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Event Details
| Event | Drought |
| State | KENTUCKY |
| County/Area | CHRISTIAN |
| WFO | PAH |
| Begin Date | 09/01/2012 00:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 09/30/2012 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 | Significant improvement in drought conditions occurred during the month of September. Heavy rain from the remnants of Hurricane Isaac at the start of the month was a notable factor. The extreme to exceptional summer drought gave way to only moderate drought in the Pennyrile region of western Kentucky, including the Hopkinsville and Madisonville areas. The area of extreme drought conditions shrank to include only the southwesternmost four counties of Kentucky. All other areas of western Kentucky improved to severe drought conditions by month's end. Soil moisture deficits decreased greatly. By the end of September, soil moisture was near normal. Most of the corn crop was either harvested or plowed under, and corn crop losses were expected to be very high. Estimates on soybean crop losses were not available yet. Numerous counties were declared natural disaster areas earlier in the growing season. Pastures improved, but a majority of them remained in poor or very poor condition. Fire danger decreased significantly, and all bans on outdoor burning were lifted. Streamflows were running about normal. At the Paducah airport, 5.24 inches of rain fell in September, which was about one inch above normal. The drought began in May and continued into October. |
| Event Narrative |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| UNION (ZONE) | UNION (ZONE) | KY | 09/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CALLOWAY (ZONE) | CALLOWAY (ZONE) | KY | 09/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| TODD (ZONE) | TODD (ZONE) | KY | 09/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MUHLENBERG (ZONE) | MUHLENBERG (ZONE) | KY | 09/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MCLEAN (ZONE) | MCLEAN (ZONE) | KY | 09/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MCCRACKEN (ZONE) | MCCRACKEN (ZONE) | KY | 09/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MARSHALL (ZONE) | MARSHALL (ZONE) | KY | 09/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LYON (ZONE) | LYON (ZONE) | KY | 09/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LIVINGSTON (ZONE) | LIVINGSTON (ZONE) | KY | 09/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HOPKINS (ZONE) | HOPKINS (ZONE) | KY | 09/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HICKMAN (ZONE) | HICKMAN (ZONE) | KY | 09/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HENDERSON (ZONE) | HENDERSON (ZONE) | KY | 09/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GRAVES (ZONE) | GRAVES (ZONE) | KY | 09/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WEBSTER (ZONE) | WEBSTER (ZONE) | KY | 09/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CALDWELL (ZONE) | CALDWELL (ZONE) | KY | 09/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BALLARD (ZONE) | BALLARD (ZONE) | KY | 09/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| FULTON (ZONE) | FULTON (ZONE) | KY | 09/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DAVIESS (ZONE) | DAVIESS (ZONE) | KY | 09/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CRITTENDEN (ZONE) | CRITTENDEN (ZONE) | KY | 09/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CHRISTIAN (ZONE) | CHRISTIAN (ZONE) | KY | 09/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CARLISLE (ZONE) | CARLISLE (ZONE) | KY | 09/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| TRIGG (ZONE) | TRIGG (ZONE) | KY | 09/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
