| 4/24/2026 | AL-SH-23 | AL | Shelby |
Moderately Dry
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| We are experiencing an unusually dry April! Right now, the Peavine Creek has stopped flowing! It has pools now, not flowing water. It is so very unusual for April, and I fear what the summer will bring. We are expecting rain this weekend, but certainly it won't be enough to make up for this deficit so early in the spring. Impacted will be wildlife, agriculture if farmers don't irrigate, and the fire hazard will be alarming. Already the long-needle pines are showing signs of water deprivation. |
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| 4/24/2026 | CO-AR-386 | CO | Arapahoe |
Severely Dry
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| Soil is so dry and friable that weeds, especially thistle, are easy to pull by hand |
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| 4/24/2026 | CO-BO-435 | CO | Boulder |
Severely Dry
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| Ponds in local area look more like puddles than ponds. Grass which should be greening up is brown and dry. Some local farmers (without greenhouses) will not be selling produce at farmers' markets. |
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| 4/24/2026 | FL-AL-107 | FL | Alachua |
Severely Dry
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| ponds and waterways exceeding low, un-irrigated pastures and crops severely stressed |
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| 4/24/2026 | MD-HW-44 | MD | Howard |
Mildly Dry
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| No effect |
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| 4/24/2026 | MO-HL-45 | MO | Howell |
Moderately Dry
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| Thankfully, a thunderstorm is bringing much-needed rain. We've had very little rain yet this Spring, and only a couple of light frosts since mid-March. The ground is quite hard and dry. Mud rings are near the surface again in ponds, and wet-weather branches still haven't run since early last Spring. Pastures are beautifully green, but forage growth remains very slow for lack of timely and adequate rains. The first hay cutting will likely be light, and Summer forage will may very well be less than normal. In our general area, an unusual number of trees of various species are dying or have died since last Fall; according to a forestry specialist, many of these losses are directly attributable to the extended drought. Trees of all ages are affected, including many that would have made marketable timber. Windy conditions have prevailed in recent weeks to compound the drying effect, but fire risk is mitigated by green foliage and forage. |
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| 4/24/2026 | MT-LN-6 | MT | Lincoln |
Near Normal
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| Despite a low snow winter, we have received reasonable precipitation this spring to make conditions close to normal. |
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| 4/24/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
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| Sunny and warm with light winds, then partly to mostly cloudy and cold overnight with light winds. The high temperature was around sixty two degrees, and the low around thirty nine degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. Jewelweed leaves, Dandelion flowers, violet flowers, Burdock leaves, Silver Maple leaves, Dead Nettle flowers, Nettle leaves, Glecoma hederacea leaves, Serviceberry flowers, Bush Honeysuckle buds, Trillium flowers and Trout Lily flowers are appearing. The local intermittent stream and nearby trout stream are flowing at spring levels. Some manure is being spread and fields being plowed. |
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| 4/24/2026 | NC-BC-1 | NC | Buncombe |
Moderately Dry
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| Another dry week with only 0.11" of rain and warm temperatures. D3 Extreme Drought. Soil very dry. |
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| 4/24/2026 | NC-CM-93 | NC | Cumberland |
Moderately Dry
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| Grass is crunchy. Ponds are low. Fire danger is high |
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| 4/24/2026 | NC-WK-185 | NC | Wake |
Moderately Dry
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| In terms of demand, the town population this year is reportedly 7 times greater than it was in 25 years ago. Twin Lakes/Hatches Pond less than a mile away with confluence in the nearby park is drained for a construction project. That lake was subject to seasonal eutrophication on a regular basis. The nearest metropolis less than 5 miles away imposed some water restrictions on the 20th. A nearby large agricultural field with large irrigation pond and seasonal irrigation has been converted to residential development within the last few years which also decreased input at a confluence into Hatcher Creek in the nearby park. A big pond at Holly Creek has been filled and a new Health Care facility was constructed a and opened not long ago at the former pond site. Temperatures in the attic (with HVAC plenum and ducts) have recently exceeded 100 F which may create habitat for heat-loving microorganisms and increase workload of the a/c. Burn ban continues statewide due to ground level dryness. |
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| 4/24/2026 | NC-WK-203 | NC | Wake |
Severely Dry
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| Only a trace of rainfall this week. Lawns are burning out. steam flow is,very low. Water and fire restrictions remain in place. |
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| 4/24/2026 | SC-SP-11 | SC | Spartanburg |
Moderately Dry
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| Watering of plants and garden outside. Dusty soil everywhere. |
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| 4/24/2026 | TX-GM-16 | TX | Grimes |
Near Normal
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| Soil is pretty much saturated at this point, and was very wet yesterday. Though today it seems to be a little dryer, so that’s why I’m choosing Near Normal |
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