Drought Likely to get Worse

The U.S. Drought Monitor released its latest drought maps today, with much of Central Arkansas in moderate to severe drought. Parts of Southwest Arkansas are in Exceptional Drought, which is the worst category.


Drought conditions are unlikely to improve much going into the Fall months as La Nina once again restrengthens. La Nina, which is the abnormal cooling of water in the Equatorial Pacific, typically brings drier than normal conditions to much of The South. Drought conditions across Arkansas will likely persist or get worse over the next 3 months according the Climate Prediction Center.