Drought Information Statement for Southeast Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle Valid March 31, 2025 Issued By: WFO Cheyenne, WY Contact Information: nws.cheyenne@noaa.gov This product will be updated April 25, 2025 or sooner if drought conditions change significantly. Please see all currently available products at https://drought.gov/drought-information-statements. Please visit https://www.weather.gov/cys/DroughtInformationStatement for previous statements. Please visit https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates for regional drought status updates. Extreme (D3) Drought has largely stabilized covering all or most of Platte, Goshen, Niobrara, and Laramie Counties, and large parts of Albany, and Converse counties in Wyoming. D-3 also covers and all or most of Dawes Sioux and Box Butte Counties, in Nebraska. Otherwise, Severe (D-2) Drought has stabilized in the Nebraska Panhandle to cover all or most of Kimball, Banner, Morrill, Cheyenne, and Scotts Bluff Counties. Moderate (D1) Drought remains in small areas. 1 U.S. Drought Monitor Drought intensity and Extent D4 (Exceptional Drought): none D3 (Extreme Drought): large areas of southeast Wyoming and the northern Nebraska Panhandle D2 (Severe Drought): large parts of southeastern Wyoming and a large part of the Nebraska Panhandle D1 (Moderate Drought): Cheyenne County in Nebraska, and parts of Carbon and Albany Counties in Wyoming D0: (Abnormally Dry): Southwest Carbon County, WY Recent Change in Drought Intensity Four Week Drought Monitor Class Change Drought Worsened: Most of Cheyenne County and a sliver of Kimball County in Nebraska. Slivers of Laramie and Albany Counties in Wyoming No Change: Almost all of the Nebraska Panhandle. Most of Converse, Laramie, Albany, and Carbon Counties in Wyoming. All of Niobrara, Platte, and Goshen Counties. Drought Improved: small areas in Carbon, and western Converse Counties in Wyoming. Precipitation Precipitation in the Nebraska Panhandle was generally below to well-below normal. Precipitation ranged from well-above normal to well-below normal in southeastern Wyoming. Parts of Cheyenne, Morrill, and Carbon Counties saw the least precipitation relative to normal while parts of Laramie, Carbon, and Platte Counties saw the greatest precipitation relative to normal. Summary of Impacts Links: See/submit Condition Monitoring Observer Reports (CMOR) and view the Drought Impacts Reporter Hydrologic Impacts Larger main-stem rivers have open water. Flows in Wyoming are near normal in the mountains and lower than normal in the plains. Additional information from the USGS can be found here. Agricultural Impacts Soil moisture has improved in the Nebraska Panhandle but deteriorates as you move westward into Wyoming. Visit the attached links for USDA Crop Progress and Conditions reports for Wyoming and Nebraska. Poor to very poor range condition with supplemental water being provided to cattle. Fire Hazard Impacts Normal wildland fire potential expected in April for east central Wyoming and western Nebraska. The most recent significant wildland fire potential outlook can be found here. Other Impacts There are no known impacts at this time Mitigation Actions Please refer to your municipality and/or water provider for mitigation information. Crop moistures are abnormally to excessively dry for most of the area. Visit the attached links for USDA Crop Progress and Conditions reports for Wyoming and Nebraska. Reduced crop production, early reliance on hay for cattle. Supplemental water being provided to cattle. Hydrologic Conditions and Impacts Image Caption: USGS 7 day average streamflow HUC map valid MM DD YYYY Summarize conditions/impacts here Agricultural Impacts Summarize conditions/impacts here Fire Hazard Impacts Summarize conditions/impacts here Seven Day Precipitation Forecast Summarize conditions here Rapid Onset Drought Outlook Summarize conditions and impacts here Long-Range Outlooks The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage Summarize conditions/impacts here Drought Outlook The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage Through the month of March, drought conditions have persisted for almost all of southeast Wyoming and all of the Nebraska Panhandle. The latest monthly outlook continues to show little improvement in March. The seasonal outlook for March-June issued March 20th indicates continued or developing drought for almost the entire area. Climate Prediction Center Monthly Drought Outlook Climate Prediction Center Seasonal Drought Outlook