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Weather Forecast Office

NWS Louisville Drought Page

Portions of these pages may not be routinely updated when there is no drought in southern Indiana or central Kentucky

U.S. Drought Monitor:

The data cutoff for Drought Monitor maps is Tuesday at 8 a.m. Eastern.
Rain that falls after that time is not taken into account when crafting this
map. Also, rain forecast to fall in the future is not included in this map.

State Drought Statistics


Indiana	Kentucky

Drought Class Change Maps

Risk of Rapid Drought Intensification (Experimental)

Palmer Drought Severity Index:

Standardized Precipitation Index:

	30-Day	60-Day	90-Day	120-Day
Kentucky
Indiana

Landscape Evaporative Response Index

U.S. Monthly Drought Outlook
U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook

drought.gov

National, State and Local Actions:

Drought Condition Monitoring Observations and Reports

National Drought Impacts

Climatological Summary:

Precipitation:

Percentage of Normal Precipitation

7-day	30-day	90-day	120-day

Temperature:

Temperature Departure from Normal

Last 7 days	Last 30 days	Month to date

The U.S. Drought Monitor is a weekly collaborative effort between a number of federal agencies including NOAA/NWS, U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Drought Mitigation Center. Details and explanations of the Drought Monitor can found at the web site:

https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/

The categories of drought are defined as follows:

Abnormally Dry (D0) - Going into drought: short-term dryness slowing planting, growth of crops or pastures; fire risk above average. Coming out of drought: some lingering water deficits; pastures or crops not fully recovered.

Moderate Drought (D1) - Some damage to crops, pastures; fire risk high; streams, reservoirs, or wells low, some water shortages developing or imminent, voluntary water use restrictions requested.

Severe Drought (D2) - Crop or pasture losses likely; fire risk very high; water shortages common; water restrictions imposed.

Extreme Drought (D3) - Major crop/pasture losses; extreme fire danger; widespread water shortages or restrictions.

Exceptional Drought (D4) - Exceptional and widespread crop/pasture losses; exceptional fire risk; shortages of water in reservoirs, streams, and wells, creating water emergencies.

2-Page Drought Fact Sheet

State of the Science Drought Fact Sheet

Disaster & Drought Assistance:

Drought ACIS:

Drought ACIS allows you the ability to explore data related to drought from the Regional Climate Centers (RCCs). You can look at length or periods without rain, temperature data, and more. Click on the logo below to gain access to this tool.

Kentucky Drought Mitigation and Response Plan

Indiana's Water Shortage Plan

Kentucky Drought Viewer

Indiana Drought Conditions & Impacts

Plots of Temperatures and Precipitation:

	Year-to-Date	Water Year
Bowling Green
Frankfort
Lexington
Louisville Ali
Louisville Bowman

River and Stream Flow Conditions:

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Central Southern Indiana (NWS Louisville)
Jefferson County, Kentucky (NWS Louisville)
Central Kentucky (NWS Louisville)
Western Kentucky (NWS Paducah)
Northern Kentucky (NWS Wilmington)
Eastern Kentucky (NWS Jackson)
Northeastern Kentucky (NWS Charleston)

Tip: Use CTRL-F and enter a search term to find something quickly. For example, if you're interested in the Ohio River at Ashland, hit CTRL-F and in the box that pops up type Ashland. Note that there may be more than one match (like if you enter the search term Ohio), in which case you can hit the enter key to go through all the matches.

The river stage data come from USGS and USACE. Forecasts are from the National Weather Service.

Central Southern Indiana (NWS Louisville)

Blue River at Fredericksburg	Blue River at White Cloud	Buck Creek near New Middletown	Indian-Kentuck Creek near Canaan


Lick Creek at Paoli	Lost River 1E Prospect	Middle Fork Anderson River at Bristow	Muscatatuck River at Deputy


Ohio River at Clifty Creek	P atoka River near Cuzco	Patoka River near Jasper	Patoka River at Patoka Lake


Silver Creek at Sellersburg	West Fork Blue River at Salem	Whiskey Run at Marengo

Jefferson County, Kentucky (NWS Louisville)

