Widespread drought impacting the West

Much of the West including about 43 percent of Utah is experiencing severe drought. Parts of southern Utah and southwestern Wyoming have extreme drought. Drought and impact scale
Cache Rich Morgan Box Elder Davis Weber Abnormally dry S = Short-term impact, likely Salt Summit Daggett less than six Duchesne Moderate Tooele Lake Wasatch months. Uintah Utah Severe L = Long-term Juab Carbon San impact, likely Pete Extreme more than six Millard Grand months. Sevier Emery

Exceptional
Wash. S Ore.

SL = Both.

Beaver Iron

Piute

Wayne San Juan

Gareld

Mont. Idaho

Wash.

Kane

Wyo.

S.D. Neb. Kan. SL Okla.

Nev. Calif.

Utah

SL
Colo.

S
Mo.

SL
Ariz. N.M.

S SL

L
Hawaii

L
Texas

S SL

Source: National Drought Mitigation Center

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