Current Drought Conditions for Nebraska - June 30, 2026
Nebraska Drought Report
As of June 30, 2026 approximately 71% (54,711 square miles) of Nebraska is under active drought conditions, with an additional 16% (11,997 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Nebraska: 8.6% (6,627 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 34.2% (26,463 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 23.7% (18,308 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3); 4.3% (3,313 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 | 11,997 | 15.5% | 15.5% |
| Moderate Drought | 6,627 | 8.6% | 8.6% |
| Severe Drought | 26,463 | 34.2% | 34.2% |
| Extreme Drought | 18,308 | 23.7% | 23.7% |
| Exceptional Drought | 3,313 | 4.3% | 4.3% |
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 | Severe Drought |
| Albion | Abnormally Dry |
| Alda | Abnormally Dry |
| Allen | Severe Drought |
| Alma | Severe Drought |
| Anselmo | Severe Drought |
| Ansley | Moderate Drought |
| Arapahoe | Severe Drought |
| Arcadia | Moderate Drought |
| Arlington | Abnormally Dry |
| Arnold | Extreme Drought |
| Arthur | Extreme Drought |
| Ashton | Abnormally Dry |
| Atkinson | Severe Drought |
| Bancroft | Abnormally Dry |
| Bartlett | Severe Drought |
| Bartley | Severe Drought |
| Bassett | Severe Drought |
| Battle Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Bayard | Extreme Drought |
| Beaver City | Severe Drought |
| Beaver Crossing | Abnormally Dry |
| Bee | Abnormally Dry |
| Beemer | Abnormally Dry |
| Belden | Severe Drought |
| Bellwood | Abnormally Dry |
| Benedict | Abnormally Dry |
| Benkelman | Abnormally Dry |
| Bertrand | Severe Drought |
| Big Springs | Severe Drought |
| Bladen | Abnormally Dry |
| Blair | Abnormally Dry |
| Bloomfield | Extreme Drought |
| Bloomington | Moderate Drought |
| Blue Hill | Abnormally Dry |
| Brady | Extreme Drought |
| Brainard | Abnormally Dry |
| Bridgeport | Extreme Drought |
| Broadwater | Exceptional Drought |
| Broken Bow | Severe Drought |
| Brule | Severe Drought |
| Bruno | Abnormally Dry |
| Brunswick | Extreme Drought |
| Burwell | Severe Drought |
| Bushnell | Extreme Drought |
| Butte | Extreme Drought |
| Cairo | Abnormally Dry |
| Callaway | Extreme Drought |
| Cambridge | Severe Drought |
| Campbell | Moderate Drought |
| Carroll | Severe Drought |
| Cedar Bluffs | Abnormally Dry |
| Ceresco | Abnormally Dry |
| Chambers | Severe Drought |
| Chappell | Extreme Drought |
| Clarkson | Abnormally Dry |
| Clay Center | Abnormally Dry |
| Clearwater | Severe Drought |
| Cody | Moderate Drought |
| Coleridge | Extreme Drought |
| Colon | Abnormally Dry |
| Columbus | Abnormally Dry |
| Comstock | Moderate Drought |
| Concord | Severe Drought |
| Cozad | Extreme Drought |
| Craig | Abnormally Dry |
| Creighton | Extreme Drought |
| Creston | Abnormally Dry |
| Crofton | Extreme Drought |
| Culbertson | Severe Drought |
| Curtis | Extreme Drought |
| Dakota City | Abnormally Dry |
| Dalton | Exceptional Drought |
| Dannebrog | Abnormally Dry |
| David City | Abnormally Dry |
| Decatur | Abnormally Dry |
| Dix | Exceptional Drought |
| Dixon | Extreme Drought |
| Dodge | Abnormally Dry |
| Doniphan | Abnormally Dry |
| Duncan | Abnormally Dry |
| Dunning | Severe Drought |
| Dwight | Abnormally Dry |
