A federal report now lists nearly a
quarter of Indiana
as being in extreme drought as much of the state faces the driest June on
record.
The new U.S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday shows counties in the
Evansville area and much of the area between Fort Wayne and South
Bend with the driest conditions.
Last week's report had labeled about 5 percent of the state in extreme
drought. The parched conditions have worsened to the point where 87 percent of Indiana is listed as in
at least moderate drought.
The National Weather Service has recorded
less than one-tenth of an inch of rain this month in Indianapolis
and a quarter of an inch in Fort Wayne.
