Recent rainfall did little to nothing to ease drought conditions across the KVOE listening area.
According to the latest US Drought Monitor update, all of Lyon, Chase, Osage, the majority of Coffey and the southern end of Wabaunsee counties are in severe drought. The southern end of Coffey is listed as being in extreme drought.
Greenwood County remains in extreme to exceptional drought with a pocket of severe drought along the Greenwood Lyon County line. The majority of Morris County is in moderate drought with severe drought noted along the Morris/Chase County line.
