The Keetch-Byram Drought Index for the Fayette County reached 719 within the past week, Emergency Management Coordinator Craig Moreau noted in a press release on July 25.
KBDI values from 600-800 are often associated with severe drought. At the maximum of 800, it takes eight inches of precipitation to fully saturate the soil.
Fayette County has experienced drought of this magnitude many times in yea…