US #Drought Monitor 9 26 19: Extreme late-summer heat contributed to the expansion of flash drought across areas of the lower Midwest, Mid-Atlantic states and the Gulf Coast. Drought covers nearly 17.4% of the Lower 48 this week, a one-week increase of over 3 percentage points. pic.twitter.com/QbFbS8Qe00

— Drought Center (@DroughtCenter) September 26, 2019