The new U.S. Drought Monitor is out and — surprise, surprise — more of Mississippi is considered to be under a D4 exceptional drought, the most severe drought classification available.
As of June 19, 18.8 percent of the state is under an exceptional drought. The number jumped way up from 8.6 percent the previous week.
Now, the D4 drought includes 19 counties instead of six. The counties now under a D4 drought are Itawamba, Monroe, Chickasaw, Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Choctaw, Noxubee, Winston, Attala, Kemper, Neshoba, Leake, Lauderdale, Newton, Scott, Clarke, Jasper and Smith.
Lee County and its neighors are in a D3 extreme drought. Check out the map for more details.
However, our neighbor state to the east is really feeling the pinch. While 18.8 percent of our state is in an exceptional drought, 42.7 percent of Alabama is considered to be under the most severe drought possible.
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