Heavy rainfall ends prolonged drought in Southern Plains

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The heavy rains that caused severe flooding in the central U.S. this spring also had the positive effect of ending a prolonged drought in the Southern Plains.
The U.S. Drought Monitor shows that Oklahoma was drought-free as of June 25 for the first time in more than two years. A year earlier, more than 72% of the state was experiencing some degree of drought.
Drought-free conditions also were reported in Kansas, which recorded its wettest month on record in May. And al