Drought — Eastern Cherry, Nebraska

2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Eastern Cherry, Nebraska

Event narrative

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over a small portion of northeastern Cherry County in April. Over southeasternl portions of the county, extreme (D2) drought, improved to moderate (D1) drought by the end of April. The cooperative observer at Valentine Lakes NWR reported 1.31 inches of precipitation in April. This was 1.31 inches below the normal of 2.62 inches. Valentine reported 0.85 inches of precipitation for April which was 1.63 inches below the normal of 2.48 inches.

Wider weather episode

Drought conditions improved across the central and northern Sandhills in April. Drought also improved some in the eastern Nebraska Panhandle by the end of the month. Over Garfield and Wheeler Counties, drought conditions deteriorated one category in April.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1251819. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.