Current Drought Conditions for Nebraska - June 9, 2026
Nebraska Drought Report
As of June 9, 2026 approximately 81% (62,573 square miles) of Nebraska is under active drought conditions, with an additional 10% (7,806 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Nebraska: 11.3% (8,710 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 19.7% (15,218 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 44% (34,019 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3); 6% (4,625 sq mi) Exceptional Drought (D4).
The interactive map below shows current Nebraska 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 | 7,806 | 10.1% | 10.1% |
| Moderate Drought | 8,710 | 11.3% | 11.3% |
| Severe Drought | 15,218 | 19.7% | 19.7% |
| Extreme Drought | 34,019 | 44% | 44% |
| Exceptional Drought | 4,625 | 6% | 6% |
Nebraska 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 Nebraska
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Ainsworth | Extreme Drought |
| Albion | Moderate Drought |
| Alda | Moderate Drought |
| Allen | Moderate Drought |
| Alma | Severe Drought |
| Anselmo | Severe Drought |
| Ansley | Severe Drought |
| Arapahoe | Severe Drought |
| Arcadia | Severe Drought |
| Arlington | Abnormally Dry |
| Arnold | Severe Drought |
| Arthur | Exceptional Drought |
| Ashton | Severe Drought |
| Atkinson | Severe Drought |
| Aurora | Moderate Drought |
| Bancroft | Abnormally Dry |
| Bartlett | Extreme Drought |
| Bartley | Severe Drought |
| Bassett | Severe Drought |
| Battle Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Bayard | Exceptional Drought |
| Beaver City | Severe Drought |
| Beaver Crossing | Moderate Drought |
| Bee | Moderate Drought |
| Beemer | Abnormally Dry |
| Belden | Moderate Drought |
| Belgrade | Abnormally Dry |
| Bellwood | Abnormally Dry |
| Benedict | Moderate Drought |
| Benkelman | Moderate Drought |
| Bertrand | Extreme Drought |
| Big Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Bladen | Abnormally Dry |
| Blair | Abnormally Dry |
| Bloomfield | Extreme Drought |
| Bloomington | Moderate Drought |
| Blue Hill | Abnormally Dry |
| Bradshaw | Moderate Drought |
| Brady | Extreme Drought |
| Brainard | Moderate Drought |
| Bridgeport | Exceptional Drought |
| Broadwater | Exceptional Drought |
| Broken Bow | Severe Drought |
| Brule | Extreme Drought |
| Bruno | Moderate Drought |
| Brunswick | Extreme Drought |
| Burwell | Severe Drought |
| Bushnell | Extreme Drought |
| Butte | Extreme Drought |
| Cairo | Moderate Drought |
| Callaway | Severe Drought |
| Cambridge | Severe Drought |
| Campbell | Moderate Drought |
| Carroll | Moderate Drought |
| Cedar Bluffs | Abnormally Dry |
| Cedar Rapids | Moderate Drought |
| Central City | Moderate Drought |
| Ceresco | Abnormally Dry |
| Chambers | Extreme Drought |
| Chapman | Moderate Drought |
| Chappell | Extreme Drought |
| Clarks | Abnormally Dry |
| Clarkson | Abnormally Dry |
| Clay Center | Moderate Drought |
| Clearwater | Extreme Drought |
| Cody | Severe Drought |
| Coleridge | Severe Drought |
| Colon | Abnormally Dry |
| Columbus | Abnormally Dry |
| Comstock | Severe Drought |
| Concord | Moderate Drought |
| Cozad | Extreme Drought |
| Craig | Abnormally Dry |
| Creighton | Extreme Drought |
| Creston | Abnormally Dry |
| Crete | Abnormally Dry |
| Crofton | Extreme Drought |
| Culbertson | Extreme Drought |
| Curtis | Extreme Drought |
| Dakota City | Abnormally Dry |
| Dalton | Exceptional Drought |
| Dannebrog | Severe Drought |
| David City | Moderate Drought |
| Decatur | Abnormally Dry |
| Dix | Extreme Drought |
| Dixon | Moderate Drought |
| Dodge | Abnormally Dry |
| Doniphan | Moderate Drought |
