INDIANA, USA — The faucet over Indiana has been very on-and-off this year. Drought conditions have increased across the southern half of Indiana
- We started 2024 in a drought.
- Spring brought lots of good rainfall.
- Early summer has started dry (with some good downpours in spots)
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Everyone has a different drought situation across the state. With some many days of scattered rain and downpours, some of us have had buckets of rain while others have received just a few drops. That high-resolution for rain is tough to do, but in general central and southern Indiana is either dry or in a level 1 drought.
The yellow area shows "abnormally dry" conditions. This is not quite drought, but rather on the edge of drought conditions. This includes areas where lawns are browning and turning a bit crunchy. Crops may grow slightly slower.
The light brown areas show "moderate" drought conditions, or the lowest level of drought (level 1 out of 4). Supplemental feed for livestock may be necessary and crop growth is stunted. In some places creeks are running very low.
There are rain chances on the way. This coming week some of the leftovers of Hurricane Beryl are likely to hit the Ohio River Valley. There will be some that just get a quarter inch of rain, while others may get 1-3 inches. It is still in question whether the bulk of the rain comes more to Indiana or more to Kentucky.
Right now the latest data on Beryl suggests a more northerly path, giving Indiana the higher rain chance rather than Kentucky.
Expect small changes to the narrow corridor for heaviest rainfall chances and highest totals.
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-13News Meteorologist Matt Standridge
