Drought Nearly Over For Central Minnesota

Saint Cloud, MN, USA / KNSI

Aug 18, 2022 | 10:45 AM

Jake Judd KNSI News

(KNSI) – St. Cloud is drought-free.

Consistent rains, which are continuing, have moved the area out of even abnormally dry conditions. A stretch from St. Augusta to Paynesville is still working off a small moisture deficit in about a third of Stearns County.

Only 29% of Benton County is abnormally dry, concentrated in the southeastern portion. Sherburne and Wright Counties remain the trouble spots with a majority of their land area still in a moderate drought.

A chance of showers and thunderstorms for the area is in place through the weekend. St. Cloud Regional Airport picked up six-tenths of an inch of rain by 10:00 a.m. Thursday.

Severe drought remains near the Twin Cities. St. Paul and Maplegrove got a deluge of three-and-a-half inches Wednesday and are in line for more today. It promises significant changes for next week’s update, which will be released on Thursday, August 25th.

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