Drought Information

Severe Thunderstorms and Flooding from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes; Record Heat in the East

Widely scattered severe thunderstorms may produce damaging winds, hail, and flash flooding from the southern Plains into the lower Great Lakes. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist across portions of the Southwest and Southern High Plains due to gusty winds and dry conditions. An early-season heatwave will challenge temperature records across the eastern U.S.. Read More >

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Current Drought Statement

US Drought Monitor

Soil Moisture

Streamflow Percentiles

Outlook

                        
806
AXUS71 KLWX 151338
DGTLWX
DCC001-MDC001-003-005-009-013-015-017-021-023-025-027-031-033-037-
043-510-VAC003-013-015-043-047-059-061-069-079-091-099-107-113-
125-137-139-153-157-165-171-177-179-187-510-540-600-630-660-683-
790-820-840-WVC003-023-027-031-037-057-065-071-221345-

Drought Information Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
938 AM EDT Fri May 15 2026

For the latest Drought Information Statement from the National
Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington DC, see:
www.weather.gov/media/lwx/DGT/DGT_LWX_05152026.pdf

For the latest accessible, text-only Drought Information
Statement from the National Weather Service in Baltimore
MD/Washington DC, see:
www.weather.gov/media/lwx/DGT/DGT_LWX_05152026.txt

National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC Drought
Information Statement web page:
www.weather.gov/lwx/DroughtInformationStatement

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Current drought status for our area: (Graphics update every Thursday)