Current Drought Conditions for Mississippi - June 2, 2026
Mississippi Drought Report
As of June 2, 2026 approximately 34% (16,588 square miles) of Mississippi is under active drought conditions, with an additional 30% (14,326 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Mississippi: 13.3% (6,451 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 8.7% (4,214 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 11% (5,338 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3); 1.2% (586 sq mi) Exceptional Drought (D4).
The interactive map below shows current Mississippi drought boundaries. Click any shaded area for its drought category, or browse conditions by city and town in the list below.
| Drought Category | Area (sq mi) | % of State | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormally Dry | 14,326 | 29.6% | 29.6% |
| Moderate Drought | 6,451 | 13.3% | 13.3% |
| Severe Drought | 4,214 | 8.7% | 8.7% |
| Extreme Drought | 5,338 | 11% | 11% |
| Exceptional Drought | 586 | 1.2% | 1.2% |
Mississippi Drought Conditions Map
Click on a drought area for its category. Use the legend icon (lower right) to view drought categories. Toggle additional layers with the icon in the upper right.
Drought boundary shapefiles sourced from the U.S. Drought Monitor GIS Data, produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in partnership with the USDA and NOAA. Area and percentage calculations by PlantMaps.com.
Drought Conditions by City and Town in Mississippi
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Clarksdale | Extreme Drought |
| Alligator | Extreme Drought |
| Arcola | Extreme Drought |
| Artesia | Abnormally Dry |
| Baldwyn | Abnormally Dry |
| Batesville | Moderate Drought |
| Belmont | Moderate Drought |
| Belzoni | Extreme Drought |
| Benoit | Exceptional Drought |
| Bentonia | Moderate Drought |
| Beulah | Exceptional Drought |
| Big Creek | Severe Drought |
| Big Point | Abnormally Dry |
| Biloxi | Abnormally Dry |
| Blue Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Bolton | Severe Drought |
| Booneville | Moderate Drought |
| Boyle | Extreme Drought |
| Brandon | Moderate Drought |
| Braxton | Abnormally Dry |
| Brooksville | Moderate Drought |
| Bruce | Moderate Drought |
| Buckatunna | Abnormally Dry |
| Burnsville | Moderate Drought |
| Byram | Moderate Drought |
| Calhoun City | Moderate Drought |
| Carrollton | Extreme Drought |
| Carthage | Abnormally Dry |
| Cary | Extreme Drought |
| Charleston | Extreme Drought |
| Cleary | Moderate Drought |
| Cleveland | Extreme Drought |
| Clinton | Severe Drought |
| Cloverdale | Abnormally Dry |
| Coahoma | Severe Drought |
| Coldwater | Abnormally Dry |
| Columbus | Abnormally Dry |
| Como | Abnormally Dry |
| Conehatta | Abnormally Dry |
| Corinth | Abnormally Dry |
| Courtland | Severe Drought |
| Crawford | Abnormally Dry |
| Crenshaw | Moderate Drought |
| Crowder | Extreme Drought |
| Cruger | Extreme Drought |
| Crystal Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| D'Iberville | Abnormally Dry |
| D'Lo | Abnormally Dry |
| Darling | Severe Drought |
| De Kalb | Abnormally Dry |
| Decatur | Abnormally Dry |
| Derma | Abnormally Dry |
| Doddsville | Extreme Drought |
| Drew | Extreme Drought |
| Duck Hill | Severe Drought |
| Dumas | Abnormally Dry |
| Duncan | Extreme Drought |
| Durant | Moderate Drought |
| Eden | Severe Drought |
| Edwards | Severe Drought |
| Ethel | Abnormally Dry |
| Eupora | Abnormally Dry |
| Falcon | Severe Drought |
| Farmington | Abnormally Dry |
| Farrell | Extreme Drought |
| Fayette | Abnormally Dry |
| Florence | Moderate Drought |
| Flowood | Severe Drought |
| French Camp | Moderate Drought |
| Friars Point | Severe Drought |
| Gautier | Abnormally Dry |
| Golden | Moderate Drought |
| Goodman | Moderate Drought |
| Greenville | Exceptional Drought |
| Greenwood | Extreme Drought |
| Grenada | Severe Drought |
| Gulf Hills | Abnormally Dry |
| Gunnison | Extreme Drought |
| Guntown | Abnormally Dry |
| Helena | Abnormally Dry |
| Holcomb | Extreme Drought |
| Hollandale | Extreme Drought |
| Indianola | Extreme Drought |
| Inverness | Extreme Drought |
| Isola | Extreme Drought |
| Itta Bena | Extreme Drought |
| Iuka | Moderate Drought |
