The current U.S. Drought Monitor indicates portions of West Virginia are experiencing extreme conditions. Extreme drought conditions and low soil moisture has been recorded in Calhoun, Jackson ...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Drought conditions in West Virginia have gotten even worse since last week, according to the new drought monitor released Thursday. Part of the Mid-Ohio Valley area is ...

Over 90% of West Virginia is experiencing moderate to extreme drought, according to data from the U.S. Drought Monitor. Roughly 1.5 million West Virginians reside in areas of drought, according to ...

During the drought of 1930–31, nearly 100% of the state experienced what currently would be referred to as “exceptional drought” for 8 months. Stay Connected Like Us ...

For Ohio and West Virginia, this is the first time exceptional drought has been added to these states ever since the Drought Monitor began in 2000. Extreme drought is also not common in ...

The drought is affecting 265,400 residents in West Virginia, according to the US Drought Monitor, which records this past March as the 5th driest on record since 1895.

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — The new drought monitor was released on Thursday, and conditions aren’t getting any better for West Virginia. The areas under exceptional (D4) and extreme (D3 ...

Drought is currently more widespread in West Virginia than any other state in the nation, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Drought Monitor program, as of Aug. 13 ...

KDKA-TV Morning Forecast (11/17) 03:22 PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - This past week's drought monitor continues to show much of Western PA and Northern West Virginia in moderate to severe drought conditions.

To meet eligibility criteria, a portion of one county within a district must have been designated a “D1″ or higher classification, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Thorne added that the drought could cost him up to $100,000 this year alone, so allocating $10 million to help farmers through out West Virginia seems reasonable. “We’re trying to be reasonable.