Drought now severe, despite recent rain

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - While severe storms brought heavy rain to many parts of the region over the past week, much of the rain that fell rushed through and did not have time to sink into the ground to truly benefit our yards and gardens. Some additional scattered rain fell on Monday, but that was not enough to help improve our drought conditions.Week-to-week, the biggest change to our drought status is found across LaGrange and Steuben Counties, north of Fort Wayne, where we are now considere