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2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Kittitas County, Washington <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter 4: Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment 98 <br />Figure 4-7. Palmer Drought Severity Index Map (June 2024) <br /> <br />The U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) is a collaboration between the National Drought Mitigation Center <br />(NDMC), USDA, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). They also rate drought <br />nationwide by intensity utilizing a D0 (Abnormally Dry) to D4 (Exceptional Drought) scale, shown in Table <br />4-42.105F <br />105 The map updates weekly to show the location and intensity of drought across the country.106F <br />106 <br />Figure 4-8 illustrates the USDM map for the State of Washington which shows where drought conditions <br />are occurring and its severity.107F <br />107 <br /> <br /> <br />105 National Drought Mitigation Center. (n.d.). What is USDM. Retrieved from <br />https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/About/WhatistheUSDM.aspx. <br />106 National Integrated Drought Information System. (2023). U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM). Retrieved from <br />https://www.drought.gov/data-maps-tools/us-drought-monitor. <br />107 U.S. Drought Monitor. (2023). Washington. Retrieved from <br />https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Maps/MapArchive.aspx .