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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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Chattahoochee River and trees on a cloudy day
Drought Conditions from the ACF River Basin Drought and Water Webinar
January 27, 2021

The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin is drought-free according to the U.S. Drought Monitor (as of January 26, 2021). View the latest weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map.

Register here for the next monthly ACF Drought and Water Monthly Webinar on February 23, 2021, at 1-2 pm EST.

Windmill in a Texas field with a storm approaching
Drought Update for the Southern Plains DEWS
January 22, 2021

Drier than normal conditions forecasted to persist through spring: Potential expansion of drought into central and east Texas.

Rocky terrain with fall foliage and running water in the California Nevada region
Drought Status Update for California-Nevada
January 21, 2021

Drought conditions in California and Nevada are at a crossroads as the window is closing for precipitation.

Decorative image. Mountainous field partially covered in snow.
Snow Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West
January 14, 2021

Western snow drought remains as storms continue to track to the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies.

Tropical coastline in Puerto Rico
Drought Update for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
January 14, 2021

Abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions are observed across north central Puerto Rico and the central northern coast as well as all of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Some deterioration in the drought conditions is possible during the next few months. 

View this drought update in Spanish.

A marsh in Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Southeast Climate Update and Webinar Recap
January 12, 2021

Climate Conditions and Outlooks