Current Drought Conditions for Arkansas - June 30, 2026
Arkansas Drought Report
As of June 30, 2026 approximately 71% (37,755 square miles) of Arkansas is under active drought conditions, with an additional 20% (10,571 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Arkansas: 36.1% (19,186 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 20.2% (10,746 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 10.8% (5,736 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3); 3.9% (2,087 sq mi) Exceptional Drought (D4).
The interactive map below shows current Arkansas 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 | 10,571 | 19.9% | 19.9% |
| Moderate Drought | 19,186 | 36.1% | 36.1% |
| Severe Drought | 10,746 | 20.2% | 20.2% |
| Extreme Drought | 5,736 | 10.8% | 10.8% |
| Exceptional Drought | 2,087 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
Arkansas 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 Arkansas
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Adona | Extreme Drought |
| Alicia | Moderate Drought |
| Altheimer | Severe Drought |
| Altus | Moderate Drought |
| Atkins | Extreme Drought |
| Austin | Extreme Drought |
| Banks | Extreme Drought |
| Bearden | Moderate Drought |
| Benton | Severe Drought |
| Bigelow | Extreme Drought |
| Biggers | Severe Drought |
| Blevins | Moderate Drought |
| Bluff City | Moderate Drought |
| Bradford | Moderate Drought |
| Buckner | Abnormally Dry |
| Caddo Valley | Severe Drought |
| Clinton | Moderate Drought |
| Concord | Moderate Drought |
| Cushman | Moderate Drought |
| Denning | Moderate Drought |
| Dumas | Extreme Drought |
| East End | Severe Drought |
| Elaine | Severe Drought |
| Emerson | Moderate Drought |
| Emmet | Abnormally Dry |
| Fordyce | Severe Drought |
| Green Forest | Abnormally Dry |
| Greers Ferry | Moderate Drought |
| Gurdon | Moderate Drought |
| Guy | Severe Drought |
| Hampton | Severe Drought |
| Hardy | Moderate Drought |
| Harrell | Severe Drought |
| Hartman | Moderate Drought |
| Hazen | Severe Drought |
| Higginson | Extreme Drought |
| Houston | Extreme Drought |
| Humnoke | Severe Drought |
| Huntington | Abnormally Dry |
| Junction City | Abnormally Dry |
| Keo | Severe Drought |
| Kingsland | Severe Drought |
| Lonsdale | Severe Drought |
| Lynn | Moderate Drought |
| Magness | Moderate Drought |
| Marvell | Moderate Drought |
| McRae | Extreme Drought |
| Monticello | Exceptional Drought |
| Moorefield | Moderate Drought |
| Natural Steps | Extreme Drought |
| Newark | Moderate Drought |
| Okolona | Moderate Drought |
| Oppelo | Extreme Drought |
| Oxford | Moderate Drought |
| Pangburn | Moderate Drought |
| Patmos | Abnormally Dry |
| Perla | Severe Drought |
| Perry | Extreme Drought |
| Portia | Severe Drought |
| Prattsville | Severe Drought |
| Prescott | Moderate Drought |
| Quitman | Moderate Drought |
| Roland | Extreme Drought |
| Rondo | Moderate Drought |
| Rose Bud | Severe Drought |
| Rosston | Abnormally Dry |
| Salem | Severe Drought |
| Sheridan | Severe Drought |
| Shirley | Moderate Drought |
| Sidney | Moderate Drought |
| South Lead Hill | Abnormally Dry |
| Stephens | Moderate Drought |
| Strawberry | Moderate Drought |
| Taylor | Moderate Drought |
| Thornton | Severe Drought |
| Tull | Severe Drought |
| Tumbling Shoals | Moderate Drought |
| Tyronza | Abnormally Dry |
| Ward | Extreme Drought |
| Watson | Exceptional Drought |
