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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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Snow Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West
March 18, 2021

Snow drought conditions remain over much of the Southwest U.S., Sierra Nevada, and Rocky Mountains.

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Drought Early Warning Update for the Northeast
March 12, 2021

Monitoring and preparing for a possible continuation of the 2020 Northeast drought. 

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

Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
Drought Status Update for California-Nevada
March 11, 2021

Drought Preparedness Key as Continuing Drought Conditions and Impacts Compounded By Back-to-Back Dry Years.

A marsh in Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Southeast Climate Update and Webinar Recap
March 10, 2021

Next month’s Southeast Monthly Climate Webinar is on Tuesday, April 13 at 10 am ET, with a special presentation on the Spring Flood Outlook. Watch the March 9 webinar recording, and register for upcoming webinars.

A beach landscape in Puerto Rico
Drought Update for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
March 5, 2021

Drought conditions continue to prevail across northwest Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Expansion of abnormally dry conditions/moderate drought and some additional deterioration is likely into late April, before the usual onset of the wet season.

View this drought update in Spanish.

Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
Drought Status Update for California-Nevada
February 25, 2021

Drought forecasted to continue as wettest months come to a close