| Dorchester | Abnormally Dry |
| Duncan | Abnormally Dry |
| Dunning | Extreme Drought |
| Dwight | Moderate Drought |
| Edgar | Abnormally Dry |
| Edison | Severe Drought |
| Elba | Severe Drought |
| Elgin | Severe Drought |
| Elm Creek | Extreme Drought |
| Elsie | Extreme Drought |
| Elwood | Extreme Drought |
| Emerson | Abnormally Dry |
| Ericson | Severe Drought |
| Eustis | Extreme Drought |
| Ewing | Extreme Drought |
| Exeter | Moderate Drought |
| Fairfield | Moderate Drought |
| Fairmont | Moderate Drought |
| Farnam | Extreme Drought |
| Farwell | Severe Drought |
| Fordyce | Extreme Drought |
| Franklin | Moderate Drought |
| Fremont | Abnormally Dry |
| Friend | Moderate Drought |
| Fullerton | Abnormally Dry |
| Funk | Extreme Drought |
| Garland | Moderate Drought |
| Geneva | Moderate Drought |
| Genoa | Abnormally Dry |
| Gering | Exceptional Drought |
| Gibbon | Severe Drought |
| Giltner | Moderate Drought |
| Glenvil | Moderate Drought |
| Goehner | Moderate Drought |
| Gordon | Extreme Drought |
| Gothenburg | Extreme Drought |
| Grafton | Moderate Drought |
| Grand Island | Moderate Drought |
| Grant | Extreme Drought |
| Gresham | Moderate Drought |
| Guide Rock | Abnormally Dry |
| Gurley | Exceptional Drought |
| Hadar | Moderate Drought |
| Haigler | Moderate Drought |
| Hampton | Moderate Drought |
| Harrison | Extreme Drought |
| Hartington | Extreme Drought |
| Harvard | Moderate Drought |
| Hastings | Moderate Drought |
| Hay Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Hayes Center | Extreme Drought |
| Hemingford | Extreme Drought |
| Henderson | Moderate Drought |
| Herman | Abnormally Dry |
| Hershey | Extreme Drought |
| Hildreth | Severe Drought |
| Holbrook | Severe Drought |
| Holdrege | Severe Drought |
| Holstein | Moderate Drought |
| Homer | Abnormally Dry |
| Hooper | Abnormally Dry |
| Hoskins | Abnormally Dry |
| Howells | Abnormally Dry |
| Hubbard | Abnormally Dry |
| Humphrey | Abnormally Dry |
| Hyannis | Exceptional Drought |
| Imperial | Severe Drought |
| Indianola | Severe Drought |
| Inglewood | Abnormally Dry |
| Jackson | Abnormally Dry |
| Juniata | Moderate Drought |
| Kearney | Extreme Drought |
| Kenesaw | Moderate Drought |
| Kennard | Abnormally Dry |
| Kimball | Extreme Drought |
| Laurel | Moderate Drought |
| Lawrence | Abnormally Dry |
| Leigh | Abnormally Dry |
| Lemoyne | Extreme Drought |
| Lewellen | Extreme Drought |
| Lexington | Extreme Drought |
| Lindsay | Abnormally Dry |
| Linwood | Abnormally Dry |
| Litchfield | Severe Drought |
| Lodgepole | Extreme Drought |
| Long Pine | Extreme Drought |
| Loomis | Extreme Drought |
| Loretto | Severe Drought |
| Loup City | Severe Drought |
| Lyman | Extreme Drought |
| Lynch | Extreme Drought |
| Lyons | Abnormally Dry |
| Macy | Abnormally Dry |
| Madison | Abnormally Dry |
| Madrid | Extreme Drought |
| Malcolm | Moderate Drought |
| Malmo | Abnormally Dry |
| Marquette | Moderate Drought |
| Mason City | Severe Drought |
| Maxwell | Extreme Drought |
| Maywood | Extreme Drought |
| McCook | Extreme Drought |
| McCool Junction | Moderate Drought |
| McGrew | Exceptional Drought |
| Meadow Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Melbeta | Exceptional Drought |
| Merna | Severe Drought |
| Merriman | Severe Drought |
| Milford | Moderate Drought |
| Miller | Severe Drought |
| Milligan | Abnormally Dry |
| Minatare | Exceptional Drought |
| Minden | Severe Drought |
| Mitchell | Extreme Drought |
| Monroe | Abnormally Dry |
| Morrill | Extreme Drought |
| Morse Bluff | Moderate Drought |
| Mullen | Extreme Drought |
| Naponee | Moderate Drought |
| Neligh | Extreme Drought |
| Nelson | Abnormally Dry |
