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State Planning

Drought Plan


Nebraska Drought Mitigation and Response Plan

Released in 2000
Nebraska Climate Assessment and Response Committee

General Hazard Plan


Nebraska State Hazard Mitigation Plan

Released in 2026
Nebraska Emergency Management Agency

Water Plan


Nebraska Water Planning Website

Released in 2004
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources

Climate Plan


No current plan on file

Contacts

No contacts on file

State Climatologist

Deborah Bathke
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
(402) 472-6119
dbathke2@unl.edu

Current U.S. Drought Monitor - September 1, 2026

Current USDM map

Estimated Population Affected by Drought

418,781