Current Drought Conditions for Arkansas - July 14, 2026
Arkansas Drought Report
As of July 14, 2026 approximately 54% (28,907 square miles) of Arkansas is under active drought conditions, with an additional 30% (15,835 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Arkansas: 32.5% (17,276 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 14.9% (7,929 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 6% (3,179 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3); 1% (523 sq mi) Exceptional Drought (D4).
The interactive map below shows current Arkansas drought boundaries. Click any shaded area for its drought category, or browse conditions by city and town in the list below.
| Drought Category | Area (sq mi) | % of State | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormally Dry | 15,835 | 29.8% | 29.8% |
| Moderate Drought | 17,276 | 32.5% | 32.5% |
| Severe Drought | 7,929 | 14.9% | 14.9% |
| Extreme Drought | 3,179 | 6% | 6% |
| Exceptional Drought | 523 | 1% | 1% |
Arkansas Drought Conditions Map
Click on a drought area for its category. Use the legend icon (lower right) to view drought categories. Toggle additional layers with the icon in the upper right.
Drought boundary shapefiles sourced from the U.S. Drought Monitor GIS Data, produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in partnership with the USDA and NOAA. Area and percentage calculations by PlantMaps.com.
Drought Conditions by City and Town in Arkansas
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Adona | Extreme Drought |
| Alexander | Moderate Drought |
| Alicia | Moderate Drought |
| Almyra | Moderate Drought |
| Alpena | Abnormally Dry |
| Altheimer | Moderate Drought |
| Altus | Moderate Drought |
| Amity | Moderate Drought |
| Antoine | Moderate Drought |
| Arkadelphia | Moderate Drought |
| Arkansas City | Exceptional Drought |
| Ash Flat | Moderate Drought |
| Ashdown | Abnormally Dry |
| Atkins | Severe Drought |
| Aubrey | Moderate Drought |
| Augusta | Moderate Drought |
| Austin | Severe Drought |
| Bald Knob | Moderate Drought |
| Banks | Severe Drought |
| Batesville | Moderate Drought |
| Bauxite | Moderate Drought |
| Bay | Abnormally Dry |
| Bearden | Moderate Drought |
| Beebe | Severe Drought |
| Bellefonte | Abnormally Dry |
| Belleville | Severe Drought |
| Ben Lomond | Moderate Drought |
| Benton | Moderate Drought |
| Bergman | Abnormally Dry |
| Bigelow | Severe Drought |
| Biggers | Severe Drought |
| Black Oak | Moderate Drought |
| Black Rock | Severe Drought |
| Blevins | Abnormally Dry |
| Bluff City | Moderate Drought |
| Blytheville | Moderate Drought |
| Bodcaw | Abnormally Dry |
| Bono | Moderate Drought |
| Bradford | Moderate Drought |
| Bradley | Abnormally Dry |
| Briarcliff | Abnormally Dry |
| Brinkley | Moderate Drought |
| Brookland | Moderate Drought |
| Bryant | Moderate Drought |
| Buckner | Abnormally Dry |
| Bull Shoals | Abnormally Dry |
| Burdette | Moderate Drought |
| Cabot | Severe Drought |
| Caddo Valley | Moderate Drought |
| Calico Rock | Abnormally Dry |
| Calion | Moderate Drought |
| Camden | Moderate Drought |
| Cammack Village | Moderate Drought |
| Campbell Station | Moderate Drought |
| Caraway | Abnormally Dry |
| Carlisle | Severe Drought |
| Carthage | Moderate Drought |
| Casa | Extreme Drought |
| Cash | Moderate Drought |
