Drought is a natural hazard resulting from a substantial period with a lack of precipitation. Although many consider it a rare and random event, drought is actually a normal, recurrent feature of climate. Drought normally affects more people than other natural hazards do, and its effects are spread over a larger geographical area. 

The LENRD has a Drought Management Plan which is intended to define drought locally and identify processes in order to respond to and manage the impacts of future drought events. 

Drought Resources

U.S. Drought Monitor

The U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) is a map released every Thursday, showing where drought is and how bad it is across the U.S. and its territories. The map uses six classifications: normal conditions, abnormally dry (D0), showing areas that may be going into or are coming out of drought, and four levels of drought: moderate (D1), severe (D2), extreme (D3) and exceptional (D4).

Click here to go to the U.S. Drought Monitor webpage for Nebraska

LENRD Drought Management Plan