Winds approaching 100 mph were responsible for severe weather damage in parts of western North Dakota late Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) The drought worsened in northwestern North Dakota over the past week, but conditions in all other regions of the state are holding steady. Parts of the northwest that were in severe drought last week are now in extreme drought, the second-worse of four categories, according to this week's U.S.
Recent rainfall has improved drought conditions in southwestern North Dakota, though that region is still overly dry and much of the north central part of the state remains mired in exceptional drought.
Meanwhile, state officials have beefed up the funding for a program that has helped hundreds of North Dakota ranchers maintain a water supply for their livestock.
This weekâs U.S. Drought Monitor map, published Thursday, shows a nearly 10% drop from last week in North Dakota in extreme drought, the second-worst of four categories. Most of the southwest is now in severe or moderate drought, two lesser categories.