Drought

A 90-day burn ban took effect in Jim Wells County after commissioners approved the ban, due to drought. KIII-TV3 South Texas (Corpus Christi, Texas), Aug. 5, 2019

Dry weather in Indiana stressed some corn and soybeans on lighter soils, and hay regrowth was slow. USAgNet (Marshfield, Wis.), Aug. 6, 2019

Dry conditions in Auglaize County were beginning to slow crop growth. Hometown Stations (Lima, Ohio), Aug. 2, 2019

Victoria County commissioners enacted a burn ban on Aug. 5, due to the spate of recent grass fires and the persistent hot, dry weather. The ban prohibits outdoor burning in unincorporated parts of the county. Victoria Advocate (Texas), Aug. 5, 2019

Drought led several villages in Rock Island County to adopt open burn bans on Aug. 5. All open burning is prohibited, except for grills and small fire pits, in the villages of Hillsdale, Port Byron/Rapids City and Cordova. KWQC-TV Davenport (Iowa), Aug. 5, 2019