Anemic tasseling. A Winona County corn crop, parched and lagging. Image: Steve Lunde
Drought stranglehold stays tightly with us
WINONA, Minn. – The overnight thunderstorms that farmers had hoped for, gardeners too, were disappointing. The precip was scattered and immeasurable most places in Winona County. To the west, beyond Rochester in even drier Olmsted County, the rainfall ranged from one-half to 1/1.2 inches but still way short to replenish soil from two months of drought. Federal weather-trackers have declared a drought in all southeast Minnesota – parts a Category 2 severe drought and other parts a Category 3 extreme drought.
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