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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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Colorado River running through the Grand Canyon
Drought Update for the Intermountain West
May 23, 2022

Drought Crisis Continues With Record Low Water Levels at Lake Powell and the Largest Recorded Wildfire in New Mexico History

Rolling hills with fall foliage in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Early Warning Update for the Northeast
May 20, 2022

The pre-drought footprint expands, raising awareness of the possible return of drought conditions.

For more details, see the Northeast Drought Early Warning System Dashboard.

Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
California-Nevada Drought Status Update
May 13, 2022

April showers bring...little drought relief.

Register here for the June 2 Drought Update and Wildfire Outlook Webinar for California and the Southwest.

 

Runoff from melting snow flowing into a stream
Snow Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West
May 5, 2022

April storms boost late-season snowpack in the Northwest and Northern Rockies while snow drought worsens in the Southwest

Missouri River flowing through a hilly landscape
Drought Status Update for the Missouri River Basin
April 28, 2022

Drought Likely to Persist and Potentially Expand in Summer

 

Farmland in the Midwest U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Midwest
April 28, 2022

Recent Improvement in Drought Conditions Across the Midwest.