Drought

Dean · Aug 10, 2019

Here in extreme SE, IN, it has become as dry as it has been for several years.

After a very wet spring and early summer (still about 11" above average for the year) when the rain was relentless resulting in some farmers unable to successfully plant corn and beans, the rain just stopped about four weeks ago. Almost nothing since.

Ground is hard and covered with cracks, even in recently harvested hay fields. Even the perennially wet, wet-spots have dried up. Ohio river is frequently being maintained a foot or more below normal levels by Corps of Engineers in the Markland pool.

I've been told that this drought is rather local.

Anyone else in the Midwest experiencing drought conditions.

Dean

old · Aug 10, 2019

Where I am in Missouri it is getting pretty dry but go south and west say 150 mile of so there having flood

John T · Aug 10, 2019

Dean I was in SE Indiana in Madison a couple weeks ago. I lived there and in Clifty Falls State Park in the early fifties. I didn't see you however.

John T

Mo1032D · Aug 10, 2019

I'm in northeast Missouri 40 miles west of Hannibal and were dry. Had couple light showers couple weeks ago but by afternoon couldn't tell it. Ground is hard and cracked. Rear mounted post hole digger wont do much.

Dean · Aug 10, 2019

Clifty Falls is a wonderful area, John, especially in the spring.

I attended Hanover College for a year before transferring.

What spectacular views of the Ohio River Valley.

Dean

grayrider · Aug 10, 2019

Here in my part of south Alabama we are in a terrible drought, at my place I?ve not had more than 1? all together since Mothers Day, entire swamp lands have dried completely up. I?ve driven my work truck through our gas line right of ways in areas that are usually 4-6? deep year round, ground is hard as concrete. Corn didn?t make it for the farmers, my neighbor just got through baling hay on my place , bahia grass was so thin, he only got 5 bales off of 14 acres, this land always produces over 40 bales when we have adequate rainfall. This was his second cutting, earlier he only got 8 or 9 bales, absolutely pitiful, we need rain to sit in and stay for several days...

Russ from MN · Aug 10, 2019

Pretty dry in extreme N MN now too, planted 2000 trees this spring and looks like I will be replanting 20% again next year. A wise forester told my friend once "don't plant more in one year than you can afford to loose"!

Bruce from Can. · Aug 10, 2019

Same story here just to the northeast in Ontario Canada. First too wet to plant, now too dry to grow. Crazy weather this year. And we haven?t seen any real heat wave this summer either, don?t know if it ever broke 90F .

centash · Aug 10, 2019

We've had some moisture here, Bruce, about an inch in the last month. Sure could use a 2 inch overnight, but corn and beans look like they will be ok if we have a warm fall. Had 6 or seven days 30 plus, or close to 90 F

Ben

bmack95hd · Aug 10, 2019

Think you are in a drought? Try living in northern AZ. Dry as a bone and just had a 2,000 acre forest fire in Flagstaff, we dodged a big bullet. Fire fighters did a great job but parts of town are getting ready for the flooding that is next.

Fred2 · Aug 10, 2019

In central Oklahoma very dry had .28 since June was very wet earlier

bison · Aug 10, 2019

Was here very dry from snowmelt to past mid June.,then it started raining off and on till yesterday. Pastures are still poor due to drought and now grasshoppers.
I have not cut any hay yet.
Hayfields are poor also,.the alfalfa is done blooming and getting old and stalky.

newhollandnut · Aug 10, 2019

In South Central Indiana it is starting to get really dry. My yard is turning brown

bison · Aug 10, 2019

(quoted from post at 16:07:16 08/10/19) Think you are in a drought? Try living in northern AZ. Dry as a bone and just had a 2,000 acre forest fire in Flagstaff, we dodged a big bullet. Fire fighters did a great job but parts of town are getting ready for the flooding that is next.

2000 acres ,that is just a campfire.
We have a fire burning in Northern Alberta that is now over 875.000 acre in size and with a perimeter just shy of 400 miles.
The fire started on June 26 and it is still burning.

jm. · Aug 10, 2019

West/middle Tennessee, guess God just chose to shine on us this year. I have been farming for well over 50 years. Drove around this afternoon looking and I may well have the best corn crop ever. Got it out early and have plenty of rain. Some days in June it would rain two or three times a day. Looks like a bumper crop for sure. One can go 150 miles south or north and experience crops not so good for lack or water but right here we have had the wettest June on record.

Brown Swiss · Aug 10, 2019

So dry here my moms house plants dried up, but that is every year! Told her before she should put crop insurance on them! Lol

Sodak farmer · Aug 10, 2019

So wet here I?m filing a claim for prevent plant on my prevent plant. Lot of fields that haven?t been touched at all this year. Just been too wet.

paul · Aug 11, 2019

Some distant neighbors around me welcomed yesterday?s 1/3 of an inch, and say they could use a little more.

I?m trying to combine small grains, keep the dang rain away.

Lawn is still lush and green and growing, I?m sick of rain, keep it away another 2 weeks here.

Man it?s been wet the past 4 years, I would love a dry period. Everything is so saturated around here.

Paul

Olyj1947 · Aug 11, 2019

Except for NW Iowa, the rest of the state is getting very dry.

4520BW · Aug 11, 2019

I am in south central Indiana, bout half way between Louisville and indy. Its extremely dry here but just a few miles north of me has been getting plenty of rain.

John T · Aug 11, 2019

I also visit Hanover College each Madison trip BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS. I also lived in Hanover a brief period as well as the red brick Superintendents House in Clifty Falls, next to St Patrick's Church in N Madison (just West of Shawe High School) and St Rd 7 North of 62 and Bumens Store

John T

NEKS · Aug 11, 2019

In NE Ks, wet spring did stop long enough the last of June for most to get there hay up. Now it raining again about every three to four days. Should be some bumper crops around here.

GWIndy · Aug 11, 2019

North central Indiana, 50 mile north of Indianapolis. Only .60 of rain in the past 5 weeks. Crops showing a lot of stress and no relief in sight. Early planted seed corn is scheduled to be picked the week of Aug 26, probably close to 40% moisture.

Stoneman44 · Aug 11, 2019

South Central Indiana, <.50" since first of July @ my place in (2) rains. It's been close to (3) weeks since our last shower. I've gone from mowing (3) times a week to once every (3) weeks. Grass is brown and crunchy under your feet. Crops are looking stressed along w/ everything else...but the weeds!!

Geo-TH,In · Aug 11, 2019

We've haven't any rain this month. Yes, dry. Farmers are running irrigation pumps on corn and beans. However one farmer doesn't have irrigation and his beans look very healthy. I think because of rain in spring, his beans got planted later.

Traditional Farmer · Aug 11, 2019

It ain't a drought until Brer Bear is guarding the Water Hole and Brer Rabbit has to lay down at night with his mouth open hoping to get some Dew in his mouth.

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