Beargrass Creek at Mellwood	Chenoweth Run near Fern Creek	Chenoweth Run at Jeffersontown	Floyds Fork near Mount Washington


Floyds Fork at Fisherville	Floyds Fork near Pewee Valley	Goose Creek near Glenview	Goose Creek near Lyndon


Middle Fork Beargrass Creek near Clifton	Middle Fork Beargrass Creek near Saint Matthews	Mill Creek near Pleasure Ridge Park	Mill Creek near Valley Station


Northern Ditch near Okolona	Ohio River at Kosmosdale	Ohio River at Louisville Water Tower	Ohio River at McAlpine Lower


Ohio River at McAlpine Upper	Pennsylvania Run near Zoneton	Pond Creek near Fairdale	Pond Creek at Medora


South Fork Beargrass Creek near Audubon Park	South Fork Beargrass Creek at Germantown

Central Kentucky (NWS Louisville)

Bacon Creek at Priceville	Barren River at Barren River Lake	Barren River at Bowling Green	Beech Fork at Bardstown


Beech Fork at Maud	Brashears Creek at Taylorsville	Cane Run Creek near Douglas Park	Cane Run Creek at Highlands


Caney Creek at Horse Branch	Cumberland River at Burkesville	Cumberland River at Lake Cumberland	Dix River near Danville


Dix River at Herrington Lake	Drakes Creek near Alvaton	Eagle Creek near Sadieville	East Hickman Creek near East Hickman


Elkhorn Creek at Fort Spring	Elkhorn Creek at Peaks Mill	Elkhorn Creek at Yarnallton	Green River at Brownsville


Green River at Green River Lake	Green River at Greensburg	Green River near Mammoth Cave	Green River at Munfordville


Green River near McKinney	Green River at Rochester	Green River at Woodbury Upper	Hinkston Creek near Carlisle


Houston Creek at Paris	Kentucky River at Camp Nelson	Kentucky River at Ford Lock	Kentucky River at Frankfort Lock


Kentucky River at High Bridge Lock	Kentucky River at Lockport	Kentucky River at Salvisa	Kentucky River at Tyrone


Kentucky River at Valley View	Licking River at Blue Licks Spring	Nolin River at Hodgenville	Nolin River at Nolin River Lake


Nolin River at White Mills	North Elkhorn Creek at Eastland Park	North Elkhorn Creek at Georgetown	Ohio River at Cannelton


Ohio River at McAlpine Lower	Ohio River at McAlpine Upper	Ohio River at Tell City	Red River at Dot


Rolling Fork River near Boston	Rolling Fork River near Lebanon Junction	Rolling Fork River at New Haven	Rough River near Dundee


Rough River at Rough River Lake	Russell Creek near Columbia	Salt River at Glensboro	Salt River at Shepherdsville


Salt River at Taylorsville Lake	South Elkhorn Creek at Midway	South Fork Licking River at Cynthiana	Stoner Creek at Paris


West Fork Drakes Creek at Franklin	West Hickman Creek at Veterans Park

Western Kentucky (NWS Paducah)

B ayou de Chien Above Clinton	Clarks River Above Murray	Clarks River Above Almo	Cumberland River at Barkley Lake Pool


Cumberland River at Barkley Lake Tailwater	Green River at Calhoun Lock and Dam	Green River Above Livermore	Green River at Paradise


Green River Above Rockport	Green River Above Spottsville	Humphrey Creek Above Lacenter	Little River Above Cadiz


Massac Creek Above Paducah	Mississippi River Above Hickman	M ississippi River Above Wickliffe	North Fork Little River Above Hopkinsville - Water Plant


O hio River Above Henderson	O hio River at Owensboro	Ohio River at Paducah	Pond River Above Apex


South Fork Little River Above Hopkinsville	South Fork Little River at Hopkinsville - 68/80	South Fork Little River at Hopkinsville - Bypass	Tennessee River at Kentucky Lake Pool


Tradewater River Above Olney	Tradewater River Above Providence

Northern Kentucky (NWS Wilmington)

E agle Creek near Glencoe	Kentucky River at Gest	Licking River at Catawba	Licking River at Falmouth


