Drought returns during arid August

Sept. 1, 2021

A run of hot, dry weather finished off climatological summer in true Oklahoma fashion following a delightfully mild first two months of the season. There was very little in the way of severe weather during the month, just a smattering of hail and high wind reports scattered about the state.

A hazard of another kind managed to flourish in the arid conditions, however, with drought once …