Dry, cracked dirt Multiple soaking rainfalls or snow melting over thawed soil will be necessary to improve the areas still struggling with drought, the report states. (Credit: iStock)

The NOAA's National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) recently released its latest drought status update for the Midwestern U.S., which showed 49% of the the region – which includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio – is currently classified as "abnormally dry." There was a 28% decrease in drought in the region from eight weeks prior, in late November 2022, but 19% of the area remains in a state of drought.

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Brittney Meredith-Miller is assistant editor of PropertyCasualty360.com. She can be reached at [email protected].