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About Drought Status Updates: NIDIS and partners issue drought status updates to communicate a potential area of concern for drought expansion and/or development, based on recent conditions and the upcoming forecast.
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Runoff from melting snow flowing into a stream, representing snow drought.
Snow Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West
March 16, 2023

While the Snow Piles Up Across California and the Great Basin, Snow Drought Concerns Have Popped Up in Parts of the Northwest and Southern Colorado

Fall foliage over rolling hills in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Northeast
February 24, 2023

Abnormally dry (D0) conditions drop to less than 2% coverage in the region. The lack of snow is still a concern.

Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, representing water supply in the California-Nevada region.
California-Nevada Drought Status Update
February 17, 2023

Recent Series of Atmospheric Rivers Alleviate—But Don’t Eliminate—Drought

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Runoff from melting snow flowing into a stream, representing snow drought.
Snow Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West
February 16, 2023

The Deep Snowpack in California, the Great Basin, and Colorado River Basin Continues to Grow

A beach landscape in Puerto Rico.
Drought Update for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
February 3, 2023

No Drought Conditions Are Observed in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Drought conditions causing low levels in the Colorado River. Credit: GoodFocused, Shutterstock.
Special Edition Drought Status Update for the Western United States
January 24, 2023

A Series of Atmospheric Rivers Have Hit Parts of the West. What Does This Mean for Drought?