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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 and Early Warning Statement for the Southern Plains and Missouri River Basin

October 10, 2024

Forecasts Point to Rapid Onset Drought and Further Drought Deterioration

A windmill in a field before a storm in the Southern Plains.

Drought Status Update for the Southern Plains

September 26, 2024

Drought intensifies across Oklahoma. Late September rain brings little relief.

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

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