Drought in Craighead, Arkansas

Drought April 1, 2026 – April 30, 2026 · Craighead, Arkansas

What the National Weather Service wrote

D4 conditions persisted in western portions of the county while D3 conditions persisted elsewhere for the entire month.

The wider storm

April 2026 was a highly unusual and taxing month for Northeast Arkansas. The state effectively skipped its typical stormy, rainy spring, pushing Mother Nature's timeline forward by nearly two months into a hot, dry pattern. Long-term precipitation deficits dating back to mid-2025 severely intensified, leaving Northeast Arkansas as one of the hardest-hit regions in the state as D4 and D3 conditions spread.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1334215. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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