| Willisville | Abnormally Dry |
| Wilmot | Severe Drought |
| Winchester | Exceptional Drought |
| Woodson | Severe Drought |
| Wrightsville | Severe Drought |
| Morrilton | Extreme Drought |
| Rye | Exceptional Drought |
| Alexander | Severe Drought |
| Aubrey | Moderate Drought |
| Bauxite | Severe Drought |
| Blytheville | Moderate Drought |
| Branch | Abnormally Dry |
| Brinkley | Moderate Drought |
| Bryant | Severe Drought |
| Burdette | Moderate Drought |
| Cabot | Severe Drought |
| Calion | Moderate Drought |
| Cammack Village | Severe Drought |
| Campbell Station | Moderate Drought |
| Caraway | Moderate Drought |
| Carthage | Severe Drought |
| Casa | Extreme Drought |
| Cherokee Village | Moderate Drought |
| Cherry Valley | Abnormally Dry |
| Chidester | Moderate Drought |
| Cove | Abnormally Dry |
| Crossett | Severe Drought |
| Delight | Moderate Drought |
| Dell | Moderate Drought |
| Dermott | Exceptional Drought |
| Donaldson | Severe Drought |
| East Camden | Moderate Drought |
| Etowah | Moderate Drought |
| Eudora | Severe Drought |
| Fairfield Bay | Moderate Drought |
| Fisher | Moderate Drought |
| Fouke | Abnormally Dry |
| Franklin | Moderate Drought |
| Friendship | Severe Drought |
| Greenway | Severe Drought |
| Greenwood | Abnormally Dry |
| Griffithville | Extreme Drought |
| Haskell | Severe Drought |
| Hermitage | Extreme Drought |
| Hope | Abnormally Dry |
| Hoxie | Severe Drought |
| Humphrey | Moderate Drought |
| Hunter | Moderate Drought |
| Imboden | Severe Drought |
| Jacksonville | Severe Drought |
| Keiser | Abnormally Dry |
| Knobel | Extreme Drought |
| Knoxville | Severe Drought |
| Lake Hamilton | Severe Drought |
| Lake Village | Exceptional Drought |
| Leachville | Moderate Drought |
| Lead Hill | Abnormally Dry |
| Leola | Severe Drought |
| Lexa | Moderate Drought |
| Louann | Moderate Drought |
| Luxora | Abnormally Dry |
| Magnet Cove | Severe Drought |
| Marianna | Moderate Drought |
| Marked Tree | Abnormally Dry |
| Marmaduke | Extreme Drought |
| McAlmont | Severe Drought |
| McCrory | Moderate Drought |
| McGehee | Exceptional Drought |
| McNeil | Abnormally Dry |
| Midway | Severe Drought |
| Midway | Abnormally Dry |
| Mitchellville | Extreme Drought |
| Montrose | Exceptional Drought |
| Norphlet | Moderate Drought |
| North Crossett | Severe Drought |
| Oakhaven | Abnormally Dry |
| Ogden | Abnormally Dry |
| Perrytown | Abnormally Dry |
| Piggott | Severe Drought |
| Portland | Extreme Drought |
| Poyen | Severe Drought |
| Ratcliff | Abnormally Dry |
| Ravenden | Moderate Drought |
| Rector | Extreme Drought |
| Redfield | Severe Drought |
| Rison | Severe Drought |
| Sedgwick | Severe Drought |
| Shannon Hills | Severe Drought |
| Sherwood | Severe Drought |
| Smackover | Moderate Drought |
| Sparkman | Moderate Drought |
| Stamps | Abnormally Dry |
| Staves | Severe Drought |
| Stuttgart | Moderate Drought |
| Success | Severe Drought |
| Sulphur Rock | Moderate Drought |
| Sweet Home | Severe Drought |
| Swifton | Moderate Drought |
| Tillar | Exceptional Drought |
| Tollette | Moderate Drought |
| Traskwood | Severe Drought |
| Ulm | Moderate Drought |
| Viola | Moderate Drought |
| Waldo | Abnormally Dry |
| Weiner | Moderate Drought |
| West Crossett | Severe Drought |
| West Point | Extreme Drought |
| White Hall | Severe Drought |
| Wilson | Abnormally Dry |
| Yarborough Landing | Abnormally Dry |
| Booneville | Abnormally Dry |
