Drought Information Statement for Central Indiana Valid October 10, 2025 Issued By: NWS Indianapolis, IN Contact Information: nws.indianapolis@noaa.gov This product will be updated by November 7, 2025 or when significant changes occur. Please see all currently available products at https://drought.gov/drought-information-statements. Please visit https://www.weather.gov/ind/DroughtInformationStatement for previous statements. Please visit https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/ for regional drought status updates. D3 (Extreme Drought) now also in northern parts of central Indiana for the first time since 2012 Minor improvements in pockets of southern Indiana due to local rainfall of 2 to 4 inches Conditions expected to worsen with no rainfall expected in the next week U.S. Drought Monitor Drought Intensity and Extent D3 (Extreme Drought): Carroll, Howard D2 (Severe Drought): Clinton, Delaware, Madison, Parke, Randolph, Tipton, Vermillion D1 (Moderate Drought): Boone, Brown, Clay, Decatur, Fountain, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen, Putnam, Rush, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Vigo D0: (Abnormally Dry): Bartholomew, Daviess, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Shelby, Warren Recent Change in Drought Intensity Four Week Drought Monitor Class Change Two class degradation over northeastern central Indiana (with a pocket of 3 class degradation over Howard county) as well as part of southwestern Indiana One class degradation over the majority of central Indiana One class improvement over mainly Bartholomew county No change over northwest and southeast central Indiana Precipitation Below normal precipitation for the majority of the area Spots in northeast and north central Indiana less than 25% of normal 100 to 200% of normal along the Ohio River and over parts of southeastern central Indiana Temperature The 7 day temperature anomaly for max temperatures is over 8 degrees above normal for the entire state Summary of Impacts Hydrologic Impacts Below to much below normal streamflow over some basins (USGS) Low levels in ponds and streams, some completely dry (County Extension) Agricultural Impacts Unharvested crops stressed, lower yields (CMOR) Cracked hard ground, dusty crop fields (County Extension) Fire Hazard Impacts Several county burn bans (IDHS) Field fire concerns (CMOR, County Extension) Other Impacts Plants, shrubs, trees discolored and losing leaves (CMOR) Lawns dormant or patchy and brown (County Extension) Mitigation Actions None reported Hydrologic Conditions and Impacts Below to much below normal streamflow across the Wabash, Wildcat, Mississinewa and upper to middle White basins Near Normal streamflow in the lower White, Eel, and East Fork White basins Above normal streamflow in most basins along the Ohio River Agricultural Impacts Soil moisture is less than the 5th percentile across much of northern Indiana, and below the 30th percentile across all but southwestern Indiana Unharvested crops stressed Lower yields from harvest Cracked hard ground, dusty crop fields Fire Hazard Impacts Burn bans across several counties Increasing field and brush fire concerns Seven Day Precipitation Forecast There is a small chance for rain over the next 24 hours, but overall no measurable precipitation is expected for the next seven days Drought Outlook The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage Drought is expected to develop/persist across the entire state through the end of January