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Advancing Drought Science and Preparedness across the Nation

How is Drought Affecting your Neighborhood?

Where is drought this week?

September 4-10, 2019

14.3%

of the US land area.

34.0 million

people are experiencing drought.

Extreme (D3) and Exceptional (D4) drought is present in Texas, southern Oklahoma, southeast Alaska and Hawaii.
Severe (D2) drought is present in Washington, Arizona, northwest New Mexico, Texas, southern Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, southeast Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

Featured Resources:

Drought Status Updates
Two-page status updates on drought conditions, including current conditions, impacts, and outlook:

- California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar - May 28, 2019
- California-Nevada Drought Outlook - March 2019
- Southwest Drought Status and El Niño Update – February 14, 2019
- El Niño & the Southwest Drought Status Update – December 6, 2018
- California-Nevada Drought Outlook - November 2018
- Southern Plains Drought Update – October 26, 2018

News & Updates

Colorado River Drought Contingency Planning

On March 19, 2019, the Governor’s representatives of the seven Colorado River Basin States and key water districts formally submitted Drought Contingency Plans to Congress for immediate implementation in order...

Map displays counties that have experienced D3 drought from 2000-2019

How Drought Prone is Your State? A Look at the Top States and Counties in Drought Over the Last Two Decades

Just as there are climatologically wetter areas and drier areas across the country, the same could be said about the occurrence, frequency, and severity of drought. This article examines the most...

Participants of NOAA's National Integrated Drought Information System workshop on Drought Recovery in Hawai‘i

Drought Stories from Hawai‘i: A Workshop on Drought Recovery

Over 30 participants from 18 different organizations gathered at the East-West Center on Tuesday July 23 for the NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System workshop on Drought Recovery in...

Featured Drought Data, Maps & Tools

Drought Impacts Report

The National Drought Mitigation Center developed this database of drought impacts, which can be searched by location, type of impact, time period and more.

Wildfire Risks

The National Interagency Coordination Center in Boise, Idaho, produces these maps monthly.

Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI)

The Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI) is an experimental tool that can serve as an indicator of both rapidly evolving "flash" droughts (developing over a few weeks) and sustained droughts (developing over months but lasting up to years).

How is Drought Affecting your Neighborhood?

Current Conditions for /city/, /state/ (/county/)

RTClimateMolly: A presentation on the 2018 Four Corners #drought by @ClimateBecky at the #USDMForum! @DroughtCenter @ColoradoClimate @DroughtGov https://t.co/DsfV8YxXGE

RTClimateBecky: Day 2 at the #DroughtMonitor forum, @ClimateMolly is talking about NIDIS. https://t.co/TAGERhY5ZC

RTNOAANCEIclimate: The #DroughtMonitor marks 20 years of publication this year. Every week since Aug. 11, 1999, @DroughtCenter, @USDA, and @NOAA have teamed up to release an update of the USDM. Read more about its origins: https://t.co/GYTxCZKjR4 @Drought

RTHPClimateCenter: ICYMI, North Dakota is now drought free according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Read more here: https://t.co/6iLRgh8sgX #drought19 https://t.co/OT5ONevCDn

RTnorthcentralh2o: Register for @DroughtGov North Central US Monthly #Climate and #Drought Summary and Outlook Webinar coming up this Thursday! https://t.co/16gsWWOiJD

RTNWSAtlanta: Not only are we chasing some heat records this month, but we're going for gold on minimum rainfall too! #gawx https://t.co/XocATw4LNN

RTNOAANCEIclimate: We have just released the August 2019 Global Climate Report. Follow this thread for details. Also, read more online: https://t.co/LTvirinJHx #StateOfClimate https://t.co/7F30Y2kv5n

RTNWSILN: With only 0.01 inch of rain measured through Sept 15 at Dayton Airport, the dry spell has become a moderate drought in parts of the Miami Valley of Ohio. Latest Ohio drought map is available at https://t.co/iPO1eqLuUm

RTNOAA: SEE: Map of August Global Significant #Climate Events from @NOAANCEIclimate https://t.co/AuVQ9kPwDE #StateOfClimate https://t.co/qE4zVDmiWi

RTFarmPolicy: Soils have large differences in #water-holding capacity, which creates large regional differences in #drought vulnerability across the #UnitedStates. https://t.co/MH3VvfN0ct @USDA_ERS https://t.co/QRkcE8Oi2u

RTNOAA: JUST IN: 2nd warmest August on record for the globe, per @NOAANCEIclimate https://t.co/AuVQ9kPwDE #StateOfClimate https://t.co/UQB9XyW9DV

RTChipZimmer1: Moderate #Drought has returned to parts of central and southeastern Kentucky. Impacts still mainly in ag sector with poor pasture health and low/dry ponds. Beginning to see low stream flows now. Record heat is not helping the situation.

RTUSDAClimateHubs: Dr. Kelsey Jencso, Montana State Climatologist, will be providing the monthly North Central U.S. #Climate and #Drought Summary and Outlook Webinar in one week on Sept 19th. Please join us! To Register and for more info https://t.co/qtYD

DroughtGov: Spotlight on the Southwest. Conditions continue to deteriorate. AZ is almost completely back in #drought and had severe #drought (D2) introduced. NM and UT saw degradation. Drought has seeped in NV for the first time in some time. https://t.co

RTtwdb: Today and tomorrow, we are co-hosting an interactive workshop at @UTArlington to learn how @NOAA forecasts can be used for reservoir operations and other water resources management needs in Texas and Oklahoma. #txwater https://t.co/KM7JP1C86N http

News & Updates

Colorado River Drought Contingency Planning

How Drought Prone is Your State? A Look at the Top States and Counties in Drought Over the Last Two Decades

Drought Stories from Hawai‘i: A Workshop on Drought Recovery

Featured Drought Data, Maps & Tools

Drought Impacts Report

The National Drought Mitigation Center developed this database of drought impacts, which can be searched by location, type of impact, time period and more.

Drought Impacts Report

Wildfire Risks

The National Interagency Coordination Center in Boise, Idaho, produces these maps monthly.

Wildfire Risks

Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI)

The Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI) is an experimental tool that can serve as an indicator of both rapidly evolving "flash" droughts (developing over a few weeks) and sustained droughts (developing over months but lasting up to years).

Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI)

How is Drought Affecting your Neighborhood?

Current Conditions for /city/, /state/ (/county/)

News & Updates

Featured Drought Data, Maps & Tools

Drought Impacts Report The National Drought Mitigation Center developed this database of drought impacts, which can be searched by location, type of impact, time period and more.

Wildfire Risks The National Interagency Coordination Center in Boise, Idaho, produces these maps monthly.

Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI) The Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI) is an experimental tool that can serve as an indicator of both rapidly evolving "flash" droughts (developing over a few weeks) and sustained droughts (developing over months but lasting up to years).

Drought Impacts Report

The National Drought Mitigation Center developed this database of drought impacts, which can be searched by location, type of impact, time period and more.

Wildfire Risks

The National Interagency Coordination Center in Boise, Idaho, produces these maps monthly.

Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI)

The Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI) is an experimental tool that can serve as an indicator of both rapidly evolving "flash" droughts (developing over a few weeks) and sustained droughts (developing over months but lasting up to years).