Very dry weather affected most of southern Arkansas and parts of central Arkansas from August into September. Drought conditions worsened through the middle of September, but improvement occurred after rain fell from the 20th into the 21st. Additional rain fell in parts of southeast Arkansas on the morning of the 24th, and in parts of southwest Arkansas from the 28th into the morning of the 29th.

Drought in ARKANSAS, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought was occurring over the southern half of Arkansas County at the beginning of September. Conditions worsened through the middle of the month, with severe drought spreading across the entire county and extreme drought developing in the southwestern corner of the county. Rain later in the month provided improvement, with severe drought lingering only over extreme southern Arkansas County at the end of the month.

Drought in DALLAS, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought was occurring over the southeastern corner of Dallas County at the beginning of September. Conditions worsened through the middle of the month, with severe drought spreading over all but the northwestern part of the county. Rain later in the month provided improvement, with severe drought lingering only in the southeastern corner of Dallas County at the end of the month.

Drought in OUACHITA, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought was occurring over the southeastern two-thirds of Ouachita County at the beginning of September. Conditions worsened through the middle of the month, with severe drought spreading over the entire county. Rain later in the month provided improvement, with severe drought lingering only in the southeastern corner of Ouachita County at the end of the month.

Drought in CLEVELAND, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought was occurring over all of Cleveland County at the beginning of September. Conditions worsened through the middle of the month, with extreme drought spreading across all but the northwestern part of the county. Rain later in the month provided some improvement. By the end of the month, severe drought covered most of Cleveland County, except for the northwestern part.

Drought in CALHOUN, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought was occurring over all of Calhoun County at the beginning of September. By the middle of the month, extreme drought developed over the southeastern part of Calhoun County. At the end of the month, extreme drought continued over the southeastern part of the county, with severe drought over the remainder of the county, except for the northwestern part.

Drought in LINCOLN, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought was occurring over all of Lincoln County at the beginning of September. Conditions worsened through the middle of the month, with extreme drought spreading across all but the northern tip of the county. Rain later in the month provided some improvement. By the end of the month, severe drought covered all of Lincoln County.

Drought in BRADLEY, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought was occurring over all of Bradley County at the beginning of September. Conditions worsened through the middle of the month, with extreme drought spreading across the county. Rain later in the month provided some improvement. By the end of the month, extreme drought was occurring over the southwestern part of Bradley County, with severe drought elsewhere.

Drought in DREW, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought was occurring over all of Drew County at the beginning of September. Conditions worsened through the middle of the month, with extreme drought spreading across the county. Rain later in the month provided some improvement. By the end of the month, severe drought encompassed all of Drew County.

Drought in DESHA, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought was occurring over all of Desha County at the beginning of September. Conditions worsened through the middle of the month, with extreme drought developing over the western half of the county. Rain later in the month provided some improvement. By the end of the month, severe drought covered all of Desha County, except for the northern portion where Snow Lake is located.

Drought in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought was occurring in the southeastern panhandle portion of Jefferson County at the beginning of September. Conditions worsened through the middle of the month, with severe drought spreading to all parts of the county except the extreme northwest. Rain later in the month provided improvement, with severe drought lingering only over parts of southeastern Jefferson County at the end of the month.