| Jonestown | Severe Drought |
| Jumpertown | Abnormally Dry |
| Kearney Park | Moderate Drought |
| Kilmichael | Moderate Drought |
| Kosciusko | Moderate Drought |
| Kossuth | Abnormally Dry |
| Lambert | Extreme Drought |
| Leakesville | Moderate Drought |
| Leland | Extreme Drought |
| Lexington | Severe Drought |
| Louise | Extreme Drought |
| Lucedale | Abnormally Dry |
| Lula | Severe Drought |
| Lyon | Extreme Drought |
| Maben | Abnormally Dry |
| Macon | Moderate Drought |
| Madison | Severe Drought |
| Mantee | Abnormally Dry |
| Marietta | Abnormally Dry |
| Marks | Extreme Drought |
| Mathiston | Abnormally Dry |
| Mayersville | Extreme Drought |
| Mendenhall | Abnormally Dry |
| Merigold | Extreme Drought |
| Metcalfe | Exceptional Drought |
| Moorhead | Extreme Drought |
| Morgan City | Extreme Drought |
| Morgantown | Abnormally Dry |
| Moss Point | Abnormally Dry |
| Mound Bayou | Extreme Drought |
| North Carrollton | Extreme Drought |
| Noxapater | Abnormally Dry |
| Oakland | Extreme Drought |
| Ocean Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Pace | Exceptional Drought |
| Paden | Moderate Drought |
| Pascagoula | Abnormally Dry |
| Pearl | Severe Drought |
| Pearl River | Abnormally Dry |
| Pelahatchie | Abnormally Dry |
| Philadelphia | Abnormally Dry |
| Pickens | Moderate Drought |
| Pope | Severe Drought |
| Port Gibson | Moderate Drought |
| Puckett | Abnormally Dry |
| Raymond | Severe Drought |
| Redwater | Abnormally Dry |
| Renova | Extreme Drought |
| Ridgeland | Severe Drought |
| Rienzi | Moderate Drought |
| Rosedale | Exceptional Drought |
| Ruleville | Extreme Drought |
| Sallis | Moderate Drought |
| Saltillo | Abnormally Dry |
| Sardis | Abnormally Dry |
| Schlater | Extreme Drought |
| Scooba | Abnormally Dry |
| Sebastopol | Abnormally Dry |
| Senatobia | Abnormally Dry |
| Shaw | Extreme Drought |
| Shelby | Extreme Drought |
| Shuqualak | Abnormally Dry |
| Silver City | Extreme Drought |
| Sledge | Severe Drought |
| Starkville | Abnormally Dry |
| State Line | Abnormally Dry |
| Sumner | Extreme Drought |
| Sunflower | Extreme Drought |
| Taylor | Abnormally Dry |
| Tchula | Severe Drought |
| Terry | Moderate Drought |
| Tishomingo | Moderate Drought |
| Toomsuba | Abnormally Dry |
| Tunica | Severe Drought |
| Tutwiler | Extreme Drought |
| Union | Abnormally Dry |
| Utica | Moderate Drought |
| Vaiden | Moderate Drought |
| Vardaman | Abnormally Dry |
| Vicksburg | Severe Drought |
| Walnut Grove | Abnormally Dry |
| Walthall | Abnormally Dry |
| Water Valley | Severe Drought |
| Webb | Extreme Drought |
| Weir | Moderate Drought |
| West | Moderate Drought |
| West Point | Abnormally Dry |
| Winona | Severe Drought |
| Winstonville | Extreme Drought |
| Woodland | Abnormally Dry |
| Woodville | Abnormally Dry |
| Yazoo City | Severe Drought |
| White Oak | Severe Drought |
| Bogue Chitto | Abnormally Dry |
| Gulf Park Estates | Abnormally Dry |
| Vancleave | Abnormally Dry |
| Hernando | Abnormally Dry |
| Walls | Abnormally Dry |
| Southaven | Abnormally Dry |
| Richland | Severe Drought |
| Pittsboro | Moderate Drought |
| Canton | Moderate Drought |
| Natchez | Abnormally Dry |
| Abbeville | Abnormally Dry |
| Oxford | Abnormally Dry |
| Ripley | Abnormally Dry |
| Beechwood | Severe Drought |
| Elliott | Severe Drought |
| Ackerman | Moderate Drought |
| Anguilla | Extreme Drought |
| Beaumont | Abnormally Dry |
| Blue Mountain | Abnormally Dry |
| Coffeeville | Severe Drought |
| Crosby | Abnormally Dry |
| Falkner | Abnormally Dry |
| Forest | Abnormally Dry |
| Hickory Flat | Abnormally Dry |
| Hillsboro | Abnormally Dry |
| Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Louisville | Abnormally Dry |
| McLain | Moderate Drought |
| Morton | Abnormally Dry |
| Myrtle | Abnormally Dry |
| New Albany | Abnormally Dry |
| New Augusta | Abnormally Dry |
| Polkville | Abnormally Dry |
| Rolling Fork | Extreme Drought |
| Roxie | Abnormally Dry |
| Sturgis | Moderate Drought |
| Toccopola | Abnormally Dry |
| Walnut | Abnormally Dry |
| Latimer | Abnormally Dry |
| Jackson | Severe Drought |
| Horn Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| North Tunica | Severe Drought |
| Tunica Resorts | Severe Drought |