Indiana no longer experiencing 'severe drought'

According to the latest U.S Drought Monitor map, northwest portions of the state are no longer in a “severe drought.”

Seventy-seven percent of the state remains abnormally dry, and 24 percent is still under a “moderate drought.”

The recent rains and lower temperatures have improved crops significantly for farmers, with the USDA’s Weekly Crop Progress Report rating Indiana’s corn and soybean crops 60 percent in the good-to-excellent condition.

Previously, over one-third of the state was in a “severe drought” and 98 percent was “abnormally dry.”

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