Drought — Hooker, Nebraska

2023-03-01 to 2023-03-31 · Hooker, Nebraska

Event narrative

Over far northeastern Hooker County, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of March. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.

Wider weather episode

Drought conditions improved in March over the eastern Sandhills, however, there was some expansion and degradation of drought conditions in southwestern Nebraska by the end of March. All counties with the exception of Sheridan County had severe (D2) or worse drought conditions by the end of March.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1085885. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.