Potential Impacts
The state table below highlights common impacts reported in the state. For more impact details, please visit the Drought Impact Reporter.
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| Category | Impact |
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| D0 | Crop growth is stunted; stock pond levels decline |
| Prayer session is held for rain |
| D1 | Hay yield is low; hay is expensive; corn is curling; farmers feed hay early; fruit (cherries and plums) yield is low |
| Small brush fires occur; burn bans begin |
| Voluntary water restrictions are requested |
| Fewer mosquitoes are observed than normal |
| Drought is hard on landscaping businesses |
| D2 | Crops are suffering |
| The number of wildfires is high |
| Trees lose leaves early |
| Soil is dry, cracked, and pulling away from foundations |
| Creeks are dried up |
| D3 | Soybeans are severely dry, crop yields are minimal, supplemental hay for livestock increases, livestock are stressed |
| Lawns go dormant |
| D4 | Ohio has had little or no experience in D4 so no impacts have been recorded at that level in the Drought Impact Reporter |