Drought in Wayne, Nebraska

Drought February 17, 2026 – February 28, 2026 · Wayne, Nebraska

What the National Weather Service wrote

A D2 (Severe) drought was introduced across the northwestern portion of the county on February 17. Through the remainder of the month, drought conditions expanded to encompass a larger portion of the northwestern corner of the county. While no rainfall observations are available in the county, the cooperative observer near Orchard, Nebraska recorded 0.03 inches of precipitation for the month, which was 0.67 inches below average.

The wider storm

Severe (D2) drought conditions developed across portions of northeast Nebraska during February. Monthly precipitation totals were generally 0.5 to 1.0 inch below average.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1320384. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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