WFXR Weather Trivia: Categories of drought

Kara Thompson

May 17, 2024 at 2:42 PM·1 min read

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Are you a weather fan or an expert? See if you can correctly guess this WFXR Weather Trivia question!

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM), what is the most intense drought category?

Every Thursday, an updated USDM map shows where drought is and how bad it is across the U.S. and its territories.

USDM identifies levels of drought through four categories: moderate (D1), severe (D2), extreme (D3) and exceptional (D4).

According to the National Drought Mitigation Center, possible impacts from Exceptional Drought include “exceptional and widespread crop/pasture losses; shortages of water in reservoirs, streams, and wells creating water emergencies.“

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