Northeast Iowa Still Rated in Moderate Drought

While the latest U.S. Drought Monitor for Iowa shows improvement in north central Iowa, with most of northeast Iowa remaining rated in moderate drought.

Based on precipitation through 7 am Tuesday, March 25th, all of Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, Clayton, Howard, Fayette, Floyd, and Mitchell counties are still in the D1 category for moderate drought.

The western two-thirds of Cerro Gordo, Franklin and Worth counties, along with the southwest corner of Grundy County, are now rated in the DO category for abnormally dry, with remaining areas of those counties still in moderate. 

All of Hardin, Hancock, and Wright counties, plus the vast majority of Winnebago County, are also rated abnormally dry.