There are 15 counties under burn bans, down from a high of 23 last week. The mean statewide drought index is at 258, a marked difference from the 466 last week. Use the slider to compare drought ...

Southwest Florida is experiencing one of the driest years on record as a scant 3.7 inches have fallen across the region ...

"In general, the radar estimate map has anyone from 1-and-a-half to ... counties dropped a notch on the state's Keetch Byram Drought Index, which measures soil moisture, winds and humidity levels ...

Map: An extremely dry period during this drought (April 2002 to January 2003 ... spring 2019 saw the highest fire weather danger as measured by the Forest Fire Danger Index (FFDI, a common measure of ...

The U.S. Drought Monitor shows whether Iowa has continued to put a dent in the state's drought conditions. In the Drought ...

Burn bans are automatically activated by Florida counties whenever the Keetch-Byram Drought Index — a scale that measures the dryness of the soil — reaches or exceeds 500. But as of Monday ...

Most of the state was abnormally dry in March, but the percentage has fallen, as of May 13, with only areas of central and western Michigan showing signs of drought, including Saginaw and Midland ...

While parts of Massachusetts are pulling out of a drought, Cape Cod isn't yet. The Massachusetts Drought Management Task Force met last week and while the Central Massachusetts region was declared ...

Keith Mousel, manager with the Withlacoochee Forestry Center, says the rain over the weekend has improved the drought index in some areas, but it remains high to the south of Tampa. “Pray for ...

The U.S. Drought Monitor offers a state-by-state tracking of drought conditions across the country. New maps and forecasts are released each Thursday. The intensity levels range from abnormally ...