Current Drought Conditions for West Virginia - May 26, 2026
West Virginia Drought Report
As of May 26, 2026 approximately 77% (18,547 square miles) of West Virginia is under active drought conditions, with an additional 12% (2,940 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across West Virginia: 32.9% (7,962 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 43.6% (10,557 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 0.1% (28 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3).
The interactive map below shows current West Virginia 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 | 2,940 | 12.1% | 12.1% |
| Moderate Drought | 7,962 | 32.9% | 32.9% |
| Severe Drought | 10,557 | 43.6% | 43.6% |
| Extreme Drought | 28 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
West Virginia 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 West Virginia
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Accoville | Severe Drought |
| Alderson | Severe Drought |
| Amherstdale | Severe Drought |
| Anawalt | Severe Drought |
| Anmoore | Moderate Drought |
| Ansted | Severe Drought |
| Athens | Severe Drought |
| Bancroft | Moderate Drought |
| Belington | Moderate Drought |
| Birch River | Severe Drought |
| Boomer | Severe Drought |
| Bradshaw | Severe Drought |
| Bramwell | Severe Drought |
| Bridgeport | Moderate Drought |
| Buckhannon | Moderate Drought |
| Buffalo | Moderate Drought |
| Burlington | Severe Drought |
| Capon Bridge | Moderate Drought |
| Cedar Grove | Severe Drought |
| Chapmanville | Severe Drought |
| Charlton Heights | Severe Drought |
| Chelyan | Severe Drought |
| Clarksburg | Moderate Drought |
| Clay | Severe Drought |
| Clendenin | Severe Drought |
| Coal Fork | Severe Drought |
| Comfort | Severe Drought |
| Corinne | Severe Drought |
| Crab Orchard | Severe Drought |
| Daniels | Severe Drought |
| Danville | Severe Drought |
| Davy | Severe Drought |
| Delbarton | Severe Drought |
| Dixie | Severe Drought |
| Dunbar | Severe Drought |
| Eleanor | Moderate Drought |
| Elizabeth | Abnormally Dry |
| Elk Garden | Moderate Drought |
| Ellenboro | Abnormally Dry |
| Fairview | Abnormally Dry |
| Fayetteville | Severe Drought |
| Flatwoods | Moderate Drought |
| Fort Ashby | Severe Drought |
| Gassaway | Moderate Drought |
| Ghent | Severe Drought |
| Gilbert | Severe Drought |
| Glenville | Abnormally Dry |
| Grantsville | Moderate Drought |
| Green Spring | Moderate Drought |
| Greenview | Severe Drought |
| Hamlin | Moderate Drought |
| Harrisville | Abnormally Dry |
| Harts | Severe Drought |
| Hilltop | Severe Drought |
| Holden | Severe Drought |
| Iaeger | Severe Drought |
| Inwood | Moderate Drought |
| Jane Lew | Moderate Drought |
| Justice | Severe Drought |
| Kermit | Severe Drought |
| Keyser | Moderate Drought |
| Kimball | Severe Drought |
| Kimberly | Severe Drought |
| Kingwood | Abnormally Dry |
| Kistler | Severe Drought |
| Kopperston | Severe Drought |
| Lashmeet | Severe Drought |
| Lewisburg | Severe Drought |
| Logan | Severe Drought |
| Lumberport | Abnormally Dry |
| Madison | Severe Drought |
| Man | Severe Drought |
| Mannington | Abnormally Dry |
| Marmet | Severe Drought |
| Martinsburg | Moderate Drought |
| Matewan | Severe Drought |
| Matoaka | Severe Drought |
| Meadow Bridge | Severe Drought |
| Middleway | Moderate Drought |
