A moderate drought has returned to Northeast Ohio.

The U.S. Drought Monitor is a map released every Thursday (with data from Tuesday to Tuesday.)

It tracks drought across the U.S. using five classifications: Abnormally dry (D0), which shows areas that may be going into or are coming out of drought, and four levels of drought: Moderate (D1), severe (D2), extreme (D3), and exceptional (D4).

The weekly update to the United States Drought Monitor was issued on Thursday morning, and there have been some notable changes across our viewing area and region over just the last week. Compare the map released for the week of Aug. 28, compared to this week (Sept. 4), below.

The biggest change was the addition of moderate drought in our southern communities, such as Stark, Carroll, Tuscarawas, and C

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