Most of county listed in moderate drought stage

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The majority of Scurry County is listed in a moderate drought stage this week by the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Only the southwest corner of the county is listed as abnormally dry, which is the lowest of the five drought stages. The moderate drought designation is the second lowest stage.

Last week, all of Scurry County was listed as abnormally dry.

Several counties in the Panhandle region are listed in the extreme and exceptional drought stage this week.