Counties with the worst droughts in Arkansas
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- Abnormally dry: 26.4%
- Area in drought: 34.9% (#28 nationally)
--- Moderate drought: 33.6%
--- Severe drought: 1.3%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 34.9% (#28 nationally)
--- Moderate drought: 33.6%
--- Severe drought: 1.3%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Arkansas statistics
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- Abnormally dry: 44.0%
- Area in drought: 51.0%
--- Moderate drought: 51.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 51.0%
--- Moderate drought: 51.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Cleveland County
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- Abnormally dry: 46.4%
- Area in drought: 53.6%
--- Moderate drought: 53.6%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 53.6%
--- Moderate drought: 53.6%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Montgomery County
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- Abnormally dry: 33.7%
- Area in drought: 66.3%
--- Moderate drought: 66.3%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 66.3%
--- Moderate drought: 66.3%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Searcy County
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- Abnormally dry: 30.8%
- Area in drought: 69.2%
--- Moderate drought: 68.9%
--- Severe drought: 0.3%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 69.2%
--- Moderate drought: 68.9%
--- Severe drought: 0.3%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Nevada County
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- Abnormally dry: 22.1%
- Area in drought: 77.9%
--- Moderate drought: 77.9%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 77.9%
--- Moderate drought: 77.9%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Grant County
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- Abnormally dry: 16.9%
- Area in drought: 83.1%
--- Moderate drought: 83.1%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 83.1%
--- Moderate drought: 83.1%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Boone County
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- Abnormally dry: 16.3%
- Area in drought: 83.7%
--- Moderate drought: 24.7%
--- Severe drought: 59.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 83.7%
--- Moderate drought: 24.7%
--- Severe drought: 59.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Union County
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- Abnormally dry: 16.1%
- Area in drought: 83.9%
--- Moderate drought: 83.9%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 83.9%
--- Moderate drought: 83.9%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Newton County
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- Abnormally dry: 13.7%
- Area in drought: 86.3%
--- Moderate drought: 74.5%
--- Severe drought: 11.8%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 86.3%
--- Moderate drought: 74.5%
--- Severe drought: 11.8%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Columbia County
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- Abnormally dry: 9.6%
- Area in drought: 89.6%
--- Moderate drought: 89.6%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 89.6%
--- Moderate drought: 89.6%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Washington County
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- Abnormally dry: 10.2%
- Area in drought: 89.8%
--- Moderate drought: 89.8%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 89.8%
--- Moderate drought: 89.8%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Madison County
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- Abnormally dry: 7.7%
- Area in drought: 92.3%
--- Moderate drought: 92.3%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 92.3%
--- Moderate drought: 92.3%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Saline County
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- Abnormally dry: 4.1%
- Area in drought: 95.9%
--- Moderate drought: 95.9%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 95.9%
--- Moderate drought: 95.9%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Van Buren County
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- Abnormally dry: 1.3%
- Area in drought: 98.7%
--- Moderate drought: 86.9%
--- Severe drought: 11.8%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 98.7%
--- Moderate drought: 86.9%
--- Severe drought: 11.8%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Calhoun County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.4%
- Area in drought: 99.6%
--- Moderate drought: 99.6%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 99.6%
--- Moderate drought: 99.6%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Yell County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.1%
- Area in drought: 99.9%
--- Moderate drought: 99.9%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 99.9%
--- Moderate drought: 99.9%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Clark County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Pope County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Perry County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Hot Spring County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Garland County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Dallas County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Conway County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Carroll County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Benton County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 57.5%
--- Severe drought: 42.5%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 57.5%
--- Severe drought: 42.5%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 49 states.
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