The latest drought monitor maps have been released, showing how the conditions have worsened over the past week.
With drought conditions, the scale of severity is classified as D0 through D4, with D4 being the worst.
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In summary, the overall range of the D3 and D4 zones have expanded in their Arkansas range, with the D3 zone pushing further north into Missouri. 
Additionally, the burn ban list for Arkansas has now swelled up to being roughly 2/3 of the counties in the state, with now the entire state being listed as being in the “high fire risk” range.
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