Recent rains have helped with dry conditions — but they have been spread out and some areas of the state could use much more rain.  The Iowa D-N-R’s Tim Hall says severe drought conditions expanded in June from 12 counties in northwest Iowa across nearly all of northern Iowa. Hall adds the rain we did get in June was beneficial.

Hall says the crops need continued moisture as they grow and there is hope we can get more rain as we move through July. Maybe the rain forecast through tomorrow might help.