The U.S. National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) is expanding the Southeast Drought Early Warning System (DEWS) to include the full geographic footprint of Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. A DEWS brings together federal, tribal, state, local, academic, and other partners to improve the capacity of regions to monitor, forecast, plan for, and cope with the impacts of drought. NIDIS is seeking feedback on how a Southeast DEWS can best support drought planning and preparedness at state and cross-state levels.