The passage of Tropical Depression Isaac made a significant dent in the drought over most of Arkansas at the beginning of September. Through the remainder of the month, occasional cold fronts bringing showers and thunderstorms brought continued relief from the drought in many areas.

Drought in BOONE, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered all of Boone County. Conditions changed little during the month. At the end of the month, exceptional drought covered all of the county, except for the extreme north, where extreme drought existed.

Drought in MARION, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered all of Marion County. Conditions changed little during the month. At the end of the month, exceptional drought covered all of the county, except for the extreme north, where extreme drought existed.

Drought in BAXTER, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered all of Baxter County. Conditions changed little during the month. At the end of the month, exceptional drought covered all of the county, except for the north, where extreme drought existed.

Drought in FULTON, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered all of Fulton County. Conditions improved considerably during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought prevailed in sections of western and southern Fulton County, with severe drought over the remainder of the county.

Drought in SHARP, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered all of Sharp County. Conditions improved considerably during the month. At the end of the month, severe drought prevailed across the county.

Drought in IZARD, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered all of Izard County. Conditions improved somewhat during the month. At the end of the month, exceptional drought covered the western part of the county, with extreme drought elsewhere.

Drought in STONE, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered all of Stone County. Conditions improved somewhat during the month. At the end of the month, exceptional drought covered the northwestern part of the county, with extreme drought elsewhere.

Drought in JOHNSON, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered all of Johnson County. Conditions improved somewhat during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought covered the entire county.

Drought in POPE, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered all of Pope County. Conditions improved somewhat during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought covered the county, except for the extreme south where severe drought prevailed.

Drought in VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered all of Van Buren County. Conditions improved somewhat during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought covered the county.

Drought in CLEBURNE, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered all of Cleburne County. Conditions improved somewhat during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought covered the county.

Drought in INDEPENDENCE, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered all of Independence County. Conditions improved during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought covered the northwestern corner of the county, with severe drought elsewhere.

Drought in WHITE, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered all of White County. Conditions improved during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought covered the western part of the county, with severe drought elsewhere.

Drought in LOGAN, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered eastern Logan County, with extreme drought in the west. Conditions improved during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought covered most of the county, except for the southeast, where severe drought prevailed.

Drought in PERRY, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered all of Perry County. Conditions improved significantly during the month. At the end of the month, severe drought prevailed over the entire county.

Drought in GARLAND, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered the northern part of Garland County, with extreme drought elsewhere. Conditions improved slightly during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought prevailed over the entire county.

Drought in SALINE, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered most of Saline County, except for the south, where extreme drought existed. Conditions improved during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought prevailed over most of the county, except for the extreme north and southern edge, where severe drought existed.

Drought in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered most of Pulaski County, except for the extreme south, where extreme drought existed. Conditions improved during the month. At the end of the month, severe drought covered much of the northern part of the county and the extreme south, with extreme drought elsewhere.

Drought in MONROE, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, extreme drought covered most of Monroe County, except for the southern tip, where severe drought existed. Conditions improved significantly during the month. At the end of the month, severe drought existed in the northern part of the county, with only moderate drought elsewhere.

Drought in HOT SPRING, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, extreme drought covered all of Hot Spring County. Conditions improved during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought prevailed over the northern tip and the west, with severe drought elsewhere.

Drought in GRANT, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, extreme drought covered northern and central parts of Grant County, with severe drought elsewhere. Conditions improved during the month. At the end of the month, severe drought prevailed over most of the county, except in the southeast, where the drought was generally moderate. In the extreme southeast, conditions had improved to just abnormally dry.

Drought in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, extreme drought covered the northern part of Jefferson County, with severe drought elsewhere. Conditions improved considerably during the month. At the end of the month, severe drought covered only the northwestern tip of the county. In parts of the west, conditions had improved to moderate drought. Elsewhere, there was even more improvement with conditions being only abnormally dry.

Drought in PIKE, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, extreme drought covered all of Pike County, except for the southeastern tip, where severe drought prevailed. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in CLARK, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, extreme drought covered the northern half of Clark County, with severe drought in the south. Conditions improved somewhat during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought prevailed in the northwestern part of the county, and severe drought existed over a large part of the county. The south had improved to only moderate drought.

Drought in DALLAS, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, extreme drought existed over the northwestern tip of Dallas County, with severe drought elsewhere. Conditions improved considerably during the month. At the end of the month, severe drought prevailed in the northwestern part of the county, and conditions elsewhere had improved to only moderate drought.

