Drought Conditions Worsen Outside of SE Minnesota
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UNDATED (KROC-AM News) - The drought conditions reported in southeastern Minnesota were fairly stable over the past week, but they worsened significantly in most other parts of the state.
The new US Drought Monitor Report from the National Weather Service shows more than 98-percent of Minnesota is experiencing at least moderate drought conditions and severe drought conditions have spread to nearly 72 percent. That's up about 20 percentage points from last week, while the areas of Minnesota rated as being in an extreme drought grew from about 4 percent to nearly 19 percent of the entire state. The harshest conditions can be found in central and northern Minnesota.