Drought — Cooper, Missouri

2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Cooper, Missouri

Event narrative

August saw little relief within a narrow strip of land just east of the Kansas City metro and just south of the Missouri River. Severe drought was declared in July by the UNL drought monitor, and given only a couple inches of rain for the month there was no improvement. The drought conditions continued into and through September.

Wider weather episode

After another month of below average moisture, especially in the drought stricken areas of western and central Missouri the severe (D2) drought continued. So far, there have been no reports of exceptional impacts, but as the drought continues impacts will increase. The drought continued into and through September 2022.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1049661. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.