Drought in Greene, Arkansas
Drought May 1, 2026 – May 31, 2026 · Greene, Arkansas
What the National Weather Service wrote
D3 Extreme Drought conditions worsened to D4 Exceptional Drought by the end of the month.
The wider storm
Approximately 86% of Arkansas was locked in Severe Drought (D2) or worse. Crucially, Northeast Arkansas remained the epicenter of Exceptional Drought (D4) and Extreme Drought (D3) conditions. Because the topsoil lacked the basic moisture required for seed germination, row-crop farmers across the Northeast Arkansas Delta had to run irrigation pivots continuously through the first three weeks of May just to get cotton, corn, and soybeans to sprout. Relief finally arrived during the last week of May, with widespread storms dropping several inches of rain across the region. Despite the rain, it took a bit of extra time to make up for the extreme rainfall deficits and drought continued into June.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1338185. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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