Much of central Indiana in extreme drought area - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

Much of central Indiana in extreme drought area

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Morse Reservoir in Noblesville is five feet below normal. Morse Reservoir in Noblesville is five feet below normal.
INDIANAPOLIS -

Indianapolis and several nearby counties have been added to the parts of Indiana listed as being in extreme drought.

The new U.S. Drought Monitor report released Thursday lists nearly 30 percent of Indiana as being in extreme drought. That's up from about 23 percent of the state a week ago, with much of the northeastern and southwestern part of Indiana still listed in extreme drought.

Indianapolis, Greencastle and Martinsville are included in the extreme drought zone.

Indianapolis rainfall is 8.23 inches below normal. The best chance of rain since May is coming up going into the weekend.

The report labels more than 99 percent of Indiana in at least moderate drought after scant rainfall over the past couple months.

The drought has experts rating more than half of Indiana's corn crop in poor or very poor condition and the city of Indianapolis imposing a ban on lawn watering because of dropping reservoirs.

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