| Newcastle | Severe Drought |
| Nickerson | Abnormally Dry |
| Niobrara | Extreme Drought |
| North Bend | Abnormally Dry |
| North Loup | Severe Drought |
| North Platte | Extreme Drought |
| O'Neill | Extreme Drought |
| Oakdale | Severe Drought |
| Oakland | Abnormally Dry |
| Oconto | Extreme Drought |
| Octavia | Moderate Drought |
| Ogallala | Extreme Drought |
| Orchard | Extreme Drought |
| Ord | Severe Drought |
| Orleans | Severe Drought |
| Osceola | Moderate Drought |
| Oshkosh | Extreme Drought |
| Osmond | Severe Drought |
| Overton | Extreme Drought |
| Oxford | Severe Drought |
| Page | Extreme Drought |
| Palisade | Extreme Drought |
| Palmer | Moderate Drought |
| Paxton | Extreme Drought |
| Pender | Abnormally Dry |
| Petersburg | Severe Drought |
| Phillips | Moderate Drought |
| Pierce | Moderate Drought |
| Pilger | Abnormally Dry |
| Plainview | Severe Drought |
| Platte Center | Abnormally Dry |
| Pleasanton | Severe Drought |
| Polk | Moderate Drought |
| Ponca | Moderate Drought |
| Potter | Extreme Drought |
| Prague | Moderate Drought |
| Randolph | Moderate Drought |
| Ravenna | Severe Drought |
| Raymond | Abnormally Dry |
| Red Cloud | Abnormally Dry |
| Richland | Abnormally Dry |
| Rising City | Moderate Drought |
| Riverdale | Severe Drought |
| Rockville | Severe Drought |
| Rogers | Abnormally Dry |
| Rosalie | Abnormally Dry |
| Roscoe | Extreme Drought |
| Roseland | Moderate Drought |
| Rushville | Extreme Drought |
| Santee | Extreme Drought |
| Sargent | Severe Drought |
| Schuyler | Abnormally Dry |
| Scotia | Severe Drought |
| Scottsbluff | Exceptional Drought |
| Scribner | Abnormally Dry |
| Seward | Moderate Drought |
| Shelby | Moderate Drought |
| Shelton | Moderate Drought |
| Sidney | Extreme Drought |
| Snyder | Abnormally Dry |
| South Sioux City | Abnormally Dry |
| Spalding | Severe Drought |
| Spencer | Extreme Drought |
| Springview | Severe Drought |
| Stamford | Severe Drought |
| Stanton | Abnormally Dry |
| Staplehurst | Moderate Drought |
| Stapleton | Extreme Drought |
| Stratton | Severe Drought |
| Stromsburg | Moderate Drought |
| Stuart | Severe Drought |
| Superior | Abnormally Dry |
| Sutherland | Extreme Drought |
| Sutton | Moderate Drought |
| Taylor | Severe Drought |
| Tekamah | Abnormally Dry |
| Terrytown | Exceptional Drought |
| Thurston | Abnormally Dry |
| Tilden | Severe Drought |
| Trenton | Severe Drought |
| Trumbull | Moderate Drought |
| Uehling | Abnormally Dry |
| Ulysses | Moderate Drought |
| Upland | Moderate Drought |
| Valentine | Moderate Drought |
| Valparaiso | Moderate Drought |
| Verdigre | Extreme Drought |
| Waco | Moderate Drought |
| Wahoo | Abnormally Dry |
| Wakefield | Abnormally Dry |
| Wallace | Extreme Drought |
| Walthill | Abnormally Dry |
| Wauneta | Severe Drought |
| Wausa | Severe Drought |
| Waverly | Abnormally Dry |
| Wayne | Abnormally Dry |
| West Point | Abnormally Dry |
| Weston | Moderate Drought |
| Wilcox | Severe Drought |
| Winnebago | Abnormally Dry |
| Winside | Abnormally Dry |
| Wisner | Abnormally Dry |
| Wolbach | Severe Drought |
| Wood River | Moderate Drought |
| Wynot | Extreme Drought |
| York | Moderate Drought |
| Sarben | Extreme Drought |
| Norfolk | Abnormally Dry |
| Alliance | Extreme Drought |
| Republican City | Severe Drought |
| Axtell | Extreme Drought |
| Belmar | Extreme Drought |
| Pleasant Dale | Moderate Drought |
| Chadron | Extreme Drought |
| Crawford | Extreme Drought |
| Thedford | Extreme Drought |
| Whitney | Extreme Drought |
| Newman Grove | Abnormally Dry |
| Sumner | Severe Drought |
| Venango | Extreme Drought |
| Lincoln | Abnormally Dry |
| Utica | Moderate Drought |