By Blake Jackson
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) Drought Assessment Committee will meet on Monday, December 18th, to continue coordinating a comprehensive state and federal response to drought conditions affecting portions of the state. This meeting will be the first since Governor Mike Parson issued Executive Order 23-05 last month, extending the state's drought alert to May 1, 2024. Missouri has been under a continuous drought alert for the past six months.
The Drought Assessment Committee will meet at 2 p.m. on December 18th in the LaCharrette/Nightingale conference rooms of the Lewis and Clark State Office Building, located at 1101 N. Riverside Drive in Jefferson City. The meeting is open to the public and will also be livestreamed via Webex at stateofmo.webex.com/stateofmo/j.php?MTID=m8c1e24a627812a2099370b81f431828f
The Drought Assessment Committee comprises representatives from state and federal partner agencies who provide information, recommendations, and coordination to mitigate the impacts of the drought. Executive Order 23-05 declared a drought alert for Missouri counties that are in moderate, severe, or extreme drought. Nearly all of Missouri has experienced at least abnormally dry conditions this year.
Residents are encouraged to assist local, state and national decision makers better understand drought conditions in their area by submitting a survey form via the Condition Monitoring Observer Reports service at droughtimpacts.unl.edu/Tools/ConditionMonitoringObservations.aspx.
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