Drought in MONTGOMERY, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, extreme drought covered most of Montgomery County, except for the northeastern corner of the county, where exceptional drought prevailed. Conditions changed little during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought prevailed over the entire county.

Drought in PRAIRIE, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered the northwestern half of Prairie County, with extreme drought over the southeastern half. Conditions improved significantly during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought covered the northwestern corner of the county. Severe drought existed in most other sections, except in the south, where moderate drought generally prevailed. In the extreme south, conditions were only abnormally dry.

Drought in BRADLEY, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 18-SEP-12 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, severe drought covered Bradley County, except for the western part of the county, where extreme drought existed. Conditions improved considerably during the first half of the month. At the end of the month, only moderate drought existed across the county.

Drought in DREW, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 18-SEP-12 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, severe drought covered Drew County. Conditions improved considerably during the first half of the month. At the end of the month, moderate drought covered most of the county, except for the southeastern corner, where conditions were only abnormally dry.

Drought in NEWTON, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered all of Newton County. Conditions improved somewhat during the month. At the end of the month, exceptional drought covered the northern half of the county, with extreme drought over the southern half.

Drought in CONWAY, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered all of Conway County. Conditions improved during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought covered the northern and central parts of the county, with severe drought in the southern part.

Drought in FAULKNER, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered all of Faulkner County. Conditions improved during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought covered all but the southwestern part of the county, where severe drought prevailed.

Drought in JACKSON, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered all of Jackson County. Conditions improved considerably during the month. At the end of the month, severe drought prevailed over the county.

Drought in WOODRUFF, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered all of Woodruff County, except for the southeast where extreme drought prevailed. Conditions improved considerably during the month. At the end of the month, severe drought covered the county.

Drought in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered northern and central parts of Lonoke County, with extreme drought in the south. Conditions improved somewhat during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought covered most of the county. In the south, severe drought prevailed, tapering off to only abnormally dry in the extreme south.

Drought in ARKANSAS, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 04-SEP-12 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, extreme drought covered the northern part of Arkansas County, with severe drought elsewhere. Conditions improved considerably early in the month, leaving moderate drought over the eastern part of the county, and only abnormally dry conditions elsewhere.

Drought in LINCOLN, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 04-SEP-12 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, severe drought covered Lincoln County. Conditions improved considerably early in the month, leaving moderate drought over the southern part of the county. Conditions elsewhere had improved to just abnormally dry.

Drought in CLEVELAND, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 04-SEP-12 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, severe drought covered Cleveland County. Conditions improved considerably early in the month, leaving moderate drought over much of the county. Parts of the north and east had improved to just abnormally dry.

Drought in DESHA, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 04-SEP-12 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, severe drought covered the western half of Desha County. Moderate drought existed elsewhere, except for a couple of spots near the Mississippi River, where conditions were just abnormally dry. Conditions improved early in the month. At the end of the month, the northwestern half of the county was experiencing moderate drought, while the southeastern half was only abnormally dry.

Drought in OUACHITA, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 11-SEP-12 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, extreme drought exited in southeastern Ouachita County. Most other parts of the county were in severe drought, except for the southwestern corner, where the drought was only moderate. Conditions improved considerably during the first part of the month. At the end of the month, most of the county was experiencing moderate drought, except for the extreme south, where conditions were only abnormally dry.

Drought in CALHOUN, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 18-SEP-12 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, severe drought covered the northern half of Calhoun County, while extreme drought existed in the southern half. Conditions improved considerably during the first half of the month. At the end of the month, only moderate drought existed across the county.

Drought in SEARCY, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered all of Searcy County. Conditions improved slightly during the month. At the end of the month, exceptional drought covered most of the county, with extreme drought over the southern part of the county.

Drought in SCOTT, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, extreme drought covered most of Scott County, except for the extreme eastern part of the county, where exceptional drought prevailed. Conditions improved somewhat during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought prevailed over all but the northeastern corner of the county, where severe drought existed.

Drought in YELL, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, exceptional drought covered all of Yell County, except for the southwestern corner, where extreme drought existed. Conditions improved during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought prevailed in the northern tip of the county and in the extreme south, with severe drought elsewhere.

Drought in POLK, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-12 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of September, extreme drought covered most of Polk County, except for the southwestern corner of the county, where severe drought prevailed. At the end of the month, extreme drought prevailed over the entire county.