BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) – The northern part of Branch County is no longer considered to be in a severe drought thanks to what is turning out to be a wetter-than-normal June.
The latest update from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows most counties in the region have been moved back from a severe drought to a moderate drought.
Just a few areas from Kent and Ottawa counties to the east, into mid-Michigan and the Thumb-region, remain in a severe drought.
Branch County is among the southern tier of counties that are in a moderate drought and that could change again when the next report is issued next Thursday.
Rain is in the forecast for the next several days and it maybe heavy at times according to the National Weather Service.
Since last Friday, the M.S.U. Extension Service weather station at the Bloom Dairy Farm has measured over 2 1/2 inches of rain.
As of Friday morning, over four inches has fallen at that location near the intersection of West Colon and Snow Prairie Roads.
Branch County’s average rainfall for June is about three-and-a-half inches. National Weather Service forecasters say parts of the county could get two to three inches of rain by Saturday.
(Brandon James contributed to this report)
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