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Furthermore, the June 10th report was the first since June 2019 with no color on the drought map. The previous map with some yellow showed where conditions were improving where there had been drought.

The most recent United States Drought Map was released June 5, and it shows all 77 Oklahoma are free of drought for the first time since July 2019.

Drought Monitor Map said in a summary: "Additional rainfall this past week ended drought across Oklahoma and the Sooner State became drought-free for the first time since July 2019.

Texas firefighters tackle wildfires statewide as drought and winds heighten fire risks, focusing efforts from the panhandle to the Rio Grande Valley.

In Oklahoma, the risk of wildfire is expected to increase through January into February and March, due to factors similar to those seen in California.

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Its map released at the end of October showed more than 54 percent of the contiguous US is in moderate-to-severe drought and 87 percent is abnormally dry or in drought.

The flash drought warning comes just as the NWS issued a national drought outlook through July. According to the outlook, drought removal was likely throughout much of Kansas and parts of Oklahoma.