{"id":3659,"date":"2022-07-05T21:13:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T21:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/ABE\/INPREPared\/?page_id=3659"},"modified":"2025-09-08T15:36:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:36:57","slug":"drought-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/ABE\/INPREPared\/drought-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Drought Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"purdue\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\"Purdue\n\t

Indiana PREPared has created this site to assist farmers, homeowners, extension professionals, and the public in accessing educational resources and information about drought conditions.\u00a0 We will continually update the site with useful resources.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tCurrent Conditions\n\t<\/h1>\n

\n\t\tCurrent Indiana Drought Map\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"drought.gov\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Click HERE<\/a><\/strong> for a map of current Indiana drought conditions.\u00a0 This map is produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Integrated Drought Information System.\u00a0 The map is updated weekly.\u00a0 The interactive map can provide data for individual counties.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tDrought Impacts\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"drought\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

The National Drought Mitigation Center classifies drought conditions from D0 (Abnormally Dry) to D4 (Exceptional Drought). Click HERE<\/a><\/strong> to learn about impacts expected in Indiana for each classification.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tIndiana County Burn Bans\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"NO\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Several Indiana counties have enacted burn bans in response to the dry conditions.\u00a0 CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/a> or on the image above to view the most recent burn ban map from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tDrought Resource Sites\n\t<\/h1>\n

\n\t\tPurdue Extension Drought and Heat Stress Crop Production Resources\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Purdue\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Purdue Extension<\/a><\/strong> crop specialists have assembled this site, which includes information about corn, soybeans, and forages, as well as general climate resources.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tThe Kernel\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"The\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

The Kernel<\/strong><\/a> website is the Purdue University Extension corn production website.\u00a0 The site is constantly updated with current management recommendations from Purdue specialists, along with information from crop researchers from throughout the Corn Belt.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tState of Indiana Drought Info Portal\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"ingov-logo-blue\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

The State of Indiana’s “Drought Conditions and Impacts” site<\/a><\/strong> is a portal to drought information for Indiana.\u00a0 Links are provided to governmental agencies including the Departments of Natural Resources, Homeland Security, and Health, as well as educational resources.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tIndiana State Climate Office\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Indiana\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

The Indiana State Climate Office (IN-SCO)<\/a><\/strong> site includes many tools for current weather events in the state such as precipitation, severe weather, and much more.\u00a0 In addition, historical data about Indiana weather patterns can be obtained from the site.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"\"\n

\n\t\tEDEN Drought Resources\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Extension\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

The Extension Disaster Education Network<\/strong><\/a> collects resources from Land Grant University Extension programs from throughout the country.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tCoCoRaHS Indiana Precipitation\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"coco-logo\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS)<\/strong><\/a> is a volunteer network of weather observers working together to measure and map precipitation in their local communities. Visit this link for the most recent Indiana data.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tIndiana PREPared Heat and Drought-Related Resources\n\t<\/h1>\n

\n\t\tExtreme Heat Teaching Resources\n\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\tExtreme Heat PREPclip\n\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\tExtreme Heat Info Page\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Extreme\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Extreme\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

This site is a quick-access library of educational materials focused on extreme heat and its impacts on health, safety, agriculture, and communities. Designed for Extension educators, teachers, and outreach professionals, these resources support teaching, awareness, and preparedness efforts across a range of audiences.<\/p>\n\t

In this PREPclip Purdue Extension Educator – Howard County Mathias Ingle discusses the hazards of extreme heat<\/strong><\/a>, which often accompanies drought conditions here in Indiana.<\/p>\n\t

The Indiana PREPared Extreme Heat Resource Page<\/strong><\/a> provides an overview of the hazards of extremely hot weather to humans and animals.\u00a0 Links are provided to various state and federal resources.<\/p>\n\t

If you need more information contact: inprepared@purdue.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t

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If you have trouble accessing this page because of a disability, please email us at\u00a0inprepared@purdue.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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