atchison County and a portion of northern Scotland County are also in post-drought condition.  Just over four percent of Missouri remains impacted by abnormal dryness or drought.

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