Drought in Saunders, Nebraska

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across Saunders County through the month of April, though significant improvements in areal coverage were observed. The coverage of severe drought shrank from around 83 percent at the beginning of the month down to 19 percent by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Mead 6S recorded 1.92 inches of precipitation, 1.00 inch below average.

Severe (D2) to extreme (D3) drought conditions continued across portions of eastern Nebraska through the month of April. However, there was some slight improvement through the month with only small departures from average precipitation in many locations.