| Caulksville | Abnormally Dry |
| Cave City | Moderate Drought |
| Center Ridge | Abnormally Dry |
| Cherokee Village | Moderate Drought |
| Chester | Abnormally Dry |
| Chidester | Moderate Drought |
| Clarendon | Moderate Drought |
| Clarksville | Moderate Drought |
| Clinton | Abnormally Dry |
| Coal Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Concord | Abnormally Dry |
| Conway | Severe Drought |
| Corning | Extreme Drought |
| Cotter | Abnormally Dry |
| Cotton Plant | Abnormally Dry |
| Cove | Abnormally Dry |
| Crossett | Severe Drought |
| Cushman | Moderate Drought |
| Damascus | Abnormally Dry |
| Danville | Severe Drought |
| Dardanelle | Severe Drought |
| De Queen | Moderate Drought |
| De Valls Bluff | Moderate Drought |
| Delight | Moderate Drought |
| Dell | Moderate Drought |
| Dennard | Abnormally Dry |
| Denning | Moderate Drought |
| Dermott | Exceptional Drought |
| Des Arc | Abnormally Dry |
| Diaz | Moderate Drought |
| Dierks | Abnormally Dry |
| Donaldson | Moderate Drought |
| Dover | Severe Drought |
| Dumas | Severe Drought |
| Dyer | Abnormally Dry |
| East Camden | Moderate Drought |
| East End | Moderate Drought |
| El Dorado | Moderate Drought |
| Elaine | Severe Drought |
| Emerson | Abnormally Dry |
| Emmet | Abnormally Dry |
| England | Moderate Drought |
| Enola | Severe Drought |
| Etowah | Abnormally Dry |
| Eudora | Severe Drought |
| Evening Shade | Moderate Drought |
| Fairfield Bay | Abnormally Dry |
| Fisher | Abnormally Dry |
| Flippin | Abnormally Dry |
| Fordyce | Severe Drought |
| Foreman | Abnormally Dry |
| Fountain Hill | Extreme Drought |
| Franklin | Moderate Drought |
| Friendship | Moderate Drought |
| Garner | Severe Drought |
| Gassville | Abnormally Dry |
| Gibson | Moderate Drought |
| Gillett | Severe Drought |
| Gillham | Moderate Drought |
| Glenwood | Abnormally Dry |
| Gosnell | Moderate Drought |
| Gould | Moderate Drought |
| Grady | Moderate Drought |
| Grannis | Moderate Drought |
| Green Forest | Abnormally Dry |
| Greenbrier | Severe Drought |
| Greenway | Severe Drought |
| Greers Ferry | Abnormally Dry |
| Griffithville | Severe Drought |
| Guion | Abnormally Dry |
| Gum Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Gurdon | Moderate Drought |
| Guy | Abnormally Dry |
| Hamburg | Severe Drought |
| Hampton | Severe Drought |
| Hardy | Moderate Drought |
| Harrell | Severe Drought |
| Harrisburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Harrison | Abnormally Dry |
| Hartman | Moderate Drought |
| Haskell | Moderate Drought |
| Hatfield | Abnormally Dry |
| Havana | Moderate Drought |
| Haynes | Abnormally Dry |
| Hazen | Moderate Drought |
| Heber Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Hector | Abnormally Dry |
| Helena-West Helena | Abnormally Dry |
| Hermitage | Severe Drought |
| Hickory Ridge | Abnormally Dry |
| Higginson | Severe Drought |
| Highland | Moderate Drought |
| Holland | Severe Drought |
| Holly Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Hope | Abnormally Dry |
| Horatio | Moderate Drought |
| Horseshoe Bend | Abnormally Dry |
| Hot Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Hot Springs Village | Moderate Drought |
| Houston | Severe Drought |
| Hoxie | Severe Drought |
| Humnoke | Moderate Drought |
| Humphrey | Moderate Drought |
| Hunter | Abnormally Dry |
| Huttig | Moderate Drought |
