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Advancing Drought Science and Preparedness across the Nation

How is Drought Affecting your Neighborhood?

Where is drought this week?

May 27-June 2, 2020

16.7%

of the US land area.

24.7 million

people are experiencing drought.

Extreme (D3) and Exceptional (D4) drought is present in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Oregon, and California.
Severe (D2) drought is present in Hawaii, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.

Featured Resources:

- Coastal Salinity Index (CSI) - A New Tool for Coastal Managers

Drought Status Updates Two-page status updates on drought conditions, including current conditions, impacts, and outlook:
- California-Nevada Drought Outlook - December 2019
- California-Nevada Drought Outlook - October 2019
- California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar - May 28, 2019
- California-Nevada Drought Outlook - March 2019

News & Updates

Addressing Challenges in Effective Red Flag Warning

A Red Flag Warning (RFW) is a term that has been used since the 1960s by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) fire weather forecasters...

New Research on Conservation During Drought

The Alliance for Water Efficiency has released a new research study on municipal drought response and water demand. The report, Use and Effectiveness of Municipal Irrigation Restrictions During Drought, explores...

The High Cost of Drought

NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) tracks U.S. weather and climate events that have great economic and societal impacts (www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions). Since 1980, the U.S. has sustained 258...

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/)

RTNWSCPC: Increased chances for above-normal temperatures exist nationwide in late June and early July. Enhanced risk exists for a #heat wave between the 20th and 27th for parts of the West. https://t.co/ZyQxYYAMKo https://t.co/pl0E8AmVDE

RTPeckAgEc: Nebraska #ranchers &amp; range managers in #SiouxCounty or #BannerCounty: how are #rangelands looking in your area? #GrassCast is showing some yellow &amp; orange, especially if rain thru the rest of the season is below-normal or near-

RTNWSGray: The dry weather over the last few weeks is starting to be reflected in the US Drought Monitor, with portions of New England now being placed in the "Abnormally Dry" category. Sct'd showers and storms are expected over the next co

RTdennistodey: Interesting precipitation fact. 12 month % of avg. actually below avg. for chunks of IA and IN. Quite low in the plains. Reminder this is when we started drying some last year. Even the wet fall didn't overcome this. #iawx #inwx #

RTNWSWPC: Near record breaking high temperatures in the Great Plains today will persist as an emerging Pacific system cools things down in the west through the weekend. https://t.co/Q6qy9Zbtyt

RTkswateroffice: The updated #USDroughtMonitor this week shows drought conditions persisted in western Ks. There was a slight expansion of extreme drought in Stanton and Morton counties in southwest Ks. #kswater #ksdrought @USDA @DroughtCenter @NOAA

RTNWSAlbany: Here's a look at U.S. Drought Monitor for the Northeast #nywx #ctwx #mawx #vtwx https://t.co/kYXp4iM4Oe

RTNWSSpokane: Latest US Drought monitor issued today shows some improvement across Eastern WA with reductions in D0 and D1. Severe drought (D2) remains across portions of Central WA. #wawx #idwx #drought https://t.co/G3pF8HmtsD

RTkymesonet: Reminder! Today at 1pm Central, we welcome you to join us for our monthly drought/hydrologic conditions webinar. This is in partnership with @DroughtGov, @UKAGweather, and the KY Division of Water. Register in advance here: https://t.co/kNtbl

RTokmesonet: Mesonet Ticker: Drought Abounds https://t.co/DZSghf7vWu Here comes drought, next up on the 2020 "are you kidding me??" plate! #okwx #okmesonet https://t.co/P0HONyx75c

DroughtGov: Missed the Webinar on Drought Decision-Making Tools? Replay the webinar to learn about two toolkits that support #drought monitoring and drought decision-making across the lower 48 states: the Integrated Water Portal and The Climate Toolbox.

RTBLMFire: #NationalFireNews: 84,020 acres have burned in 14 large fires in 7 states. New large fires include the Rafael Fire in AZ and the Matlin Fire and Peplin Fire in UT. https://t.co/kWr9JTKVh3

RTFLClimateCenter: @tornadokid3 @MJVentrice That was quick....! Updated Drought Monitor released this morning shows a good deal of improvement due to continuing rainfall last week. https://t.co/5AIYs09L2S

RTClimateMolly: While most of the region is wet, portions of Minnesota have been very dry over the last several weeks, leading to the development of moderate drought (D1) this week on the #USDroughtMonitor. https://t.co/krJg3jOjRW

DroughtGov: #DroughtMonitor 6/2: Spotlight on Hawaii, where abnormal dryness shrunk and #drought was introduced or expanded...on the same islands, including Lanai, Maui, and the Big Island. Drought also expanded and worsened on Oahu. See https://t.co/

News & Updates

Addressing Challenges in Effective Red Flag Warning

New Research on Conservation During Drought

The High Cost of Drought

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).