Little relief is predicted for areas plagued by the drought , which is moving eastward . Now 29 % of the nation is undergoing severe or extreme drought conditions , accompanied by above normal temperatures in much of the nation . The drought involves the northern Great Plains , Rocky Mountains , the Great Lakes region , and the Ohio and surrounding valleys , and may extend into the Mid ##wes Atlantic region . Nationally the drought is about equal to the one in 1911 and somewhat less severe than those in 1956 or several years in the 1930 's . However , large portions of the Midwest have had the driest April - June since 1895 .
Little relief is predicted for areas plagued by the drought, which is moving eastward. Now 29% of the nation is undergoing severe or extreme drought conditions, accompanied by above normal temperatures in much of the nation. The drought involves the northern Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, the Great Lakes region, and the Ohio and Tennessee valleys, and may extend into the Mid-Atlantic states. Nationally the drought is about equal to the one in 1911 and somewhat less severe than those in 1956 or several years in the 1930's. However, large areas of the Midwest have had the driest April-June since 1895.