Weekend rainfall less than expected; long-term outlook bleak

Monday, September 3, 2012 | 6:45 p.m. CDT; updated 8:13 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, September 4, 2012

COLUMBIA — The wet weather this past weekend provided much needed drought relief throughout Boone County and was a welcome sight for Columbia residents, especially local farmers. Yet, as has too often been the case in 2012, the rain fell short of expectations.

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