[{"WFO": "ABQ", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "ABR", "DATE": "1215 PM CST Sat Feb 27 2021 /1115 AM MST Sat Feb 27 2021/", "DGT": "000\nAXUS73 KABR 271815\nDGTABR\nMNC011-155-SDC013-017-021-025-029-031-037-039-041-045-049-051-057-\n059-065-069-075-085-089-091-107-109-115-117-119-129-061815-\n\nDrought Information Statement\nNational Weather Service Aberdeen SD\n1215 PM CST Sat Feb 27 2021 /1115 AM MST Sat Feb 27 2021/\n\n...DROUGHT CONDITIONS WORSENING ACROSS CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...\n\n.SYNOPSIS:\n\n.Drought Intensity and Extent: According to the February 25th\nrelease of the U.S. Drought Monitor, Severe (D2) drought conditions\nnow cover portions of central South Dakota. This includes the\ncounties of Corson, Dewey, Stanley, western Jones, Campbell,\nWalworth, Potter, Sully, and western Edmunds. Moderate (D1) drought\nconditions cover south central, as well as portions of northeast\nSouth Dakota and west central Minnesota. Counties listed in D1\ndrought include Lyman, Buffalo, Hughes, Hyde, Hand, Faulk, eastern\nEdmunds, McPherson, southern Brown, Marshall, northern Day, Roberts,\nBig Stone, and Traverse.\n\n.Precipitation: Since October 1st, which marks the beginning of the\nwater year, precipitation across the region has been below normal. In\ngeneral, 1 to 3 inches of precipitation has been reported across\ncentral and northeast South Dakota, with the lowest readings over\ncentral South Dakota. Departures have been around 0.75 to 2.25 inches\nbelow average. Over portions of central South Dakota, precipitation\nhas been only 25 to 50 percent of normal since October 1st.\n\n.Temperature: Temperatures since October 1st have mostly been above\naverage, especially during December and January. Overall, average\ntemperatures during this time period have been around 1 to as much as\n4 degrees above normal.\n\n.Hydrologic conditions: Rivers and lakes are mostly frozen across the\nregion, but before freezing, river levels were generally near or\nabove normal. Calculated soil moisture anomalies are leaning dry\nacross the region.\n\n.SUMMARY OF IMPACTS:\n\n.Agricultural Impacts: According to the February 22nd release of\nSouth Dakota crop conditions from the National Agricultural\nStatistics Service, topsoil moisture supplies rated 19% very short\nand 43% short. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 17% very short and 45%\nshort. Winter wheat condition rated 1% very poor, 15% poor, and 43%\nfair. Comments are surfacing of winter pastures looking overgrazed\nover portions of western and central South Dakota. Some ranchers are\nalso bringing in supplemental feed.\n\n.Hydrologic Impacts: Stock ponds and dugouts are dry or contain poor\nwater quality over parts of western and central South Dakota.\n\n.Fire Hazards: Cured fuels and lack of snow cover across central\nSouth Dakota has led to increased fire danger during the late winter\nseason. This is somewhat unusual for this time of year. The Grassland\nFire Danger has reached HIGH to VERY HIGH levels several times during\nthe latter part of February, with a few grass fires reported as well.\n\n.DROUGHT MITIGATION ACTIONS: None reported.\n\n.LOCAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK: The February 26th release of the 6 to 10-day,\nas well as the 8 to 14-day outlooks both show high probability for\nabove normal temperatures across the region. The current 6 to 10-day\nprecipitation outlook shows increased probability for below normal.\nThe current monthly and seasonal drought outlook calls for drought\nconditions to persist across central South Dakota.\n\n.NEXT ISSUANCE DATE: This product will be updated around March 27th,\nor sooner if drought conditions change significantly.\n\n.RELATED WEB SITES: Additional information on current drought\nconditions may be found at the following websites...\n\nUS Drought Monitor: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu\nUS Drought Information System: https://www.drought.gov\nClimate Prediction Center: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\nHigh Plains Regional Climate Center...https://www.hprcc.unl.edu\nLocal Weather Information...https://www.weather.gov/abr\nUSDA Crop Information...https://www.nass.usda.gov/index.asp\nSouth Dakota State Climate Office...https://climate.sdstate.edu\nSDSU Extension...https://extension.sdstate.edu\nDrought Impact Reporter...https://droughtreporter.unl.edu/map\n\nAdditional water and river information:\n\nNWS: https://water.weather.gov\nOWP: https://water.noaa.gov\nUS Geological Survey (USGS): https://water.usgs.gov\nUS Army Corps of Engineers (USACE): https://www.usace.army.mil\n\n.