OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — As we head into August, it seems like we will stick with the wet pattern seen from July. Just yesterday morning (Tuesday) the area received up to 7" of rain in some spots! This wet July has allowed us to continue to erode the drought across the region, with the new drought monitor issued on August 1 reflecting that.
NOTE: Although the drought monitor comes out on Thursday, it only takes up data until 8 am on Tuesday, therefore the rainfall we saw yesterday does NOT factor into this drought.
As I like to show each time there is a drought update, at the beginning of June the drought situation looked dire, with much of eastern Nebraska in the Exceptional (5/5) drought category.
The drought monitor from last week shows the remarkable improvement made over the last several weeks due to repeated rounds of rainfall.
This week, some minor changes were made in eastern Nebraska. The extreme drought (4/5) was removed from Milford in Seward County and North Bend in Dodge County. The severe drought (3/5) was removed from areas south of Lincoln to near Plattsmouth. As well, Atchison County MO into Nemaha County, Nebraska is drought-free!
Luckily, the wet pattern continues this weekend into next week, meaning our drought erosion will continue at least through early August!
