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Drought Grips Kentucky with 97% of State Affected

Severe drought covers 26.76% of Kentucky, while extreme drought jumped to 12.58%, the U.S. Drought Monitor said.

FRANKFORT – Continued dry conditions over the past week have led to continued expansion of drought areas in Kentucky, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report, which was issued on Thursday. Only small slivers of Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties have no drought conditions, which is only 0.03 percent of the state’s land area. That is down from 4.37 percent statewide in the previous report. Abnormally dry conditions, D0 on the scale t…

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The Advocate-Messenger broke the news on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
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