CLEVELAND, Ohio — Northeast Ohio is finally seeing meaningful drought relief after several rounds of rain late last week.

Moderate drought has been wiped out across eastern Cuyahoga, Lake, northern Geauga and Ashtabula counties, according to the latest update from the U.S. Drought Monitor released Thursday.

Even better, portions of eastern Lake, western Ashtabula and Geauga counties are no longer classified as “abnormally dry.”

Pockets of dryness remain farther west, with moderate drought persisting in parts of western Cuyahoga, northern Medina and eastern Lorain counties. Western Lorain County continues to experience severe drought, according to the report.

The update, which reflects conditions through 8 a.m. Tuesday, does not include the heavy rain that fell Wednesday night into Thu

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