| Monaville | Severe Drought |
| Moorefield | Severe Drought |
| Mount Hope | Severe Drought |
| Mullens | Severe Drought |
| Neibert | Severe Drought |
| Northfork | Severe Drought |
| Oak Hill | Severe Drought |
| Oceana | Severe Drought |
| Omar | Severe Drought |
| Paw Paw | Moderate Drought |
| Pennsboro | Abnormally Dry |
| Philippi | Moderate Drought |
| Pinch | Severe Drought |
| Pineville | Severe Drought |
| Piney View | Severe Drought |
| Powellton | Severe Drought |
| Racine | Severe Drought |
| Red Jacket | Severe Drought |
| Reedsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Reedy | Abnormally Dry |
| Rhodell | Severe Drought |
| Ripley | Abnormally Dry |
| Rivesville | Abnormally Dry |
| Ronceverte | Severe Drought |
| Rossmore | Severe Drought |
| Rupert | Severe Drought |
| Salem | Abnormally Dry |
| Sand Fork | Abnormally Dry |
| Shady Spring | Severe Drought |
| Shrewsbury | Severe Drought |
| Sissonville | Severe Drought |
| Smithers | Severe Drought |
| Spencer | Moderate Drought |
| Springfield | Severe Drought |
| Stollings | Severe Drought |
| Summersville | Severe Drought |
| Terra Alta | Abnormally Dry |
| Tioga | Severe Drought |
| Tunnelton | Abnormally Dry |
| Union | Severe Drought |
| Verdunville | Severe Drought |
| Wallace | Abnormally Dry |
| Wayne | Moderate Drought |
| West Hamlin | Moderate Drought |
| West Union | Abnormally Dry |
| Weston | Moderate Drought |
| Williamson | Severe Drought |
| Bartow | Moderate Drought |
| Brandywine | Severe Drought |
| Craigsville | Severe Drought |
| Davis | Moderate Drought |
| Durbin | Moderate Drought |
| Elkins | Moderate Drought |
| Falling Spring | Moderate Drought |
| Franklin | Severe Drought |
| Green Bank | Moderate Drought |
| Hambleton | Moderate Drought |
| Harman | Moderate Drought |
| Hillsboro | Moderate Drought |
| Hinton | Severe Drought |
| Huntersville | Moderate Drought |
| Huttonsville | Moderate Drought |
| Marlinton | Moderate Drought |
| Mill Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Montcalm | Severe Drought |
| Nettie | Severe Drought |
| Peterstown | Severe Drought |
| Robinette | Severe Drought |
| Rowlesburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Wardensville | Moderate Drought |
| Albright | Abnormally Dry |
| Arbovale | Moderate Drought |
| Auburn | Abnormally Dry |
| Barrackville | Abnormally Dry |
| Bayard | Moderate Drought |
| Beards Fork | Severe Drought |
| Beaver | Severe Drought |
| Beckley | Severe Drought |
| Belle | Severe Drought |
| Berwind | Severe Drought |
| Beverly | Moderate Drought |
| Big Chimney | Severe Drought |
| Big Sandy | Severe Drought |
| Bluefield | Severe Drought |
| Bluewell | Severe Drought |
| Bolt | Severe Drought |
| Bradley | Severe Drought |
| Brenton | Severe Drought |
| Bruno | Severe Drought |
| Brush Fork | Severe Drought |
| Bud | Severe Drought |
| Burnsville | Moderate Drought |
| Carolina | Abnormally Dry |
| Century | Moderate Drought |
| Charles Town | Moderate Drought |
| Chattaroy | Severe Drought |
| Chauncey | Severe Drought |
| Chesapeake | Severe Drought |
| Coal City | Severe Drought |
| Cowen | Severe Drought |
| Cross Lanes | Severe Drought |
| Crumpler | Severe Drought |
| Culloden | Moderate Drought |
| Deep Water | Severe Drought |
| Despard | Moderate Drought |
| East Bank | Severe Drought |