| Edgar | Abnormally Dry |
| Edison | Severe Drought |
| Elba | Abnormally Dry |
| Elgin | Severe Drought |
| Elm Creek | Severe Drought |
| Elsie | Severe Drought |
| Elwood | Extreme Drought |
| Emerson | Severe Drought |
| Ericson | Moderate Drought |
| Eustis | Extreme Drought |
| Ewing | Extreme Drought |
| Fairfield | Abnormally Dry |
| Farnam | Extreme Drought |
| Farwell | Abnormally Dry |
| Fordyce | Extreme Drought |
| Franklin | Moderate Drought |
| Fremont | Abnormally Dry |
| Funk | Severe Drought |
| Garland | Abnormally Dry |
| Genoa | Abnormally Dry |
| Gering | Extreme Drought |
| Gibbon | Severe Drought |
| Glenvil | Abnormally Dry |
| Goehner | Abnormally Dry |
| Gordon | Severe Drought |
| Gothenburg | Extreme Drought |
| Grant | Severe Drought |
| Gresham | Abnormally Dry |
| Guide Rock | Abnormally Dry |
| Gurley | Exceptional Drought |
| Hadar | Moderate Drought |
| Haigler | Abnormally Dry |
| Harrison | Extreme Drought |
| Hartington | Extreme Drought |
| Harvard | Abnormally Dry |
| Hastings | Moderate Drought |
| Hay Springs | Severe Drought |
| Hayes Center | Severe Drought |
| Hemingford | Extreme Drought |
| Herman | Abnormally Dry |
| Hershey | Severe Drought |
| Hildreth | Severe Drought |
| Holbrook | Severe Drought |
| Holdrege | Severe Drought |
| Holstein | Moderate Drought |
| Homer | Abnormally Dry |
| Hooper | Abnormally Dry |
| Hoskins | Moderate Drought |
| Howells | Abnormally Dry |
| Hubbard | Moderate Drought |
| Humphrey | Abnormally Dry |
| Hyannis | Extreme Drought |
| Imperial | Moderate Drought |
| Indianola | Extreme Drought |
| Inglewood | Abnormally Dry |
| Jackson | Moderate Drought |
| Juniata | Moderate Drought |
| Kearney | Severe Drought |
| Kenesaw | Moderate Drought |
| Kennard | Abnormally Dry |
| Kimball | Exceptional Drought |
| Laurel | Extreme Drought |
| Lawrence | Abnormally Dry |
| Leigh | Abnormally Dry |
| Lemoyne | Severe Drought |
| Lewellen | Severe Drought |
| Lexington | Severe Drought |
| Lindsay | Abnormally Dry |
| Linwood | Abnormally Dry |
| Litchfield | Moderate Drought |
| Lodgepole | Extreme Drought |
| Long Pine | Severe Drought |
| Loomis | Severe Drought |
| Loretto | Abnormally Dry |
| Loup City | Moderate Drought |
| Lyman | Extreme Drought |
| Lynch | Extreme Drought |
| Lyons | Abnormally Dry |
| Macy | Abnormally Dry |
| Madison | Abnormally Dry |
| Madrid | Severe Drought |
| Malcolm | Abnormally Dry |
| Malmo | Abnormally Dry |
| Mason City | Moderate Drought |
| Maxwell | Severe Drought |
| Maywood | Severe Drought |
| McCook | Severe Drought |
| McGrew | Extreme Drought |
| Meadow Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Melbeta | Extreme Drought |
| Merna | Severe Drought |
| Merriman | Moderate Drought |
| Milford | Abnormally Dry |
| Miller | Severe Drought |
| Minatare | Extreme Drought |
| Minden | Severe Drought |
| Mitchell | Extreme Drought |
| Monroe | Abnormally Dry |
| Morrill | Extreme Drought |
| Morse Bluff | Abnormally Dry |
| Mullen | Extreme Drought |
| Naponee | Moderate Drought |
| Neligh | Severe Drought |
| Nelson | Abnormally Dry |
| Newcastle | Extreme Drought |
| Nickerson | Abnormally Dry |
| Niobrara | Extreme Drought |
| North Bend | Abnormally Dry |
| North Loup | Abnormally Dry |
| North Platte | Severe Drought |
