Drought Information Statement for Northern IN, Southern MI, Northwest OH
Valid April 7, 2026
Issued By: NWS Northern IN
Contact Information: nws.northernindiana@noaa.gov
This product will be updated in May 2026 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/iwx/DroughtInformationStatement for previous statements. 
Please visit https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates for regional drought status updates.
Major improvements have been made this week to the drought monitor.
All of our Indiana counties are drought free!
Moderate Drought (D1) remains in a portion of northwest Ohio.
An active weather pattern in April will likely help to improve any remaining areas of drought conditions.
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U.S. Drought Monitor
Link to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor for Northern IN, Southern MI, Northwest OH
Drought intensity and Extent
D1 (Moderate Drought): Portions of Van Wert, Putnam, Paulding, and Henry counties in northwest Ohio
D0: (Abnormally Dry): Mainly along and south of the US 30 corridor in Indiana and Ohio
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Recent Change in Drought Intensity
Link to the latest 4-week change map for Northern IN, Southern MI, Northwest OH
Four Week Drought Monitor Class Change. 
Sounties along and south of US 30 saw major improvements in drought classification this past week.
Several counties in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio saw a 2 category improvement in the past week!
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Precipitation
Precipitation over the past 30 days has been well above normal area-wide.
Many locations have had 4-8” of rain in the past 30 days.


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Temperature
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Summary of Impacts
Links: See/submit Condition Monitoring Observer Reports (CMOR) and view the Drought Impacts Reporter
Hydrologic Impacts 
There are no known impacts at this time

Agricultural Impacts
There are no known impacts at this time

Fire Hazard Impacts
There are no known impacts at this time

Other Impacts
There are no known impacts at this time

Mitigation Actions
None reported


Hydrologic Conditions and Impacts
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Agricultural Impacts
Well above normal rainfall has helped to replenish soil moisture across much of northern Indiana, northwest Ohio, and southern Lower Michigan
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Fire Hazard Impacts
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Link to Wildfire Potential Outlooks from the National Interagency Coordination Center.
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Seven Day Precipitation Forecast
An active weather pattern is expected to persist over the next 7 days in mid April.
Multiple chances for rain and storms are ahead, especially around the middle of next week (April 13-15)
1-2” of rain will be possible in the next 7 days across our forecast area. The highest amounts will occur in far northwest Indiana and southwest Lower Michigan.




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Rapid Onset Drought Outlook
Links to the latest Climate Prediction Center 8 to 14 day Temperature Outlook and Precipitation Outlook.
Summarize conditions and impacts here

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Long-Range Outlooks
The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage
Issued on March 31st, the outlooks for April favors above-normal precipitation (40-60% probabilities) and above-normal temperatures (33-40% probabilities). 

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Drought Outlook
The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage
According to the Climate Prediction Center, drought conditions are favored to end or improve during the Spring into early Summer. 
Since March 1st, precipitation is about 2 to 5 inches above normal.
Links to the latest:
Climate Prediction Center Monthly Drought Outlook 
Climate Prediction Center Seasonal Drought Outlook 
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