| Reed | Exceptional Drought |
| Oak Grove Heights | Extreme Drought |
| Horseshoe Bend | Moderate Drought |
| De Queen | Moderate Drought |
| Maumelle | Severe Drought |
| Landmark | Severe Drought |
| Briarcliff | Moderate Drought |
| Carlisle | Severe Drought |
| Amity | Moderate Drought |
| Chester | Abnormally Dry |
| Foreman | Abnormally Dry |
| Havana | Moderate Drought |
| Hot Springs Village | Severe Drought |
| Jasper | Moderate Drought |
| Magazine | Abnormally Dry |
| Mena | Abnormally Dry |
| Mountain Pine | Severe Drought |
| Oden | Abnormally Dry |
| Ozark | Abnormally Dry |
| Paris | Moderate Drought |
| Perryville | Extreme Drought |
| Piney | Severe Drought |
| Scranton | Moderate Drought |
| Alma | Abnormally Dry |
| Almyra | Moderate Drought |
| Alpena | Abnormally Dry |
| Antoine | Moderate Drought |
| Arkadelphia | Moderate Drought |
| Arkansas City | Exceptional Drought |
| Ash Flat | Moderate Drought |
| Ashdown | Abnormally Dry |
| Augusta | Moderate Drought |
| Bald Knob | Severe Drought |
| Batesville | Moderate Drought |
| Bay | Moderate Drought |
| Bellefonte | Abnormally Dry |
| Belleville | Severe Drought |
| Ben Lomond | Moderate Drought |
| Bergman | Abnormally Dry |
| Black Oak | Moderate Drought |
| Black Rock | Severe Drought |
| Bodcaw | Abnormally Dry |
| Bono | Moderate Drought |
| Bradley | Abnormally Dry |
| Brookland | Moderate Drought |
| Bull Shoals | Abnormally Dry |
| Calico Rock | Moderate Drought |
| Camden | Moderate Drought |
| Cash | Moderate Drought |
| Cave City | Moderate Drought |
| Center Ridge | Severe Drought |
| Central City | Abnormally Dry |
| Charleston | Abnormally Dry |
| Clarendon | Moderate Drought |
| Clarksville | Moderate Drought |
| Coal Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Conway | Extreme Drought |
| Corning | Extreme Drought |
| Cotter | Abnormally Dry |
| Cotton Plant | Moderate Drought |
| Damascus | Moderate Drought |
| De Valls Bluff | Moderate Drought |
| Dennard | Moderate Drought |
| Des Arc | Severe Drought |
| Diaz | Moderate Drought |
| Dierks | Moderate Drought |
| Dyer | Abnormally Dry |
| El Dorado | Moderate Drought |
| Salesville | Moderate Drought |
| England | Severe Drought |
| Enola | Extreme Drought |
| Flippin | Abnormally Dry |
| Fountain Hill | Exceptional Drought |
| Garland | Abnormally Dry |
| Gassville | Abnormally Dry |
| Gibson | Severe Drought |
| Gillett | Extreme Drought |
| Gillham | Moderate Drought |
| Glenwood | Abnormally Dry |
| Gosnell | Moderate Drought |
| Gould | Severe Drought |
| Grady | Severe Drought |
| Grannis | Moderate Drought |
| Greenbrier | Extreme Drought |
| Guion | Moderate Drought |
| Gum Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Hamburg | Extreme Drought |
| Harrisburg | Moderate Drought |
| Harrison | Abnormally Dry |
| Hatfield | Abnormally Dry |
| Haynes | Moderate Drought |
| Heber Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Hector | Severe Drought |
| Hickory Ridge | Moderate Drought |
| Holland | Extreme Drought |
| Holly Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Horatio | Moderate Drought |
| Hot Springs | Severe Drought |
| Huttig | Moderate Drought |
| Jacksonport | Moderate Drought |
| Jonesboro | Moderate Drought |
| Judsonia | Severe Drought |
| Kibler | Abnormally Dry |
| Kirby | Abnormally Dry |
| Lafe | Extreme Drought |
| Lake City | Moderate Drought |
| Lakeview | Abnormally Dry |