| O'Neill | Extreme Drought |
| Oakdale | Severe Drought |
| Oakland | Abnormally Dry |
| Oconto | Severe Drought |
| Octavia | Abnormally Dry |
| Ogallala | Severe Drought |
| Orchard | Extreme Drought |
| Ord | Abnormally Dry |
| Orleans | Severe Drought |
| Osceola | Abnormally Dry |
| Oshkosh | Extreme Drought |
| Osmond | Extreme Drought |
| Overton | Severe Drought |
| Oxford | Severe Drought |
| Page | Extreme Drought |
| Palisade | Severe Drought |
| Paxton | Severe Drought |
| Pender | Moderate Drought |
| Petersburg | Moderate Drought |
| Pierce | Moderate Drought |
| Pilger | Abnormally Dry |
| Plainview | Extreme Drought |
| Platte Center | Abnormally Dry |
| Pleasanton | Moderate Drought |
| Ponca | Severe Drought |
| Potter | Exceptional Drought |
| Prague | Abnormally Dry |
| Randolph | Severe Drought |
| Ravenna | Moderate Drought |
| Raymond | Abnormally Dry |
| Red Cloud | Abnormally Dry |
| Richland | Abnormally Dry |
| Rising City | Abnormally Dry |
| Riverdale | Severe Drought |
| Rockville | Moderate Drought |
| Rogers | Abnormally Dry |
| Rosalie | Abnormally Dry |
| Roscoe | Severe Drought |
| Roseland | Moderate Drought |
| Rushville | Severe Drought |
| Santee | Extreme Drought |
| Sargent | Severe Drought |
| Schuyler | Abnormally Dry |
| Scotia | Abnormally Dry |
| Scottsbluff | Extreme Drought |
| Scribner | Abnormally Dry |
| Seward | Abnormally Dry |
| Shelby | Abnormally Dry |
| Shelton | Moderate Drought |
| Sidney | Extreme Drought |
| Snyder | Abnormally Dry |
| South Sioux City | Abnormally Dry |
| Spalding | Abnormally Dry |
| Spencer | Extreme Drought |
| Springview | Moderate Drought |
| Stamford | Severe Drought |
| Stanton | Abnormally Dry |
| Staplehurst | Abnormally Dry |
| Stapleton | Extreme Drought |
| Stratton | Abnormally Dry |
| Stromsburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Stuart | Severe Drought |
| Superior | Abnormally Dry |
| Sutherland | Severe Drought |
| Taylor | Severe Drought |
| Tekamah | Abnormally Dry |
| Terrytown | Extreme Drought |
| Thurston | Moderate Drought |
| Tilden | Moderate Drought |
| Trenton | Moderate Drought |
| Trumbull | Abnormally Dry |
| Uehling | Abnormally Dry |
| Ulysses | Abnormally Dry |
| Upland | Moderate Drought |
| Valentine | Abnormally Dry |
| Valparaiso | Abnormally Dry |
| Verdigre | Extreme Drought |
| Waco | Abnormally Dry |
| Wahoo | Abnormally Dry |
| Wakefield | Severe Drought |
| Wallace | Severe Drought |
| Walthill | Abnormally Dry |
| Wauneta | Moderate Drought |
| Wausa | Extreme Drought |
| Waverly | Abnormally Dry |
| Wayne | Moderate Drought |
| West Point | Abnormally Dry |
| Weston | Abnormally Dry |
| Wilcox | Severe Drought |
| Winnebago | Abnormally Dry |
| Winside | Moderate Drought |
| Wisner | Abnormally Dry |
| Wood River | Abnormally Dry |
| Wynot | Extreme Drought |
| Sarben | Severe Drought |
| Norfolk | Abnormally Dry |
| Alliance | Severe Drought |
| Republican City | Severe Drought |
| Axtell | Severe Drought |
| Belmar | Severe Drought |
| Pleasant Dale | Abnormally Dry |
| Chadron | Extreme Drought |
| Crawford | Extreme Drought |
| Thedford | Extreme Drought |
| Whitney | Extreme Drought |
| Newman Grove | Abnormally Dry |
| Sumner | Severe Drought |
| Venango | Severe Drought |
| Lincoln | Abnormally Dry |
| Utica | Abnormally Dry |