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Advancing Drought Science and Preparedness across the Nation

How is Drought Affecting your Neighborhood?

Where is drought this week?

February 6-12, 2019

13.6%

of the US land area.

16.6 million

people are experiencing drought.

Extreme (D3) and Exceptional (D4) drought are affecting areas of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Oregon.
Severe (D2) drought is present in Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, southern Washington, northern California, Nevada, Utah, southern Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico.

Featured Resources:

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

- El Niño & the Southwest Drought Status Update – December 6, 2018
- California-Nevada Drought Outlook - November 2018
- Southern Plains Drought Update – October 26, 2018
- El Niño & the Southwest Drought Status Update – October 26, 2018
- Midwest & Missouri River Basin Drought Status Update - October 11, 2018
- California-Nevada Drought Outlook & Climate Outlook - October 9, 2018

News & Updates

Colorado River Drought Contingency Planning

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the seven Colorado River basin states are working together to develop drought contingency plans that reduce the risk of Lake Powell and Lake Mead...

Western Kentucky University's Knicely Center

Postponed: 2019 Biennial U.S. Drought Monitor Forum

The 2019 Biennial U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) Forum in Bowling Green, KY, initially scheduled for March 19-21, 2019, will be postponed until later this year (date to be determined).

2018 Drought THIRA Application Toolkit by a team from the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center, the National Drought Mitigation Center, NIDIS, and the High Plains Regional Climate Center

New Drought-Specific Toolkit for THIRA Process

Through the NIDIS-SARP Coping with Drought Initiative, a team from the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center, the National Drought Mitigation Center, and the High Plains Regional Climate Center have...

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/)

RTnorthcentralh2o: To learn about past, present, and future climate conditions, register for @NOAA and @DroughtGov webinar taking place this Thursday: North Central US Monthly Climate and Drought Summary Outlook. Info &amp; Registration: https://t.c

DroughtGov: How is NIDIS supporting #drought early warning, planning, and mitigation efforts across the #ColoradoRiver basin states? Learn more: https://t.co/vOlwXAsV0U

RTNOAASatellites: Congrats #GOES17! It's been a long road, but we are excited to announce that GOES-17 is now operational as @NOAA's #GOESWest satellite! Here's why weather forecasts for the West Coast, Alaska, Hawaii and the Pacific are ab

DroughtGov: This week's US #DroughtMonitor change map shows worsening #drought conditions by one category (yellow) in HI, ID, LA, NV, PR, TX, UT, and WY, with the largest expansion in Texas. Drought improved by one category (green) in AZ, CA, CO, ND,

DroughtGov: Today's US #DroughtMonitor shows that the western contiguous US, HI, PR, &amp; FL continue to deal with #drought conditions. However, exceptional drought (D4) did reduce from last week, and only small areas in NM &amp; CO remain i

RTwestgov: This thurs, join @DroughtGov for an update on the severe #drought in the Southwest. Register for the webinar now! https://t.co/Yl3oPq7YKi

RTCWCB_DNR: The @ColoradoClimate Team &amp; @DroughtGov have been teaming up for years to put on monthly climate, water &amp; drought assessment webinars. Register here for the February &amp; March webinars --&gt; https://t.co/0VzFO7w1yg

DroughtGov: Significant precip evaded most of the areas of dryness and #drought this week. The change map for this week's US #DroughtMonitor highlights (in green) the exception of continued improvement over CA. Yellow highlights in HI, TX, NE, CO sho

DroughtGov: Today's US #DroughtMonitor shows continued reduction of #drought over CA as heavy precipitation pelted much of the state, particularly along the coast and higher elevations. Sharp contrast to dryness over CONUS resulting in D0-D1 expansio

RTNOAAClimate: In 2018, the U.S. experienced 14 separate billion-dollar-disasters with a total cost of $91 billion. 2018 was the fourth costliest year. @NOAANCEIclimate https://t.co/rNstVblSED https://t.co/Z7pGvg9ZHY

DroughtGov: The "Preparing for the Health Effects of Drought" workshop kicked off today in Sacramento, California by @CAPublicHealth. Co-hosted by @DroughtGov, @DroughtCenter, @unmc, and @CDCgov. https://t.co/UVnNW71msA https://t.co/VEtndb7Ty8

DroughtGov: This week's US #droughtmonitor change map shows widespread 1 category improvement for #drought across CA, w/ 2 category improvements in CA &amp; NV. Other states w/ areas of 1 cat improvement: AZ, CO, FL, ID, NV, OR, TX, &amp; UT.

DroughtGov: Today's US #DroughtMonitor shows persistent exceptional #drought (D4) in CO &amp; NM, and extreme drought (D3) in CO, NM, UT, AZ, &amp; OR. In OR, 75% of the state remains in severe drought (D2). In CA, moderate drought (D1) cover

RTusbr: The Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART Drought Response Program has made a funding opportunity available for projects developing long-term resilience to drought. Learn more: https://t.co/VBqyRcYYgJ #WaterSMART #WesternWater #Drought #WaterCon

DroughtGov: https://t.co/HtSRAT5P21 and its social media pages are up and running again! Thank you for your patience.

News & Updates

Colorado River Drought Contingency Planning

Postponed: 2019 Biennial U.S. Drought Monitor Forum

New Drought-Specific Toolkit for THIRA Process

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)

State Programs

Regional Climate Centers

NIDIS Drought Early Warning Systems (DEWS)

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).

State Programs

Regional Climate Centers

NIDIS Drought Early Warning Systems (DEWS)

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).