| Imboden | Severe Drought |
| Jacksonport | Moderate Drought |
| Jacksonville | Moderate Drought |
| Jasper | Abnormally Dry |
| Jonesboro | Moderate Drought |
| Judsonia | Moderate Drought |
| Junction City | Abnormally Dry |
| Kensett | Severe Drought |
| Keo | Moderate Drought |
| Kingsland | Severe Drought |
| Kirby | Abnormally Dry |
| Knobel | Extreme Drought |
| Knoxville | Severe Drought |
| Lafe | Extreme Drought |
| Lake City | Moderate Drought |
| Lake Hamilton | Moderate Drought |
| Lake Village | Extreme Drought |
| Lakeview | Abnormally Dry |
| Lamar | Moderate Drought |
| Landmark | Moderate Drought |
| Leachville | Moderate Drought |
| Lead Hill | Abnormally Dry |
| Leola | Moderate Drought |
| Leslie | Abnormally Dry |
| Letona | Moderate Drought |
| Lewisville | Abnormally Dry |
| Lexa | Moderate Drought |
| Little Rock | Moderate Drought |
| Lockesburg | Moderate Drought |
| London | Severe Drought |
| Lonoke | Severe Drought |
| Lonsdale | Moderate Drought |
| Louann | Moderate Drought |
| Luxora | Abnormally Dry |
| Lynn | Moderate Drought |
| Magazine | Abnormally Dry |
| Magness | Moderate Drought |
| Magnet Cove | Moderate Drought |
| Magnolia | Abnormally Dry |
| Malvern | Moderate Drought |
| Mammoth Spring | Abnormally Dry |
| Manila | Moderate Drought |
| Marianna | Moderate Drought |
| Marmaduke | Extreme Drought |
| Marshall | Abnormally Dry |
| Marvell | Moderate Drought |
| Maumelle | Moderate Drought |
| Mayflower | Severe Drought |
| Maynard | Severe Drought |
| McAlmont | Moderate Drought |
| McCrory | Abnormally Dry |
| McGehee | Exceptional Drought |
| McNeil | Abnormally Dry |
| McRae | Severe Drought |
| Melbourne | Abnormally Dry |
| Mena | Abnormally Dry |
| Midway | Moderate Drought |
| Midway | Abnormally Dry |
| Mineral Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Mitchellville | Severe Drought |
| Monette | Moderate Drought |
| Monticello | Extreme Drought |
| Montrose | Extreme Drought |
| Moorefield | Moderate Drought |
| Moro | Moderate Drought |
| Morrilton | Extreme Drought |
| Mount Ida | Abnormally Dry |
| Mount Pleasant | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Vernon | Severe Drought |
| Mountain Home | Abnormally Dry |
| Mountain Pine | Severe Drought |
| Mountain View | Abnormally Dry |
| Mountainburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Mulberry | Abnormally Dry |
| Murfreesboro | Abnormally Dry |
| Nashville | Abnormally Dry |
| Natural Steps | Severe Drought |
| New Edinburg | Severe Drought |
| Newark | Moderate Drought |
| Newport | Moderate Drought |
| Norfork | Abnormally Dry |
| Norman | Abnormally Dry |
| Norphlet | Moderate Drought |
| North Crossett | Severe Drought |
| North Little Rock | Moderate Drought |
| O'Kean | Severe Drought |
| Oak Grove Heights | Extreme Drought |
| Oakhaven | Abnormally Dry |
| Oden | Abnormally Dry |
| Ogden | Abnormally Dry |
| Oil Trough | Moderate Drought |
| Okolona | Moderate Drought |
| Ola | Severe Drought |
| Oppelo | Extreme Drought |
| Osceola | Abnormally Dry |
| Oxford | Abnormally Dry |
| Ozark | Abnormally Dry |
| Palestine | Abnormally Dry |
| Pangburn | Abnormally Dry |
| Paragould | Extreme Drought |
| Paris | Moderate Drought |
| Parkdale | Severe Drought |
| Patmos | Abnormally Dry |
| Patterson | Moderate Drought |
| Peach Orchard | Extreme Drought |
