Drought Still Growing Across the U.S..
The latest Drought Monitor shows soils continuing to dry out and crops suffering as drought and abnormal dryness expand and intensify across the Plains, Midwest, northern Rockies, and Virginia.
Montana saw the most severe level of drought, called exceptional drought, grow by 10 points in a week.
Twelve percent of the state is in exceptional drought and 24 percent is under extreme conditions.
Another 30 percent of the state is in extreme drought.
In the Corn Belt, drought conditions have shown up in Iowa.
All states east of the Mississippi River are drought-free for now, but patches of abnormal dryness mean it could change as early as next week.
The Corn Belt has seen double-digit percentage increases.
Drought coverage is growing around the nation, with the current drought monitor showing over 32 percent of the country in some form of drought.
Source: NAFB News Service