Drought — Wheeler, Nebraska

2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Wheeler, Nebraska

Event narrative

Severe (D2) drought conditions over most of Wheeler County, improved to moderate (D1) drought and abnormally (D0) dry conditions by the end of June. Over far northeastern portions of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought by the end of the month.

Wider weather episode

Abundant rainfall fell in June across western and north central Nebraska. This led to improvement in drought conditions across almost all of western and north central Nebraska. By the end of the month, three pockets of severe (D2) drought remained. The first over the eastern Sandhills, the second over western Garden County and the third over southeastern Hayes into most of Frontier County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1270951. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.