| 1/16/2026 | CO-LP-113 | CO | La Plata |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Water Supply & Quality
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| Essentially no snow on the ground. Soil in exposed sunny areas is dry to the point the chickens are scratching out dry dust baths. Grasses are dry enough to carry fire if there is any wind. No sign of moisture in the forecast. snow pack is well below normal.
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| 1/16/2026 | HI-KI-24 | HI | Kauai |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife
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| There is no altering of my normal activities. Rainy days I read, dry days I work on my property and walk the beaches. |
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| 1/16/2026 | MD-HW-44 | MD | Howard |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| No effect |
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| 1/16/2026 | NH-CR-46 | NH | Carroll |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Tourism & Recreation
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| frequent but small snow storms this past month; warm temps have melted some snow away; today temps have dropped again so we now have ice covered walkways, driveways; snow covered landscape, large snowplowed mounds, roads mostly clear; side roads still have icy snow patches, Mount Washington peak is white with snow; lots of tourism traffic |
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| 1/16/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Cloudy and cold with snow and moderate winds, then mostly cloudy and cold overnight with moderate winds. The high temperature was around thirty degrees, and the low around six degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. The local intermittent stream and nearby trout stream are flowing at Winter levels. Some streams are difficult to cross with high water. |
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| 1/16/2026 | NC-UN-1 | NC | Union |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| In the last two months (December 2025 and January 2026), Monroe, NC, has experienced critically dry conditions, culminating in a classification of Severe Drought (D2) as of mid-January 2026.
Drought Status and Impacts
Severe Drought Classification: As of January 15, 2026, roughly 62% of Union County, including Monroe, is classified under severe drought conditions.
Widespread Conditions: Every county in North Carolina is currently experiencing some level of abnormally dry or drought conditions.
Water Management: The City of Monroe began actively monitoring water usage in early December 2025. State authorities currently recommend that areas in severe drought implement water shortage response plans and eliminate nonessential water use. |
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| 1/16/2026 | NC-WK-203 | NC | Wake |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| No rainfall last week as the continued period of dry weather continues. the last significant rain in a month and below normal for several months. Stream flow is well below normal and soil is dry a meter down. |
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| 1/16/2026 | OK-TL-32 | OK | Tulsa |
Mildly Dry
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Fire
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| Drought like conditions create a very dangerous fire hazard for most of NE Oklahoma. |
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| 1/16/2026 | OR-CK-10 | OR | Crook |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Soil still moist to wet. Received trace of snow since winter started. Snow pack is way below normal. |
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| 1/16/2026 | TN-MD-45 | TN | Madison |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| RESIDENTIAL , TOP SOIL WET. |
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| 1/16/2026 | TX-GM-16 | TX | Grimes |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Still no rain, humidities lower every day. |
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| 1/16/2026 | VA-NH-6 | VA | Northampton |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Dust kicked up by running deer. |
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| 1/16/2026 | WA-GH-14 | WA | Grays Harbor |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Sky is clear; nearly all standing water has gone; wind from 89° at 6mph gusting to 14mph; |
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| 1/16/2026 | CAN-AB-282 | CAN | Alberta |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Snow is gone and parts of the yard are drying out in the wind.A few hardy perennial plants are greening up. |
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| 1/16/2026 | CAN-ON-1203 | CAN | Ontario |
Moderately Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
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| The minus 11c air temperature for an older man makes breathing that air harder on the lungs. A balaclava helps some what, but uncomfortable. Still the snow removal and feeding the birds must continue. |
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