Drought in Emmet, Iowa

Drought December 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022 · Emmet, Iowa

What the National Weather Service wrote

Severe drought conditions persisted across Emmet County during December despite above normal precipitation. With the ground frozen, there was little if any recharge of soils and ground water.

The wider storm

Severe to local extreme drought conditions persisted across Iowa in December. Despite generally favorable precipitation in northwest Iowa, frozen ground conditions limited soil and ground water recharge. In southeast Iowa, the drier than normal conditions persisted.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1065373. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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