| Lamar | Severe Drought |
| Lavaca | Abnormally Dry |
| Lepanto | Abnormally Dry |
| Leslie | Moderate Drought |
| Lewisville | Abnormally Dry |
| Lockesburg | Moderate Drought |
| London | Extreme Drought |
| Lonoke | Extreme Drought |
| Magnolia | Abnormally Dry |
| Malvern | Severe Drought |
| Mammoth Spring | Abnormally Dry |
| Manila | Moderate Drought |
| Mansfield | Abnormally Dry |
| Marshall | Moderate Drought |
| Mayflower | Extreme Drought |
| Maynard | Severe Drought |
| Melbourne | Moderate Drought |
| Mineral Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Monette | Moderate Drought |
| Moro | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Ida | Abnormally Dry |
| Mount Pleasant | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Vernon | Extreme Drought |
| Mountain Home | Abnormally Dry |
| Mountain View | Moderate Drought |
| Mountainburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Mulberry | Abnormally Dry |
| Murfreesboro | Abnormally Dry |
| Nashville | Moderate Drought |
| New Edinburg | Severe Drought |
| Newport | Moderate Drought |
| Norfork | Moderate Drought |
| Norman | Abnormally Dry |
| North Little Rock | Severe Drought |
| O'Kean | Severe Drought |
| Oil Trough | Moderate Drought |
| Osceola | Abnormally Dry |
| Paragould | Extreme Drought |
| Parkdale | Severe Drought |
| Patterson | Moderate Drought |
| Peach Orchard | Extreme Drought |
| Pindall | Moderate Drought |
| Pine Bluff | Severe Drought |
| Pineville | Moderate Drought |
| Plainview | Extreme Drought |
| Pleasant Plains | Moderate Drought |
| Plumerville | Extreme Drought |
| Pocahontas | Severe Drought |
| Pollard | Severe Drought |
| Pottsville | Extreme Drought |
| Pyatt | Abnormally Dry |
| Ravenden Springs | Severe Drought |
| Reader | Moderate Drought |
| Reyno | Severe Drought |
| Salem | Moderate Drought |
| Searcy | Extreme Drought |
| Sherrill | Severe Drought |
| Southside | Moderate Drought |
| Star City | Severe Drought |
| Sulphur Springs | Severe Drought |
| Summit | Abnormally Dry |
| Texarkana | Abnormally Dry |
| Trumann | Moderate Drought |
| Valley Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Vandervoort | Abnormally Dry |
| Vilonia | Extreme Drought |
| Wabbaseka | Severe Drought |
| Waldron | Abnormally Dry |
| Walnut Ridge | Severe Drought |
| Warren | Exceptional Drought |
| Washington | Abnormally Dry |
| Western Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Wickes | Abnormally Dry |
| Wilmar | Exceptional Drought |
| Wilton | Moderate Drought |
| Winthrop | Moderate Drought |
| Wooster | Extreme Drought |
| Wynne | Abnormally Dry |
| Yellville | Abnormally Dry |
| Evening Shade | Moderate Drought |
| Caulksville | Abnormally Dry |
| Dardanelle | Extreme Drought |
| Dover | Extreme Drought |
| Russellville | Extreme Drought |
| Subiaco | Moderate Drought |
| Beebe | Extreme Drought |
| Danville | Severe Drought |
| Garner | Extreme Drought |
| Kensett | Extreme Drought |
| Letona | Severe Drought |
| Ola | Extreme Drought |
| Russell | Moderate Drought |
| Dyess | Abnormally Dry |
| Caldwell | Abnormally Dry |
| Colt | Abnormally Dry |
| Forrest City | Abnormally Dry |
| Hughes | Abnormally Dry |
| Madison | Abnormally Dry |
| Palestine | Moderate Drought |
| Wheatley | Moderate Drought |
| Widener | Abnormally Dry |
| Little Rock | Severe Drought |
| Highland | Moderate Drought |
| Rockwell | Severe Drought |
| Helena-West Helena | Abnormally Dry |