Missouri’s abundant rainfall is gone and the dry spell is back. Gov. Mike Parson has signed an executive order declaring a drought alert in Missouri until March 31, 2025. Missouri’s last drought alert expired less than two months ago. The new alert comes in response...
Drought conditions have improved a bit in Missouri due to Hurricane Helene. The latest drought monitor map shows 61% of Missouri experiencing some level of dryness, compared to 71% last week. Rainfall from the remnants of Helene erased areas of extreme and moderate...
Missouri continues to dry out. The latest drought monitor map shows moderate drought conditions have expanded and now cover most of the St. Louis area and roughly half of southeastern Missouri. Moderate drought is also covering most of the Kansas City metro area,...
Despite drought conditions rebounding, Missouri is no longer under a drought alert. Gov. Mike Parson’s office confirmed to Missourinet that the alert would expire on September 1st as planned. Under the governor’s executive order about drought, some state regulations...
Drought conditions have improved slightly in Missouri over the past week. The latest drought monitor map shows about one-third of Missouri experiencing some level of dry conditions, compared to nearly half the state a week ago. There are two pockets of moderate...
