Current Drought Conditions for Arkansas - May 26, 2026
Arkansas Drought Report
As of May 26, 2026 approximately 99% (52,716 square miles) of Arkansas is under active drought conditions, with an additional 1% (441 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Arkansas: 14.8% (7,890 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 30.2% (16,063 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 39% (20,718 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3); 15.1% (8,045 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 | 441 | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Moderate Drought | 7,890 | 14.8% | 14.8% |
| Severe Drought | 16,063 | 30.2% | 30.2% |
| Extreme Drought | 20,718 | 39% | 39% |
| Exceptional Drought | 8,045 | 15.1% | 15.1% |
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 |
| Alicia | Exceptional Drought |
| Altheimer | Severe Drought |
| Altus | Moderate Drought |
| Atkins | Extreme Drought |
| Austin | Extreme Drought |
| Avoca | Abnormally Dry |
| Banks | Exceptional Drought |
| Bearden | Extreme Drought |
| Benton | Severe Drought |
| Berryville | Moderate Drought |
| Bigelow | Extreme Drought |
| Biggers | Exceptional Drought |
| Blevins | Extreme Drought |
| Bluff City | Severe Drought |
| Bradford | Exceptional Drought |
| Buckner | Moderate Drought |
| Caddo Valley | Severe Drought |
| Clinton | Extreme Drought |
| Concord | Exceptional Drought |
| Cushman | Exceptional Drought |
| Denning | Moderate Drought |
| Dumas | Extreme Drought |
| Earle | Severe Drought |
| East End | Severe Drought |
| Elaine | Extreme Drought |
| Emerson | Extreme Drought |
| Emmet | Severe Drought |
| Eureka Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Fordyce | Extreme Drought |
| Green Forest | Moderate Drought |
| Greers Ferry | Extreme Drought |
| Gurdon | Extreme Drought |
| Guy | Extreme Drought |
| Hampton | Exceptional Drought |
| Hardy | Exceptional Drought |
| Harrell | Exceptional Drought |
| Hartman | Severe Drought |
| Hazen | Severe Drought |
| Higginson | Extreme Drought |
| Houston | Extreme Drought |
| Humnoke | Severe Drought |
| Huntington | Moderate Drought |
| Junction City | Extreme Drought |
| Keo | Extreme Drought |
| Kingsland | Extreme Drought |
| Lonsdale | Severe Drought |
| Lynn | Exceptional Drought |
| Magness | Exceptional Drought |
| Marvell | Severe Drought |
| McRae | Extreme Drought |
| Monticello | Exceptional Drought |
| Moorefield | Exceptional Drought |
| Natural Steps | Extreme Drought |
| Newark | Exceptional Drought |
| Okolona | Extreme Drought |
| Oppelo | Extreme Drought |
| Oxford | Extreme Drought |
| Pangburn | Extreme Drought |
| Patmos | Moderate Drought |
| Perla | Severe Drought |
| Perry | Extreme Drought |
| Portia | Exceptional Drought |
| Prattsville | Severe Drought |
| Prescott | Extreme Drought |
| Quitman | Extreme Drought |
| Rogers | Moderate Drought |
| Roland | Extreme Drought |
| Rondo | Severe Drought |
| Rose Bud | Extreme Drought |
| Rosston | Moderate Drought |
| Salem | Severe Drought |
| Sheridan | Severe Drought |
| Shirley | Extreme Drought |
| Sidney | Exceptional Drought |
| South Lead Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Stephens | Severe Drought |
| Strawberry | Exceptional Drought |
| Sunset | Severe Drought |
| Taylor | Extreme Drought |
| Thornton | Extreme Drought |
| Tull | Severe Drought |
| Tumbling Shoals | Extreme Drought |
| Tyronza | Severe Drought |
| Ward | Extreme Drought |
| Watson | Exceptional Drought |
| Willisville | Moderate Drought |
| Wilmot | Extreme Drought |
| Winchester | Exceptional Drought |
| Woodson | Extreme Drought |
| Wrightsville | Extreme Drought |
| Morrilton | Extreme Drought |
| Rye | Exceptional Drought |
| Alexander | Severe Drought |
| Aubrey | Severe Drought |
| Barling | Moderate Drought |
| Bassett | Severe Drought |
| Bauxite | Severe Drought |
