Rains bring improvement, but Missouri drought forecast remains bleak

Thursday, September 20, 2012 | 8:31 p.m. CDT; updated 12:18 a.m. CDT, Friday, September 21, 2012

COLUMBIA — Recent rains have created some improvement in drought conditions across Boone County and the rest of the state, but the long-term prognosis for breaking out of the historic dry spell is less than promising.

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