5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (86+ words) INDIANAPOLIS, IN (WLFI) - Seven Indiana counties have been designated as natural disaster areas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture following dust storm and high wind damage from last year. The dust storm and high winds happened on May 16th last year. Tippecanoe,…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (284+ words) The City of Bloomington has exited a moderate drought period after weeks of precipitation. A wetter-than-normal March improved water levels at the city's two reservoirs, Lakes Bloomington and Evergreen, which rose more than three feet in recent weeks. The combined…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (14+ words) City of Bloomington plans for drought prevention...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (379+ words) The City of Bloomington is engaged in a significant planning effort to find ways to expand its drinking water supply, with water director Brett Lueschen saying the city will likely need more water in the future. “We've seen some growth…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (226+ words) BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — The severe drought proclamation issued by the city of Bloomington has been lowered to a moderate drought due to improving water levels at area reservoirs. Recent rainfall has helped stabilize conditions at Lake Bloomington and Evergreen Lake, according…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (147+ words) The United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency has designated 28 Indiana Counties as Natural Disaster Areas due to Drought. This allows The USDA Farm Service Agency to extend emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans....

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (143+ words) KENTUCKY, USA — A large winter storm is bringing snow to Kentucky and southern Indiana. The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the area from 7 a.m. on Saturday to Monday at 7 a.m. The WHAS11 Weather Impact…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (203+ words) SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The year 2025 will be remembered for being dry, though it fell short of setting new records. Overall, the year ended as the 26th warmest on record and the driest since 2012, with precipitation finishing 4.52 inches below normal. The first…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (367+ words) After one of the driest late summers in over a decade, last weekend’s rainfall finally brought some relief to rock-hard, dry Indiana soil. Many communities picked up between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain, helping to improve soil moisture and slow down…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (315+ words) Monroe County is currently experiencing a moderate drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor’s weekly post that was released Thursday, Sept. 25. Last week’s drought monitor map, released Sept. 19, showed the bottom third of Monroe County as abnormally dry with the top…...