| Blytheville | Extreme Drought |
| Bonanza | Moderate Drought |
| Branch | Moderate Drought |
| Brinkley | Severe Drought |
| Bryant | Severe Drought |
| Burdette | Severe Drought |
| Cabot | Extreme Drought |
| Calion | Extreme Drought |
| Cammack Village | Extreme Drought |
| Campbell Station | Exceptional Drought |
| Caraway | Extreme Drought |
| Carthage | Extreme Drought |
| Casa | Extreme Drought |
| Cherokee Village | Exceptional Drought |
| Cherry Valley | Extreme Drought |
| Chidester | Severe Drought |
| Cove | Moderate Drought |
| Crawfordsville | Severe Drought |
| Crossett | Extreme Drought |
| Delight | Extreme Drought |
| Dell | Severe Drought |
| Dermott | Exceptional Drought |
| Diamond City | Moderate Drought |
| Donaldson | Severe Drought |
| East Camden | Extreme Drought |
| Edmondson | Severe Drought |
| Etowah | Severe Drought |
| Eudora | Extreme Drought |
| Fairfield Bay | Extreme Drought |
| Fisher | Extreme Drought |
| Fouke | Severe Drought |
| Franklin | Exceptional Drought |
| Friendship | Severe Drought |
| Gateway | Abnormally Dry |
| Gilmore | Severe Drought |
| Goshen | Moderate Drought |
| Greenway | Exceptional Drought |
| Greenwood | Moderate Drought |
| Griffithville | Extreme Drought |
| Haskell | Severe Drought |
| Hermitage | Exceptional Drought |
| Highfill | Moderate Drought |
| Hope | Severe Drought |
| Hoxie | Exceptional Drought |
| Humphrey | Moderate Drought |
| Hunter | Severe Drought |
| Imboden | Exceptional Drought |
| Jacksonville | Extreme Drought |
| Joiner | Severe Drought |
| Keiser | Severe Drought |
| Knobel | Exceptional Drought |
| Knoxville | Severe Drought |
| Lake Hamilton | Severe Drought |
| Lake Village | Exceptional Drought |
| Leachville | Extreme Drought |
| Lead Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Leola | Severe Drought |
| Lexa | Severe Drought |
| Lost Bridge Village | Moderate Drought |
| Louann | Severe Drought |
| Luxora | Severe Drought |
| Magnet Cove | Severe Drought |
| Marianna | Severe Drought |
| Marked Tree | Severe Drought |
| Marmaduke | Exceptional Drought |
| McAlmont | Extreme Drought |
| McCrory | Extreme Drought |
| McGehee | Exceptional Drought |
| McNeil | Severe Drought |
| Midway | Severe Drought |
| Midway | Severe Drought |
| Mitchellville | Extreme Drought |
| Montrose | Exceptional Drought |
| Norphlet | Extreme Drought |
| North Crossett | Extreme Drought |
| Oakhaven | Severe Drought |
| Ogden | Severe Drought |
| Perrytown | Severe Drought |
| Piggott | Exceptional Drought |
| Portland | Exceptional Drought |
| Poyen | Severe Drought |
| Prairie Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Ratcliff | Moderate Drought |
| Ravenden | Exceptional Drought |
| Rector | Exceptional Drought |
| Redfield | Extreme Drought |
| Rison | Extreme Drought |
| Sedgwick | Exceptional Drought |
| Shannon Hills | Severe Drought |
| Sherwood | Extreme Drought |
| Smackover | Severe Drought |
| Sparkman | Extreme Drought |
| Stamps | Moderate Drought |
| Staves | Extreme Drought |
| Stuttgart | Moderate Drought |
| Success | Exceptional Drought |
| Sulphur Rock | Exceptional Drought |
| Sweet Home | Extreme Drought |
| Swifton | Exceptional Drought |
| Tillar | Exceptional Drought |
| Tollette | Extreme Drought |
| Traskwood | Severe Drought |
| Ulm | Moderate Drought |
| Viola | Extreme Drought |
| Waldo | Severe Drought |
| Weiner | Exceptional Drought |
| West Crossett | Extreme Drought |
| West Point | Extreme Drought |
| White Hall | Extreme Drought |
| Wilson | Severe Drought |
| Yarborough Landing | Extreme Drought |
| Booneville | Moderate Drought |
| Reed | Exceptional Drought |
| Oak Grove Heights | Exceptional Drought |
| Horseshoe Bend | Exceptional Drought |
| De Queen | Severe Drought |
| Maumelle | Extreme Drought |
| Landmark | Severe Drought |
| Holiday Island | Moderate Drought |
| Briarcliff | Extreme Drought |
