Drought in Marshall, Kentucky

Following a very dry August, during which most of Western Kentucky receiving an inch of rain or less, Severe Drought (D2) conditions developed in all of Western Kentucky during September. Far southwestern portions of Western Kentucky, from Fulton to Murray, entered Severe Drought early September. Mid-month, Severe Drought expanded across the rest of Western Kentucky. Heavy rainfall from the 19th-24th resulted in significant improvement in drought conditions with Severe Drought only continuing into October for counties near the Tennessee border which generally received near normal September rainfall. Agricultural impacts from the drought occurred heading into harvest season. Burn bans were briefly instituted in many Western Kentucky counties as a result of the drought.