Arkansas, 2022Drought in Arkansas, November 1 to 30, 2022
November 1 to 30, 2022 · NWS MEG · 10 events in 10 counties and zones
Some rain early in the month led to an improvement in drought conditions from extreme (D3) to severe (D2) over eastern Arkansas. Abnormally dry conditions overall continued severe (D2) drought conditions through the month of November.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Some rain early in the month led to an improvement in drought conditions from extreme (D3) to severe (D2) over eastern Arkansas. Abnormally dry conditions overall continued severe (D2) drought conditions through the month of November. The drought had little impact on agriculture as the dry weather allowed crops to be harvested and winter wheat to be planted. However, the dry conditions did elevate the risk of wildfires, and burn barns were in effect. River and lake levels were also at low or near record low levels. River traffic on the Mississippi River was impacted by the low water levels.
Drought, Craighead
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Craighead forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 35.831, -90.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought conditions early in the month.
Drought, Poinsett
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Poinsett forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 35.574, -90.663 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought conditions early in the month.
Drought, Cross
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Cross forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 35.296, -90.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the middle of the month.
Drought, St. Francis
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- St. Francis forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 35.022, -90.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the middle of the month.
Drought, Lee
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 34.781, -90.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the middle of the month.
Drought, Phillips
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Phillips forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 34.428, -90.848 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe (D2) drought conditions continued throughout the month.
Drought, Greene
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 36.118, -90.559 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe (D2) drought conditions continued throughout the month.
Drought, Mississippi
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Mississippi forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 35.764, -90.054 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe (D2) drought conditions continued throughout the month.
Drought, Crittenden
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Crittenden forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 35.208, -90.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe (D2) drought conditions continued throughout the month.
Drought, Clay
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 36.368, -90.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe (D2) drought conditions continued throughout the month.
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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- Drought in California, November 1 to 30, 202240 events
- Drought in Nebraska, November 1 to 30, 202227 events
- Drought in Oklahoma, November 1 to 30, 202225 events
- Drought in Tennessee, November 1 to 30, 202223 events
- Drought in Kansas, November 1 to 30, 202222 events
- Drought in Kentucky, November 1 to 30, 202222 events
- Drought in Nebraska, November 1 to 30, 202221 events
- Drought in South Dakota, November 1 to 30, 202220 events
- Drought in Texas, November 1 to 30, 202220 events
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1066586, 1066587, 1066588, 1066589, 1066590, 1066591, 1066592, 1066593, 1066594, 1066595.