| Carlisle | Severe Drought |
| Amity | Severe Drought |
| Chester | Severe Drought |
| Foreman | Extreme Drought |
| Havana | Severe Drought |
| Hot Springs Village | Severe Drought |
| Jasper | Extreme Drought |
| Magazine | Moderate Drought |
| Mena | Moderate Drought |
| Midland | Moderate Drought |
| Mountain Pine | Severe Drought |
| Oden | Moderate Drought |
| Ozark | Moderate Drought |
| Paris | Moderate Drought |
| Perryville | Extreme Drought |
| Piney | Severe Drought |
| Scranton | Severe Drought |
| Tontitown | Moderate Drought |
| Alma | Moderate Drought |
| Almyra | Moderate Drought |
| Alpena | Severe Drought |
| Antoine | Extreme Drought |
| Arkadelphia | Extreme Drought |
| Arkansas City | Exceptional Drought |
| Ash Flat | Exceptional Drought |
| Ashdown | Extreme Drought |
| Augusta | Extreme Drought |
| Bald Knob | Extreme Drought |
| Batesville | Exceptional Drought |
| Bay | Exceptional Drought |
| Bella Vista | Abnormally Dry |
| Bellefonte | Extreme Drought |
| Belleville | Severe Drought |
| Ben Lomond | Extreme Drought |
| Bentonville | Abnormally Dry |
| Bergman | Severe Drought |
| Black Oak | Extreme Drought |
| Black Rock | Exceptional Drought |
| Bodcaw | Moderate Drought |
| Bono | Exceptional Drought |
| Bradley | Extreme Drought |
| Brookland | Exceptional Drought |
| Bull Shoals | Severe Drought |
| Calico Rock | Extreme Drought |
| Camden | Severe Drought |
| Cash | Exceptional Drought |
| Cave City | Exceptional Drought |
| Cave Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Cedarville | Moderate Drought |
| Center Ridge | Extreme Drought |
| Centerton | Abnormally Dry |
| Central City | Moderate Drought |
| Charleston | Moderate Drought |
| Clarendon | Moderate Drought |
| Clarkedale | Severe Drought |
| Clarksville | Severe Drought |
| Coal Hill | Severe Drought |
| Conway | Extreme Drought |
| Corning | Exceptional Drought |
| Cotter | Extreme Drought |
| Cotton Plant | Severe Drought |
| Damascus | Extreme Drought |
| De Valls Bluff | Moderate Drought |
| Dennard | Extreme Drought |
| Des Arc | Severe Drought |
| Diaz | Exceptional Drought |
| Dierks | Extreme Drought |
| Dyer | Moderate Drought |
| El Dorado | Extreme Drought |
| Elkins | Moderate Drought |
| Salesville | Extreme Drought |
| England | Extreme Drought |
| Enola | Extreme Drought |
| Farmington | Moderate Drought |
| Fayetteville | Moderate Drought |
| Flippin | Extreme Drought |
| Fort Smith | Moderate Drought |
| Fountain Hill | Exceptional Drought |
| Garfield | Abnormally Dry |
| Garland | Moderate Drought |
| Gassville | Extreme Drought |
| Gibson | Extreme Drought |
| Gillett | Extreme Drought |
| Gillham | Severe Drought |
| Glenwood | Severe Drought |
| Gosnell | Extreme Drought |
| Gould | Severe Drought |
| Grady | Severe Drought |
| Grannis | Severe Drought |
| Greenbrier | Extreme Drought |
| Greenland | Moderate Drought |
| Guion | Exceptional Drought |
| Gum Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Hackett | Moderate Drought |
| Hamburg | Extreme Drought |
| Harrisburg | Extreme Drought |
| Harrison | Extreme Drought |
| Hartford | Moderate Drought |
| Hatfield | Moderate Drought |
| Haynes | Severe Drought |
| Heber Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Hector | Extreme Drought |
| Hickory Ridge | Extreme Drought |
| Holland | Extreme Drought |
| Holly Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Horatio | Extreme Drought |
| Hot Springs | Severe Drought |
| Huntsville | Moderate Drought |
| Huttig | Extreme Drought |
| Jacksonport | Exceptional Drought |
| Jonesboro | Exceptional Drought |
| Judsonia | Extreme Drought |
| Kibler | Moderate Drought |
| Kirby | Severe Drought |
| Lafe | Exceptional Drought |
| Lake City | Extreme Drought |
| Lakeview | Severe Drought |
| Lamar | Severe Drought |
| Lavaca | Moderate Drought |
| Lepanto | Severe Drought |