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: The Drought Monitor is a multi-agency effort\ninvolving the National Weather Service and National Centers for\nEnvironmental Information, the USDA, state and regional center\nclimatologists and the National Drought Mitigation Center.\nInformation for this statement has been gathered from NWS and FAA\nobservation sites, state cooperative extension services, the USDA,\nUSACE and USGS.\n\n.CONTACT INFORMATION: If you have questions or comments about this\nDrought Information Statement, please contact:\n\nNational Weather Service\nTravis Tarver - Drought Focal Point\n824 391st Ave S.\nAberdeen SD 57401\nPhone...605-225-0519\ntravis.tarver@noaa.gov\n\n$$\nTMT"}, {"WFO": "AFC", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "AFG", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "AJK", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "AKQ", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "ALY", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "AMA", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "APX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "ARX", "DATE": "1011 PM CDT Fri Mar 19 2021", "DGT": "037\nAXUS74 KARX 200312\nDGTARX\nIAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-\n053>055-061-251200-\n\nDrought Information Statement\nNational Weather Service La Crosse WI\n1011 PM CDT Fri Mar 19 2021\n\n...Dryness Continues across Much of the Area...\n\n.SYNOPSIS:\n\n.Drought intensity and extent: From March 10-16, a third of an inch\nto 1.50 inches of precipitation fell across northeast Iowa,\nsoutheast Minnesota, and western Wisconsin. The highest\nprecipitation totals were reported in Decorah IA (1.87 inches),\nOsage IA (1.78 inches), and St. Ansgar (1.75 inches). Normally, 6\ntenths of an inch of precipitation occurs during this time period.\nWhile this precipitation was beneficial, precipitation deficits for\nthe 2020-21 water year (which began on October 1) were still in the\n1 to 4-inch range. Due to this, abnormally dry (D0) conditions\ncontinue across most of the area.\n\nNote: Any precipitation after 7 AM on March 16 was not included in\nthis analysis.\n\nLocal Area Affected:\n\nAbnormally Dry (D0) in all or parts of:\n\nNortheast Iowa: Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd,\nHoward, Mitchell, and Winneshiek counties.\n\nSoutheast Minnesota: Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted,\nWabasha, and Winona counties.\n\nWestern Wisconsin: Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson,\nJuneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland, Taylor, Trempealeau, and Vernon\ncounties.\n\n.Precipitation: Since October 1st (the beginning of the 2020-21\nwater year), 1 to 4-inch precipitation deficits have developed\nacross southeast Minnesota; southwest and central Wisconsin; and\nnortheast Iowa. The largest deficits are in northeast Iowa and\nsoutheast Minnesota. As a result, abnormally dry (D0) conditions\ncontinue across most of the La Crosse Hydrologic Service Area (HSA).\n\n.Hydrologic conditions: As of the morning of March 16th, the river\nand stream flows were near-normal in northeast Iowa, and ranged from\nnear- to above-normal in southeast Minnesota and western Wisconsin.\n\nNOTE: This is time-sensitive and conditions could change. Updated\nriver and streamflow conditions can be found via links to the right.\n\n\n.SUMMARY OF IMPACTS:\n\n.Fire hazards:\n\nAs of the morning of March 16, fire danger was low (fires are not\neasily started) for Minnesota and Wisconsin.\n\nNOTE: This is time-sensitive and conditions could change day-to-day\nFire conditions can change drastically on drier, windy days. Updated\nDNR fire conditions can be found via links to the right.\n\nCitizens should always check with local officials in their area\nbefore undertaking any outside burning. Citizens are liable for\ndamages and suppression costs of any wildfire they may start.\n\n.DROUGHT MITIGATION ACTIONS: None reported.