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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowIndiana's drought conditions are worsening after weeks of scant rainfall that have left cropland parched and lawns fading from green to brown.
The Thursday morning update of the federal government's U.S. Drought Monitor map shows that about 90 percent of Indiana is abnormally dry and that nearly 40 percent of the state is now in the midst of a moderate drought.
Associate state climatologist Ken Scheeringa says that unless significant rain falls within two weeks, farmers could see reduced yields and the risk of field fires will spread.
In far southwestern Indiana, a severe drought is under way in areas where rainfall is running about 10 inches below normal for the year. Vanderburgh County farmer Chris Winiger says his corn and soybeans are suffering and he's praying for rain.
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