What is drought? A period of unusually dry weather that persists long enough to cause problems such as crop damages or water shortages. There is meteorological, agricultural and hydrologic drought. Impacts of drought on groundwater may lag behind the decrease in precipitation and agricultural drought. For tips on what to do during drought, ready.gov has information about all hazards.
Links to drought information:
US Drought Monitor - weekly maps of drought conditions
National Integrated Drought Information System
National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center - longer term predictions
Report a Water Shortage on-line
Vermont Real Time Groundwater Level Network
NASA GRACE Program, groundwater and soil moisture drought indicators
National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE
Vermont State Climate Office (State Climatologist)