Drought easing heading into planting season

NE drought map dramatically different than April 2023

  • This comparison of U.S. Drought Monitor maps from April 11, 2023 and the same date this year shows how much the drought conditions have improved over the last 12 months, especially in the western two-thirds of the state.
    This comparison of U.S. Drought Monitor maps from April 11, 2023 and the same date this year shows how much the drought conditions have improved over the last 12 months, especially in the western two-thirds of the state.
“We aren’t out of the woods by any means on the drought. We’re better, but we’re just sort of hanging in there right now.”So says National Weather Service (NWS) forecaster Mike Moritz in regard to the soil moisture situation in our region right now. Moritz was responding to questions related to what appears to be an easing of a two-year pattern of drought in Nebraska, which continues to linger on…

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