THE LATEST DROUGHT MONITOR FROM THE DROUGHT MITIGATION
CENTER...ISSUED ON AUGUST 23...CONTINUED TO INDICATE THAT EXTREME
(D3) TO EXCEPTIONAL (D4) DROUGHT CONDITIONS REMAINED OVER THE
MISSOURI OZARKS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. DESPITE SOME RAINFALL OVER THE
REGION DURING THE PAST WEEK...RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE GENERALLY LIGHT
AND NOT WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO PROVIDE ANY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO
THE OVERALL DROUGHT CONDITIONS.