Most of the KVOE listening area is in a drought watch after an announcement by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly.
The latest update has all area counties, except for Wabaunsee County, in a drought watch. Wabaunsee County is in a drought warning at this time.
All told, every county is some sort of drought alert with 47 in a watch, 55 in an warning and three in an emergency. The prior update as of June 7 had all area counties — and over half the counties in Kansas — in a drought watch.
This follows Thursday’s update from the US Drought Monitor, which reintroduced moderate drought to areas north of Emporia for the first time in months.
Forecasts indicate drought may deepen into the winter.
*Click here for the Kansas Water Office’s information page.
*Click here for the National Drought Mitigation Center’s Condition Monitoring Observer Reports page.
