Drought in Pierce, Nebraska

Drought June 1, 2026 – June 30, 2026 · Pierce, Nebraska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across Pierce County through the month of June, with an expansion in areal coverage observed. The coverage of extreme drought expanded from around 4 percent at the beginning of the month to around 28 percent by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Pierce recorded 3.16 inches of precipitation, 0.97 inches below average. The CoCoRaHS observer at Pierce 2.6 NNE recorded 3.33 inches of precipitation, 1.01 inches below average.

The wider storm

Severe (D2) to exceptional (D4) drought conditions continued across portions of eastern Nebraska through the month of June.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1351594. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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