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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
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

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

Chicos mountains in Big Bend National Park, Texas, representing the Southern Plains.
Southern Plains Drought Status Update
October 26, 2023

A Soggy End to October + El Niño Winter: Drought Is Expected to Improve, but Remain

 

Chicos mountains in Big Bend National Park, Texas, representing the Southern Plains.
Southern Plains Drought Status Update
September 22, 2023

Conditions are expected to improve after a summer of intense drought.

Chicos mountains in Big Bend National Park, Texas, representing the Southern Plains.
Southern Plains Drought Status Update
August 18, 2023

Extreme Heat Intensifies Drought Across Texas