Drought

The brush fire in Missouri was 600 acres when it began, but is now around 1500 acres in size.

If you've seen some odd-looking helicopters flying low over Missouri lately, you're not alone. Many say they're towing hexagonal objects and they're not wrong.

The leaf colors in Missouri and Illinois aren't as brilliant as normal this year.

If you need to burn anything later this week in Missouri, you really shouldn't and there are very good reasons why.

I remember when last summer many in Missouri were hoping and praying for rain as much of the state was enduring a drought. This summer it's a totally different story as some parts of the state were just drenched with 8 inches of rain according to meteorologists.

The good news is we didn't have a lot of snow in Missouri and Illinois this winter. The bad news (for farmers) is we didn't get a lot of snow in Missouri or Illinois this winter. That lack of moisture appears about to change as forecasters are saying both states will likely get drenched with badly needed rain near the end of this week.

You can leave a lot behind and start fresh in 2024, but for the Show-Me State of Missouri, sadly, this historic drought will carry into 2024 and not stay in 2023...

It's no secret that most of Missouri has been suffering through a horrible drought for the past several years, but how much rainfall would it take for the state to be back to average? The actual number is truly staggering.

I hadn't thought about it until today, but we haven't seen much rain in November. Many parts of Missouri haven't received anything truly measurable. Has Missouri ever gone an entire month without rain? History says...almost.

It appears that parts of Missouri that are desperately in need of moisture will get rain later this week. The only question is how much and will it help the state's dire drought conditions. It looks like there's at least some hope of helpful rain coming.