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Advancing Drought Science and Preparedness across the Nation

How is Drought Affecting your Neighborhood?

Where is drought this week?

October 31 - November 6, 2018

18.1%

of the US land area.

41.3 million

people are experiencing drought.

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

Featured Resources:

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

- 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
- Pacific Northwest Drought Status Update - September 21, 2018
- Drought Status Update: Midwest & Missouri River Basin - August 23, 2018

News & Updates

A preview of the new EDDI and evaporative demand probability forecast maps, showing October 2018 through March 2019

New: EDDI Forecasts Now Available

The Evaporative Demand Drought Index, also known as EDDI, is an experimental drought monitoring and early warning tool that looks for drought using atmospheric evaporative demand (also known as the “thirst...

Cover of the The National Integrated Drought Information System Drought & Wildland Fire Nexus (NDAWN) Strategic Plan

NIDIS & Fire Community Release Drought & Wildland Fire Nexus Strategic Plan

NDAWN - also known as the NIDIS Drought and Wildland Fire Nexus Strategic Plan - is a recently co-produced strategic plan that outlines the complicated relationship between drought...

NIDIS & MRCTI to Study Drought Trade Footprint on the Mississippi River

NIDIS, in partnership with the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI), the USDA Office of the Chief Economist, NOAA’s Office of the Chief Economist, the cross-agency National Drought Resilience...

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/)

DroughtGov: Water Supply Specialist Ron Abramovich &amp; State Conservationist Curtis Elke w/ @NRCS_Idaho kick off the Idaho Water Supply 2018-2019 Outlook in Boise. This meeting explores #snowfall, #runoff, #floods, #drought, river forecasts &amp

DroughtGov: Get information about fall/winter in the Midwest in next Thursday's North Central #Drought &amp; #Climate #webinar "from the Rockies to the Great Lakes" @BJBaule @NWS @DroughtCenter @MidwestClimate @HPClimateCenter @NOAANCEI

RTNOAA: Look ahead: 11/6 #DroughtMonitor says @NOAA_CPC sees dry #wx for most of country through Thanksgiving, warmer than normal for #drought -stricken West. Your state? https://t.co/3bZ0GZ1A4R #Drought2018 https://t.co/eAj1qr5qMl

RTNOAA: 11/6 #DroughtMonitor shows about 41m Americans in ~21% of continental US living with moderate #drought or worse, vs 55m in 26% of US on 10/2. #Drought2018 now impacting 638,000 sq mi of the US v 871,000 sq mi a month ago. Details: https://t.co/YBE

DroughtGov: The change map for this week's US #DroughtMonitor highlights (in green) scattered 1-class improvement across CONUS. In the west, yellow highlights show where persistent warm &amp; dry conditions degraded #drought conditions in CA-NV a

DroughtGov: Today's US #DroughtMonitor shows scattered #drought improvement incl. PNW &amp; N Rockies where rain/snow boosted snowpack &amp; improved soil moisture. Persistent warm-dry weather intro Abnormally Dry (D0) to Sierra Nevada &a

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DroughtGov: #ICYMI @nwscbrfc @DenverWater @usbr @NWSBoulder @NWSPueblo @NWSGJT are hosting one more Open House meeting for the Colorado River Basin to discuss #water supply issues including forecasts, services &amp; products Nov 15 in Phoenix. RSVP t

RTDroughtCenter: The answer: 8-10 million people a year. The #MappingMonday question? "Who uses the U.S. #Drought Monitor?" Find answers to the What, Where, &amp; When questions about #USDM users &amp; uses at https://t.co/eTJOZluws4 @

RTDroughtCenter: Seen the latest on #DroughtSciencePlanningSense ? It's in the new #DroughtScape that includes resources on using the #USDroughtMonitor &amp; our regular climate, #drought research &amp; drought planning features. Explore DS o

RTCnapRisa: Join us at the Great Basin Climate Forum in Reno on Dec 6th from 9:30 - 4:00 for discussions on current climate and weather issues affecting the Great Basin. https://t.co/xoIffRWBHO https://t.co/mSFEqv9Am6

DroughtGov: Water Resources Program Manager Mary Verner with @EcologyWA kicks off the OR-WA 2018 Water Year Recap &amp; 2019 Outlook Meeting in Lacey, WA. This meeting is exploring past impacts of #drought, #flooding, and #wildfire, and highlighting t

DroughtGov: #ICYMI @nwscbrfc @DenverWater @usbr @NWSBoulder @NWSPueblo @NWSGJT are hosting one more Open House meeting for the Colorado River Basin to discuss #water supply issues including forecasts, services &amp; products Nov 15 in Phoenix. RSVP t

DroughtGov: Get information about fall/winter in the Midwest in the November 15 North Central #Drought &amp; #Climate #webinar "from the Rockies to the Great Lakes" @BJBaule @NWS @DroughtCenter @MidwestClimate @HPClimateCenter @NOAANCEIclima

DroughtGov: The change map for this week's US #DroughtMonitor shows mostly areas of improvement across the country, with only FL seeing conditions worsen by 1 category. Widespread 1 category #drought improvement is seen in NM, ID, TX, ND, SD, ME, and

News & Updates

New: EDDI Forecasts Now Available

NIDIS & Fire Community Release Drought & Wildland Fire Nexus Strategic Plan

NIDIS & MRCTI to Study Drought Trade Footprint on the Mississippi River

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).