US Drought Monitor and Summary, Sept. 20, 2016

In Texas, localized adjustments were made to the map, though as a whole, the state remains in relatively good shape. In northeastern Oklahoma, persistent dryness, reduced pond levels, spotty rains which keep hitting (or missing) the same areas, dormant grass, 30-, 60-, and 90-day DNPs, CPC Soil Moisture, and the 30-day SPI warranted a modest increase in coverage of D0 and D1 in this part of the state. Recent precipitation in south-central Oklahoma resulted in the removal of a D1 patch. Read more at droughtmonitor.unl.edu…