BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Drought is becoming an increasingly serious issue for many Kentuckians, with burn bans spreading rapidly across south-central Kentucky.

Despite heavy rains and flooding earlier this year, experts say that moisture is not enough to counteract the current dry conditions.

Shane Holinde, outreach manager for the Kentucky Mesonet and Climate Center, says August was the driest on record, with September following a similar trend.

Western Kentucky has been hit especially hard, pushing much of the state, including Bowling Green, into a severe drought.

Holinde warns that while the current drought level is severe (D2), it could escalate to extreme (D3) or even exceptional (D4) if dry conditions persist. Such drought levels lead to lower stream flows, dried-up ponds and damaged

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