Dry conditions increasing with updated drought monitor.
Quick Facts The "Abnormally Dry" category hasn’t been seen in Green Country in over a month All the rain receive in August helped, but could cause problems once we see a freeze Nearly 20% of the state is in some type of drought category The weekly drought monitor was released Thursday morning showing an increase across Oklahoma in the dry conditions.
It has been some time since Green Country has received a measurable amount of rain.
When you combine that with the warm weather, the dry conditions are starting to spread.
Going all the way back to August 1, there is a large difference in the amount of drought across the state.
Large amounts of rain were received within the first part of the month and quickly dropped the drought/dry conditions across not only Green Country but also across Oklahoma.
Meteorologist Laura Mock spoke with the Oklahoma Forestry Department about how the wet August has impacted us so far: The increased dry conditions across Green Country also means that some of the vegetation will start to dry out and go into its dormant state.
Meteorologist Brad Carl is digging deeper into what the wet August means for us on FOX23 News at 5 and 9.
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