Licking River at McKinneysburg	Licking River above Visalia	North Fork Licking near Mt Olivet	O hio River at Markland Lower


Ohio River at Maysville	South Fork Licking River at Hayes	Woolper Creek near Burlington

Eastern Kentucky (NWS Jackson)

Beaver Creek at Martin	Beaver Creek near Monticello	Buck Creek near Shopville	Carr Creek at Carr Creek Lake


C lear Fork at Saxton	Cumberland River at Barbourville	Cumberland River at Cumberland	Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls


Cumberland River at Loyall	Cumberland River at Pineville	Cumberland River at Williamsburg	Cutshin Creek at Wooton


Goose Creek at Manchester	Grapevine Creek near Phyllis	Johns Creek at Dewey Lake	Johns Creek near Meta


K entucky River at Heidelberg	Kentucky River at Lock 11 near College Hill	K entucky River at Lock 13 near Willow	Kentucky River near Ravenna


Left Fork Peter Creek at Phelps	Levisa Fork at Fishtrap Lake	Levisa Fork at Paintsville	Levisa Fork at Pikeville


Levisa Fork at Prestonburg	Licking River at Cave Run Farmers	Lic king River at Cave Run Lake	Licking River near Salyersville


Lynn Camp Creek at Corbin	Middle Fork Kentucky River at Buckhorn Lake	Middle Fork Kentucky River near Hyden	Middle Fork Kentucky River near Tallega


North Fork Kentucky River at Hazard	North Fork Kentucky River at Jackson	North Fork Kentucky River at Whitesburg	North Fork Triplett Creek near Morehead


Paint Creek at Paintsville Lake	Pond Creek at Pond Creek	Red River at Clay City	Red River near Hazel Green


Rockcastle River at Billows		Russell Fork at Elkhorn City	Shelby Creek at Myra


Slate Creek at Highway 713 near Mount Sterling	South Fork Kentucky River at Booneville	South Fork Kentucky River at Oneida	S turgeon Creek at Cressmont

Northeastern Kentucky (NWS Charleston)

Big Sandy River at Fullers Station	Blaine Creek near Blaine	Little Sandy River at Grayson	Ohio River at Ashland


Ohio River at Lloyd Greenup Lock	Tygarts Creek near Greenup

Select river stages are shown at left. For more detailed information see our National Water Prediction Service.

Additional current stream and river stages may be viewed at:

USGS WaterWatch

An interactive table of sites which are at or near record low flow can be found at:

USGS WaterWatch

Indiana Ground Water Watch

Agricultural Impacts:

Crop Progress and Condition Report:

Indiana
Kentucky

National Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin

QuickDRI

CoCoRaHS Condition Monitoring


Crop Moisture Index


Soil Moisture Anomaly


Evaporative Demand Drought Index

For additional information on agriculture impacts may be viewed from the:

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service

Fire Danger Hazards:

National Fire Danger Class

National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook

Keetch-Bryam Drought Index:

Description of Fire Danger Ratings

Low fire danger
Moderate fire danger
High fire danger
Very High Danger
Extreme fire danger

The Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) is a drought index that is specifically related to fire potential. The KDBI is broken into four categories which indicate the susceptibility of ground fuels to fire danger. Below are the four categories and a brief description of each.

Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KDBI)
KBDI Value	Description of Fire Potential
0 to 200	Low - Wet with little danger of fire initiation
201 to 400	Moderate - Drying occurring with some fire danger
401 to 600	High - Ground cover dry and will burn readily
601 to 800	Extreme - Dead and live fuels will burn readily

Burn Bans:

Indiana
Kentucky

Precipitation/Temperature Outlooks:

U.S. Monthly Drought Outlook

U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook

7-Day Total Precipitation Forecast from the Weather Prediction Center:

7-day precipitation forecast

Days 1-7 Precipitation Forecasts from the Weather Prediction Center

Long Term Outlooks


Days 6-10 Temperature	Days 6-10 Precipitation


Days 8-14 Temperature	Days 8-14 Precipitation


Weeks 3-4 Temperature	Weeks 3-4 Precipitation


One Month Temperature	One Month Precipitation


Three Month Temperature	Three Month Precipitation