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2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Kittitas Gounty, Washington ffiilmudl <br />Palmer Drought $everity lndex <br />June,2024 <br />I I I I I f <br />Figure 4-7. Palmer Drought Severity lndex Map (June 20241 <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..105 The map updates weekly to show the location and intensity of drought across the country..106 <br />Figure 4-B illustrates the USDM map for the State of Washington which shows where drought conditions <br />are occurring and its severity.107 <br />105 National Drought Mitigation Center. (n.d.). What is USDM. Retrieved from <br />https://drouqhtmonitor.unl.ed u/About/VVhatistheUSDM.aspx. <br />106 National lntegrated Drought lnformation System. (2023). U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM). Retrieved from <br />https ://www.d rouq ht.qov/data-maps-tools/us-d rouq ht-mon itor. <br />107 U.S. Drought Monitor. (2023). Washington. Retrieved from <br />https://drouqhtmonitor.unl.ed u/Maps/MapArchive.aspx. <br />Chapter 4: Hazard ldentification and Risk Assessment 98