Another round of soaking rainfall graced Texoma soils and lakes Jan 9-10. As the maps below show, most locations received at least an inch of precipitation with many spots in the 1-1/2” to 2” range:

The drought has gradually eased during the past few months - the soil moisture has been replenished to such an extent as to almost completely remove the eastern half of Texoma from a drought configuration. An area of “slight drought” extends from Atoka to Madill to Whitesboro eastward.

Areas west of this line area still in a moderate, but steadily improving, drought situation. The easternmost portions of Texoma in Choctaw and Pushmataha counties were recently declared to be completely out of the drought.

Take Care,

Steve LaNore

Chief Meteorologist

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