Most of Marion County returns to normal soil moisture levels
The US Drought Monitor weekly update shows all of Marion County except a very small area in the southwest corner that includes Centralia is out of ...
The US Drought Monitor weekly update shows all of Marion County except a very small area in the southwest corner that includes Centralia is out of the abnormally dry conditions and has returned to normal soil moisture levels. All but the very northeast corner of Jefferson County, along with all of Washington County, and the south and western portions of Clinton County remain in the abnormally dry category. The rest of South Central Illinois has returned to normal soil moisture conditions. Statewide, 51 percent of the state remains abnormally dry, 18 percent in moderate drought, and 1.