Color coding. Yellow abnormal dry. Pink is moderate drought. Image: National Drought Mitigation Center
LINCOLN, Neb. — A dry and warm September has left Minnesota deeper into drought with little relief expected, at kest not soon. The latest drought monitor from the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln shows worsening conditions across southern Minnesota and northern Iowa. Parts of southeast Minnesota’s Dodge, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and Winona counties are classified with moderate drought. There may be slight relief this weekend when a cold front generates a few thunderstorms, but not much rain is expected.