BOU 20210319 <![CDATA[ National Weather Service Denver CO 405 PM MDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT TO THE DROUGHT SITUATION IN NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO DUE TO THE RECENT SNOWSTORM... A snowstorm brought feet of snow to many locations this weekend, with rain over the far northeast plains. This improved topsoil moisture. The precipitation also brought rapid improvements to drought conditions. Northeast and north central Colorado went from being 95 percent in Severe Drought /D2/ last week to 54 percent after the snowstorm, and went from 47 percent in Extreme Drought /D3/ a week ago, to 12 percent on the March 16th U.S...]]> <![CDATA[READ MORE ABOUT THIS NWS DROUGHT STATEMENT AT: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=HUN&issuedby=BOU&product=DGT]]> GJT 20210319 <![CDATA[ National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 300 PM MST Thu Feb 11 2021 ...DROUGHT CONTINUES OVER WESTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH... .SYNOPSIS: Extreme to Exceptional Drought categories continue over western Colorado and eastern Utah. Water year 2021 precipitation has ranged from below to well below normal. In addition, last years spring snow accumulations were also well below normal for portions of southwestern Colorado. The dry conditions have continued into the winter months of 2021. Areas in D4...Exceptional Drought...include Montezuma, Dolores, San Miguel, and large portions of La Plata, Archuleta, San Juan, Ouray, Montrose, Delta, Mesa, Pitkin, Eagle, Garfield, Rio Blanco, Moffat and Routt counties. A small portion of northern Gunnison County also is in D4. For eastern Utah, all or large portions of San Juan, Uintah and small portions of Grant and Daggett counties remain in exceptional drought. Areas in D3...Extreme Drought...include Hinsdale and large portions of Gunnison counties. Other smaller portions of previous mentioned counties also in D3...]]> <![CDATA[READ MORE ABOUT THIS NWS DROUGHT STATEMENT AT: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=HUN&issuedby=GJT&product=DGT]]> GLD 20210319 <![CDATA[ National Weather Service Goodland KS 600 PM MST Fri Mar 5 2021 /700 PM CST Fri Mar 5 2021/ ...Extreme Drought Persists Across Most of the Area... SYNOPSIS... .SUMMARY OF IMPACTS... Drought conditions remained unchanged across the area in February. Extreme drought covers all but a handful of counties in the Tri State area, extending from northeast Colorado into all of southwest Nebraska and most of northwest Kansas. Agricultural impacts continue with topsoil and subsoil moisture supplies rated short to very short in 40 to 50 percent of reporting counties and winter wheat rated poor to very poor in about 30 percent of reporting counties. Wildfires also continue to be a concern on dry and windy days. The latest drought monitor was issued on March 4, 2021. Drought intensity is rated on a scale from D0 (abnormally dry) to D4 (exceptional). EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT (D4) was occurring in the following counties: None. EXTREME DROUGHT (D3) was occurring in the following counties: In northeast Colorado: Kit Carson,Cheyenne. In northwest Kansas: Decatur,Norton,Greeley,Thomas,Cheyenne,Wallace,Rawlins,Sherman. In southwest Nebraska: Dundy,Red Willow,Hitchcock. SEVERE DROUGHT (D2) was occurring in the following counties: In northeast Colorado: Yuma. In northwest Kansas: Sheridan,Logan,Wichita. MODERATE DROUGHT (D1) was occurring in the following counties: In northwest Kansas: Gove,Graham. ABNORMALLY DRY (D0) was occurring in the following counties: None. FIRE DANGER... Above normal...]]> <![CDATA[READ MORE ABOUT THIS NWS DROUGHT STATEMENT AT: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=HUN&issuedby=GLD&product=DGT]]> PUB 20210319 <![CDATA[ National Weather Service National Weather Service Pueblo Co 150 PM MST Fri Feb 19 2021 COC003-009-011-015-021-023-025-027-041-043-055-061-065-071-079-089- 099-101-105-109-119-262100- 150 PM MST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...Improvements in the Drought Across South Central Colorado... SYNOPSIS... Late January and early February storm systems have provided some beneficial precipitation across portions of south central Colorado. This is especially true for the higher terrain of the central and southwest mountains, where current NRCS SNOTEL data indicate snowpack in the Upper Rio Grande basin and in the Arkansas basin being the only basins across the state at or above normal to date. With that said, the latest US Drought Monitor, issued Thursday February 16th 2021, now indicates severe drought (D2) conditions across Mineral County, western portions of Conejos and Rio Grande Counties, the western half of Saguache County, as well as all of Lake and Chaffee Counties. The latest US Drought Monitor also continues to indicate exceptional drought (D4) conditions persisting across central portions of Kiowa County and extreme northeastern portions of Teller County into northern portions of El Paso County. Extreme drought (D3) conditions are indicated across the rest of Kiowa County, northern and extreme eastern portions of Bent County, Prowers County, and northeastern Baca County. Extreme drought (D3) conditions are also depicted across most of the rest of Teller and El Paso Counties, northern Pueblo and Crowley Counties, extreme northeastern Otero County, as well as southwestern portions of Las Animas County, southern Costilla County, and extreme southeastern Conejos County. Severe drought (D2) conditions remain indicated across extreme southwestern portions of Teller and El Paso Counties, northern portions of Fremont County, central portions of Pueblo County, the rest of Crowley County, northern portions of Otero County, north central to southeastern portions of Bent County, and the rest of Baca County. Severe Drought (D2) conditions are also indicated across the eastern 2/3rds of Huerfano County, northeastern to southeastern Las Animas County, as well as the rest of Costilla County and eastern Conejos County. Moderate drought (D1) conditions are depicted across eastern Saguache and Rio Grande Counties, northeastern Conejos County, Alamosa County, northern Huerfano County, Custer County, and southern Fremont County...]]> <![CDATA[READ MORE ABOUT THIS NWS DROUGHT STATEMENT AT: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=HUN&issuedby=PUB&product=DGT]]>