| Perla | Moderate Drought |
| Perry | Extreme Drought |
| Perrytown | Abnormally Dry |
| Perryville | Extreme Drought |
| Piggott | Severe Drought |
| Pindall | Abnormally Dry |
| Pine Bluff | Moderate Drought |
| Pineville | Abnormally Dry |
| Piney | Moderate Drought |
| Plainview | Severe Drought |
| Pleasant Plains | Moderate Drought |
| Plumerville | Extreme Drought |
| Pocahontas | Severe Drought |
| Pollard | Severe Drought |
| Portia | Severe Drought |
| Portland | Extreme Drought |
| Pottsville | Severe Drought |
| Poyen | Moderate Drought |
| Prattsville | Moderate Drought |
| Prescott | Moderate Drought |
| Pyatt | Abnormally Dry |
| Quitman | Abnormally Dry |
| Ratcliff | Abnormally Dry |
| Ravenden | Moderate Drought |
| Ravenden Springs | Severe Drought |
| Reader | Moderate Drought |
| Rector | Extreme Drought |
| Redfield | Moderate Drought |
| Reed | Extreme Drought |
| Reyno | Severe Drought |
| Rison | Severe Drought |
| Rockwell | Moderate Drought |
| Roland | Severe Drought |
| Rondo | Moderate Drought |
| Rose Bud | Moderate Drought |
| Rosston | Abnormally Dry |
| Russell | Moderate Drought |
| Russellville | Severe Drought |
| Rye | Extreme Drought |
| Salem | Moderate Drought |
| Salem | Abnormally Dry |
| Salesville | Abnormally Dry |
| Scranton | Moderate Drought |
| Searcy | Severe Drought |
| Sedgwick | Severe Drought |
| Shannon Hills | Moderate Drought |
| Sheridan | Moderate Drought |
| Sherrill | Moderate Drought |
| Sherwood | Moderate Drought |
| Shirley | Abnormally Dry |
| Sidney | Moderate Drought |
| Smackover | Moderate Drought |
| South Lead Hill | Abnormally Dry |
| Southside | Moderate Drought |
| Sparkman | Moderate Drought |
| Stamps | Abnormally Dry |
| Star City | Moderate Drought |
| Staves | Moderate Drought |
| Stephens | Moderate Drought |
| Strawberry | Moderate Drought |
| Stuttgart | Moderate Drought |
| Subiaco | Moderate Drought |
| Success | Severe Drought |
| Sulphur Rock | Moderate Drought |
| Sulphur Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Summit | Abnormally Dry |
| Sweet Home | Moderate Drought |
| Swifton | Moderate Drought |
| Taylor | Abnormally Dry |
| Texarkana | Abnormally Dry |
| Thornton | Severe Drought |
| Tillar | Extreme Drought |
| Tollette | Abnormally Dry |
| Traskwood | Moderate Drought |
| Trumann | Abnormally Dry |
| Tull | Moderate Drought |
| Tumbling Shoals | Abnormally Dry |
| Ulm | Moderate Drought |
| Valley Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Vandervoort | Abnormally Dry |
| Vilonia | Severe Drought |
| Viola | Abnormally Dry |
| Wabbaseka | Moderate Drought |
| Waldo | Abnormally Dry |
| Walnut Ridge | Severe Drought |
| Ward | Severe Drought |
| Warren | Extreme Drought |
| Washington | Abnormally Dry |
| Watson | Extreme Drought |
| Weiner | Abnormally Dry |
| West Crossett | Severe Drought |
| West Point | Severe Drought |
| Western Grove | Abnormally Dry |
| Wheatley | Abnormally Dry |
| White Hall | Moderate Drought |
| Wickes | Abnormally Dry |
| Willisville | Abnormally Dry |
| Wilmar | Extreme Drought |
| Wilmot | Moderate Drought |
| Wilton | Moderate Drought |
| Winchester | Extreme Drought |
| Winthrop | Moderate Drought |
| Woodson | Moderate Drought |
| Wooster | Severe Drought |
| Wrightsville | Moderate Drought |
| Yarborough Landing | Abnormally Dry |
| Yellville | Abnormally Dry |