The drought alert in Missouri isn’t ending anytime soon.

Gov. Mike Kehoe has extended the alert originally issued on September 22nd, which was set to expire December 1st. The new expiration date is April 1st, 2026.

When the alert was first declared, 85 counties and the City of St. Louis were included.

Now, 21 additional counties have been added, bringing the total to more than 100 counties under drought conditions.

Kehoe says the extension is necessary because much of Missouri continues to experience moderate, severe, or extreme drought, and the state’s drought-response efforts remain critical.

Original 85 counties under Drought Alert:

Audrain, Barry, Bates, Benton, Bollinger, Boone, Butler, Callaway, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Cass, Christian, Clark, Clay, Cole, Cooper, Crawfor

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