| East Dailey | Moderate Drought |
| Enterprise | Abnormally Dry |
| Fairlea | Severe Drought |
| Falls View | Severe Drought |
| Farmington | Abnormally Dry |
| Fenwick | Severe Drought |
| Flemington | Moderate Drought |
| Fort Gay | Moderate Drought |
| Galloway | Moderate Drought |
| Gary | Severe Drought |
| Gauley Bridge | Severe Drought |
| Glasgow | Severe Drought |
| Glen Ferris | Severe Drought |
| Glen Fork | Severe Drought |
| Glen Jean | Severe Drought |
| Glen White | Severe Drought |
| Grafton | Abnormally Dry |
| Grant Town | Abnormally Dry |
| Great Cacapon | Moderate Drought |
| Gypsy | Abnormally Dry |
| Handley | Severe Drought |
| Hedgesville | Moderate Drought |
| Hendricks | Moderate Drought |
| Hepzibah | Abnormally Dry |
| Hico | Severe Drought |
| Hometown | Moderate Drought |
| Hurricane | Moderate Drought |
| Idamay | Abnormally Dry |
| Itmann | Severe Drought |
| Junior | Moderate Drought |
| Lavalette | Moderate Drought |
| Lester | Severe Drought |
| Lost Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Mabscott | Severe Drought |
| Mallory | Severe Drought |
| Matheny | Severe Drought |
| McConnell | Severe Drought |
| Mitchell Heights | Severe Drought |
| Monongah | Abnormally Dry |
| Montgomery | Severe Drought |
| Montrose | Moderate Drought |
| New Richmond | Severe Drought |
| Newburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Nitro | Severe Drought |
| Nutter Fort | Moderate Drought |
| Page | Severe Drought |
| Pageton | Severe Drought |
| Parsons | Moderate Drought |
| Pax | Severe Drought |
| Petersburg | Severe Drought |
| Piedmont | Moderate Drought |
| Pleasant Valley | Abnormally Dry |
| Poca | Moderate Drought |
| Pratt | Severe Drought |
| Prichard | Moderate Drought |
| Princeton | Severe Drought |
| Prosperity | Severe Drought |
| Pullman | Abnormally Dry |
| Quinwood | Severe Drought |
| Rachel | Abnormally Dry |
| Rainelle | Severe Drought |
| Raysal | Severe Drought |
| Richwood | Severe Drought |
| Ridgeley | Moderate Drought |
| Roderfield | Severe Drought |
| Salt Rock | Moderate Drought |
| Scarbro | Severe Drought |
| Shannondale | Moderate Drought |
| Shenandoah Junction | Moderate Drought |
| Shinnston | Abnormally Dry |
| Smithfield | Abnormally Dry |
| Sophia | Severe Drought |
| South Charleston | Severe Drought |
| Spelter | Abnormally Dry |
| Stanaford | Severe Drought |
| Stonewood | Moderate Drought |
| Sutton | Moderate Drought |
| Switzer | Severe Drought |
| Sylvester | Severe Drought |
| Thomas | Moderate Drought |
| Tornado | Severe Drought |
| Valley Head | Moderate Drought |
| Van | Severe Drought |
| War | Severe Drought |
| Welch | Severe Drought |
| West Logan | Severe Drought |
| West Milford | Moderate Drought |
| White Sulphur Springs | Severe Drought |
| White Hall | Abnormally Dry |
| Whitesville | Severe Drought |
| Wiley Ford | Moderate Drought |
| Winfield | Moderate Drought |
| Wolf Summit | Abnormally Dry |
| Worthington | Abnormally Dry |
| Aurora | Abnormally Dry |
| Bolivar | Moderate Drought |
| Charleston | Severe Drought |
| Fairmont | Abnormally Dry |
| Romney | Severe Drought |
| Harpers Ferry | Moderate Drought |
| Ranson | Moderate Drought |
| Jefferson | Severe Drought |
| Gilbert Creek | Severe Drought |
| Teays Valley | Moderate Drought |
| Carpendale | Moderate Drought |
| Valley Bend | Moderate Drought |