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According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, drought conditions worsened in Oklahoma in the last week.
More of eastern Oklahoma is now in the ‘Extreme Drought’ category.
[9:05 AM 8/18/22] Updated drought monitor shows expansion of extreme drought (D3) conditions across eastern #OKwx, while some of NW #ARwx saw slight improvement. Rain in the foreacst this weekend will likely help out. pic.twitter.com/1Hx94B8scD
— NWS Tulsa (@NWStulsa) August 18, 2022
Last week, nearly 49 percent of the state was considered to be in extreme drought conditions. Now, nearly 60 percent of the state is in that category.
90 percent of Oklahoma is at least in the ‘Severe Drought’ category, data from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows.
The National Weather Service in Tulsa says rain chances return to Green Country Friday night.
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