Drought conditions changed very little in December, with extreme drought lingering in much of western Arkansas.

Drought in IZARD, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, extreme drought covered the western part of Izard County, with severe drought elsewhere. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in FULTON, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, severe drought covered all of Fulton County, except for the southwest corner, where extreme drought existed. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in SEARCY, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, extreme drought covered all of Searcy County. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in JOHNSON, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, extreme drought covered the eastern and southern edges of Johnson County, with severe drought elsewhere. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in CONWAY, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, extreme drought covered the northwestern part of Conway County, with severe drought over most of the remainder of the county. The southeastern corner of the county had only moderate drought. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in POPE, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, extreme drought covered Pope County, except for the extreme south, where severe drought prevailed. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in LOGAN, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, extreme drought covered most of Logan County, except for the southeast, where severe drought prevailed. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in YELL, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, extreme drought prevailed in the northern tip and in the extreme southern part of Yell County, with severe drought elsewhere. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in SCOTT, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, extreme drought prevailed over all but the northeastern corner of Scott County, where severe drought existed. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in POLK, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, extreme drought prevailed over all of Polk County. Conditions remained unchanged throughout the month.

Drought in MONTGOMERY, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, extreme drought prevailed over all of Montgomery County. Conditions remained unchanged throughout the month.

Drought in PERRY, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, severe drought covered the western part of Perry County, with only moderate drought elsewhere. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in SALINE, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, severe drought was occurring over the northwestern corner of Saline County, with moderate drought over most of the remainder of the county. In the southeastern part of the county, conditions were only abnormally dry. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in HOT SPRING, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, extreme drought covered the western tip of Hot Spring County, with severe drought over the remainder of the western part of the county. Moderate drought prevailed over central and eastern parts of the county, except for abnormally dry conditions in the southeastern corner. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in CLARK, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, the northwestern tip of Clark County had extreme drought, while most of the remainder of the western half of the county had severe drought. Most other sections of the county were experiencing moderate drought, except for the south, which was only abnormally dry. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in PIKE, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, extreme drought covered the northern part of Pike County, with severe drought in the south. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in BAXTER, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, severe drought covered the extreme northern part of Baxter County, with extreme drought elsewhere. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in NEWTON, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, extreme drought covered all of Newton County, except the southwestern corner of the county, where severe drought prevailed. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in INDEPENDENCE, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, severe drought covered a small portion of western Independence County. This area shrank slightly during the month. Elsewhere, only moderate drought was noted.

Drought in MARION, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, severe drought covered the extreme northern part of Marion County, with extreme drought elsewhere. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in STONE, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, extreme drought covered the western part of Stone County, with severe drought elsewhere. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, extreme drought covered northern and western parts of Van Buren County, with severe drought elsewhere. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in CLEBURNE, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, severe drought covered Cleburne County. Conditions improved slightly in the eastern and southern edges of the county early in the month where drought conditions improved to moderate.

Drought in WHITE, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 11-DEC-12 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, severe drought was occurring in the northwestern corner of White County, with moderate drought covering the remainder of the northwestern half of the county, and abnormally dry conditions elsewhere in the county. Conditions improved early in the month. At the end of December, moderate drought was occurring in northern parts of the county, abnormally dry conditions prevailed through the middle part of the county, and no dryness at all was occurring in the southern part.

Drought in SHARP, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, severe drought covered the northwestern half of Sharp County, with only moderate drought over the southeastern half. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in FAULKNER, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, severe drought covered the northern part of Faulkner County, while most of the remainder of the county had moderate drought. The southeastern part of the county was only abnormally dry. Conditions improved somewhat early in the month. At the end of December, severe drought covered only the extreme northwest part of the county, with moderate drought over northern and central parts of the county, and only abnormally dry conditions in the south.

Drought in GARLAND, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, extreme drought covered the western part of Garland County, with severe drought over most of the remainder of the county. Moderate drought was occurring in the southeastern part of the county. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in BOONE, ARKANSAS
From 01-DEC-12 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of December, severe drought covered the northern part of Boone County, with extreme drought elsewhere. Conditions changed little during the month.