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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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A windmill in a field before a storm in the Southern Plains.
Drought Status Update for the Southern Plains
August 8, 2024

Southern Plains Drought to Persist and Expand into Autumn

The Missouri River flowing amid dry grasses and trees.
Drought Status Update for the Missouri River Basin
May 23, 2024

Timely Spring Rains Bring Much Needed Relief, but Areas of Drought Persist. 

A windmill in a field before a storm in the Southern Plains.
Drought Status Update for the Southern Plains
May 16, 2024

Hot and Dry Summer Ahead for the Southern High Plains

Chicos mountains in Big Bend National Park, Texas, representing the Southern Plains.
Drought Status Update for the Southern Plains
January 25, 2024

 A Very Wet Week has Improved, But Not Eliminated, Drought in the Southern Plains

Missouri River flowing through a hilly landscape.
Drought Status Update for the Missouri River Basin
December 21, 2023

Drought Is Likely to Persist Across Portions of the Missouri River Basin with an El Niño Winter Ahead

Chicos mountains in Big Bend National Park, Texas, representing the Southern Plains.
Drought Status Update for the Southern Plains
December 21, 2023

Slow and Steady Improvements in Persistent Southern Plains Drought