BRYAN, Tex (KBTX) – The biggest improvement is the removal of the "Extreme Drought" category from the entire Brazos Valley.
Leon and Robertson counties have edged out that nasty red color and are now in "Severe Drought".
It is possible that category is somewhat wiped away with this past week’s and this coming weekend’s expected rain, too.
The back and forth "Abnormally Dry" for the southern half of the area has swung to the good side once again this week, and we don’t expect that yellow color to return within the next couple weeks.
Across the state: General improvement in our neck of the woods, while some of the "Extreme Drought" was just a displaced a little farther west.
Areas along the coast were removed from the "Abnormally Dry" category, and shouldn’t be put back in that range for a while thanks to expected rain in the coming days.
The U.S. Drought Monitor, established in 1999, is a weekly map of drought conditions produced jointly by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
The U.S. Drought Monitor website is hosted and maintained by the drought center.