| Leslie | Extreme Drought |
| Lewisville | Moderate Drought |
| Lincoln | Moderate Drought |
| Lockesburg | Severe Drought |
| London | Extreme Drought |
| Lonoke | Extreme Drought |
| Magnolia | Severe Drought |
| Malvern | Severe Drought |
| Mammoth Spring | Extreme Drought |
| Manila | Extreme Drought |
| Mansfield | Moderate Drought |
| Marion | Severe Drought |
| Marshall | Extreme Drought |
| Mayflower | Extreme Drought |
| Maynard | Exceptional Drought |
| Maysville | Abnormally Dry |
| Melbourne | Exceptional Drought |
| Mineral Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Monette | Extreme Drought |
| Moro | Severe Drought |
| Mount Ida | Severe Drought |
| Mount Pleasant | Exceptional Drought |
| Mount Vernon | Extreme Drought |
| Mountain Home | Severe Drought |
| Mountain View | Extreme Drought |
| Mountainburg | Severe Drought |
| Mulberry | Moderate Drought |
| Murfreesboro | Extreme Drought |
| Nashville | Extreme Drought |
| New Edinburg | Exceptional Drought |
| Newport | Exceptional Drought |
| Norfork | Extreme Drought |
| Norman | Severe Drought |
| North Little Rock | Extreme Drought |
| O'Kean | Exceptional Drought |
| Oil Trough | Exceptional Drought |
| Osceola | Severe Drought |
| Paragould | Exceptional Drought |
| Parkdale | Extreme Drought |
| Patterson | Extreme Drought |
| Pea Ridge | Abnormally Dry |
| Peach Orchard | Exceptional Drought |
| Pindall | Extreme Drought |
| Pine Bluff | Extreme Drought |
| Pineville | Extreme Drought |
| Plainview | Extreme Drought |
| Pleasant Plains | Exceptional Drought |
| Plumerville | Extreme Drought |
| Pocahontas | Exceptional Drought |
| Pollard | Exceptional Drought |
| Pottsville | Extreme Drought |
| Prairie Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Pyatt | Extreme Drought |
| Ravenden Springs | Exceptional Drought |
| Reader | Severe Drought |
| Reyno | Exceptional Drought |
| Salem | Extreme Drought |
| Searcy | Extreme Drought |
| Sherrill | Extreme Drought |
| Siloam Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Southside | Exceptional Drought |
| Springdale | Moderate Drought |
| Springtown | Moderate Drought |
| Star City | Severe Drought |
| Sulphur Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Summit | Extreme Drought |
| Texarkana | Severe Drought |
| Trumann | Extreme Drought |
| Turrell | Severe Drought |
| Valley Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Van Buren | Moderate Drought |
| Vandervoort | Severe Drought |
| Vilonia | Extreme Drought |
| Wabbaseka | Severe Drought |
| Waldron | Moderate Drought |
| Walnut Ridge | Exceptional Drought |
| Warren | Exceptional Drought |
| Washington | Extreme Drought |
| West Memphis | Severe Drought |
| Western Grove | Extreme Drought |
| Wickes | Severe Drought |
| Wilmar | Exceptional Drought |
| Wilton | Extreme Drought |
| Winslow | Moderate Drought |
| Winthrop | Extreme Drought |
| Wooster | Extreme Drought |
| Wynne | Severe Drought |
| Yellville | Extreme Drought |
| Evening Shade | Exceptional Drought |
| Caulksville | Moderate Drought |
| Dardanelle | Extreme Drought |
| Dover | Extreme Drought |
| Russellville | Extreme Drought |
| Subiaco | Severe Drought |
| Beebe | Extreme Drought |
| Danville | Severe Drought |
| Garner | Extreme Drought |
| Kensett | Extreme Drought |
| Letona | Extreme Drought |
| Ola | Extreme Drought |
| Russell | Extreme Drought |
| West Fork | Moderate Drought |
| Dyess | Severe Drought |
| Caldwell | Severe Drought |
| Colt | Severe Drought |
| Forrest City | Severe Drought |
| Hughes | Severe Drought |
| Madison | Severe Drought |
| Palestine | Severe Drought |
| Wheatley | Severe Drought |
| Widener | Severe Drought |
| Little Rock | Extreme Drought |
| Little Flock | Abnormally Dry |
| Horseshoe Lake | Severe Drought |
| Highland | Exceptional Drought |
| Rockwell | Severe Drought |
| Helena-West Helena | Severe Drought |