From the NWS extended forecast, it appears that the conditions in the south/southwest are going to stay the same to getting worse over the next 2 weeks.
Here is a link to a ZH drought weather story. Dust bowl; you don't say? lol.
We'll see...
All comments welcome.
The first crop condition for those states should be interesting.
Worst drought since the 1930's Dust Bowl? They are wrong in the S.Plains!
Use the link below.
1. Go to the current Drought monitor
2. Plug in any date in September 2011.......much more severe and widespread drought.
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Maps/MapArchive.aspx
Here's what the last widespread drought in the Cornbelt looked at when it peaked in early 2012: