Parts of the Tri-State took a absolute dousing from Mother Nature on Monday, which improved drought conditions and has prompted some local governments to rescind burn bans that had been in effect .

The National Weather Service reported that 2.41 inches of rain fell at Evansville Regional Airport on Monday, breaking a two-month dry spell in the area that started in mid-July.

Here's where local burn bans stand as of Tuesday morning, Sept. 23.

Henderson County, Kentucky, burn ban rescinded

The Henderson County Fiscal Court on Tuesday announced it had rescinded the burn ban in place there.

"Recent rains have alleviated the dangerously dry conditions that prompted the ban," the office said in a news release. "Conditions in some portions of the county remain dry enough for residents to be

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