| Event |
Drought |
| State |
WISCONSIN |
| County/Area |
JACKSON |
| WFO |
ARX |
| Begin Date |
08/01/2012 00:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date |
08/31/2012 23:59:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
0.00K |
| Crop Damage |
|
| Episode Narrative |
Persistent below normal precipitation allowed severe drought conditions to expand farther into central Wisconsin. The severe drought was affecting areas along and south of Interstate 90 along with most of Jackson County and the southern portion of Clark County. Affects of the drought include damaged crops, pastures that have stopped growing, river flows that were less than 20 percent of normal, falling ground water levels and high to extreme fire dangers resulting in burning bans. The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in early August announced an expansion of emergency haying and grazing on conversation land to bring greater relief to livestock producers dealing with shortages of hay and pastureland. The entire state of Wisconsin remained in a state of emergency due to drought. The period of harvesting hay on state owned land ended August 10th for prairie grasses and August 30th for cool season grasses. |
| Event Narrative |
Severe drought conditions developed across all but the far western sections of Jackson County because of a persistent lack of precipitation. Affects of the drought include damaged crops, pastures that have stopped growing, river flows that were less than 20 percent of normal on the Black River, falling ground water levels and moderate to high fire dangers. The entire state of Wisconsin remained in a state of emergency due to the drought. Enough rain had fallen across Jackson County for the Wisconsin DNR to lift the burning ban August 13th. |
