GLD 20210319 <![CDATA[ National Weather Service Goodland KS 600 PM MST Fri Mar 5 2021 /700 PM CST Fri Mar 5 2021/ ...Extreme Drought Persists Across Most of the Area... SYNOPSIS... .SUMMARY OF IMPACTS... Drought conditions remained unchanged across the area in February. Extreme drought covers all but a handful of counties in the Tri State area, extending from northeast Colorado into all of southwest Nebraska and most of northwest Kansas. Agricultural impacts continue with topsoil and subsoil moisture supplies rated short to very short in 40 to 50 percent of reporting counties and winter wheat rated poor to very poor in about 30 percent of reporting counties. Wildfires also continue to be a concern on dry and windy days. The latest drought monitor was issued on March 4, 2021. Drought intensity is rated on a scale from D0 (abnormally dry) to D4 (exceptional). EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT (D4) was occurring in the following counties: None. EXTREME DROUGHT (D3) was occurring in the following counties: In northeast Colorado: Kit Carson,Cheyenne. In northwest Kansas: Decatur,Norton,Greeley,Thomas,Cheyenne,Wallace,Rawlins,Sherman. In southwest Nebraska: Dundy,Red Willow,Hitchcock. SEVERE DROUGHT (D2) was occurring in the following counties: In northeast Colorado: Yuma. In northwest Kansas: Sheridan,Logan,Wichita. MODERATE DROUGHT (D1) was occurring in the following counties: In northwest Kansas: Gove,Graham. ABNORMALLY DRY (D0) was occurring in the following counties: None. FIRE DANGER... Above normal...]]> <![CDATA[READ MORE ABOUT THIS NWS DROUGHT STATEMENT AT: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=HUN&issuedby=GLD&product=DGT]]>