Drought in Western Cherry, Nebraska

Drought April 1, 2026 – April 30, 2026 · Western Cherry, Nebraska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Severe (D2) drought conditions over west central, central, and south central Cherry County, deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought by the end of April. Across far northwestern and far north central portions of the county, severe (D2) drought persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Kilgore 1NE reported 2.68 inches of precipitation in April. The cooperative observer at Mullen 22N reported 0.78 inches of precipitation for April.

The wider storm

Above normal temperatures persisted in April across western and north central Nebraska. This coupled with a continuation of well below normal precipitation, led to drought expansion across all of western and north central Nebraska in April.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1324912. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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