Drought in Coastal Broward County, Florida

Drought February 17, 2026 – February 28, 2026 · Coastal Broward County, Florida

What the National Weather Service wrote

Severe to extreme drought developed across coastal Broward County in February.

The wider storm

A continued lack of rainfall allowed pre-existing drought conditions to worsen in the month of February with much of South Florida entering a severe to extreme drought.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1321439. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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