Drought is now severe in half of Northwest Missouri according to the lastest US Drought Monitor. The new map shows the rest of northwest Missouri has moderate drought, except for a narrow strip along the Iowa state line that is just abnormally dry.

For the first time this year the map shows that all of Missouri is at least abnormally dry. More than 70 of the state has severe drought, and almost 10 percent — in the bootheel — has extreme drought. Register any disagreements with the Drought Impact Reporter here.