\n\n.LOCAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK:\n\nFrom March 18th through March 23rd, temperatures will average above-\nnormal and precipitation will average near-normal. During this time\nframe, daily average temperatures for this period range from 32 to\n37 degrees with the normal precipitation around 4 tenths of an inch.\n\nBeyond this time frame, the 8 to 14-day forecast (March 24th-30th)\nfrom the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) calls for enhanced chances\nfor above-normal temperatures. Meanwhile, precipitation is expected\nto be near- to drier-than-normal. The daily average temperatures\nfor this period range from 35 to 40 degrees with the normal\nprecipitation around 6 tenths of an inch.\n\nDuring April (monthly outlook) and from May through July (seasonal\noutlook), the Climate Prediction Center has tilted the odds toward\nwarmer across the Upper Mississippi River Valley. Meanwhile, the\nprecipitation outlook is for equal chances of wetter-, near-, and\ndrier-than-normal.\n\n.NEXT ISSUANCE DATE:\n\nThis product will be updated on Thursday, April 1.\n\nAdditional information on current drought conditions may be found at\nthe following web addresses:\n\nU.S. Drought Monitor: www.droughtmonitor.unl.edu\nU.S. Drought Portal: www.drought.gov\nClimate Prediction Center (CPC): www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\nMidwestern Regional Climate Center: mrcc.isws.illinois.edu\nWI State Climatology Office: www.aos.wisc.edu/~sco\nMN Climatology Working Group: climateapps.dnr.state.mn.us/index.htm\nIA Climatology Bureau: www.iowaagriculture.gov/climatology.asp\n\nAdditional water and river information:\nNWS: water.weather.gov\nOWP: water.noaa.gov\nU.S. Geologic Survey (USGS): water.usgs.gov\nU.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE): www.mvp.usace.army.mil\n\n.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:\n\nThe U.S. Drought Monitor is a multi-agency effort involving NOAAs\nNational Weather Service and National Centers for Environmental\nInformation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), state and\nregional climatologists, and the National Drought Mitigation Center.\nInformation for this statement was gathered from NWS and Federal\nAviation Administration (FAA) observation sites, state cooperative\nextension services, USACE and USGS.\n\n.CONTACT INFORMATION:\nShould you have any questions or comments about this drought\nstatement, please contact:\n\nNational Weather Service\nN2788 County Road FA\nLa Crosse, WI 54601\nPhone: 608-784-7294\nEmail: W-ARX.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV\n\n$$\n\nBoyne"}, {"WFO": "BGM", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "BIS", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "BMX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "BOI", "DATE": "1030 AM MST WED MAR 10 2021", "DGT": "610\nAXUS75 KBOI 101734\nDGTBOI\n\nAXUS75 KBOI DDHHMM\nDGTBOI\nIDC001-003-005-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-031-\n033-035-037-039-041-043-045-047-049-051-053-055-057-059-061-063-\n065-067-071-073-075-077-079-081-083-085-087-110700-\n\nDROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE IDAHO\n1030 AM MST WED MAR 10 2021\n\n...DROUGHT PERSISTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF IDAHO...\n\nSynopsis...\n\nAreas of drought continue across the southern half of Idaho. Below\nnormal snowpack and precipitation dating as far back as last winter\nhave resulted in both meteorological and longer term hydrologic\ndrought conditions. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor released\non March 4...moderate to extreme drought exists across much of the\nCentral Idaho Mountains with a focus in Blaine and Custer Counties.\nModerate drought is also present across far southern Idaho near the\nUtah and Nevada border. The latest seasonal drought outlook\n(February 18, 2021-May 31, 2021) indicates that drought conditions\nin these areas will likely persist.\n\nSUMMARY OF REPORTED IMPACTS...\n\nMuch below normal water supply runoff volumes are forecast for\nwatersheds draining the Central Mountains of Blaine County and\nCuster County. This will impact not only portions of Blaine and\nCuster Counties, but adjacent areas of the Snake River Plain and the\nMagic Valley. Poor streamflows in these areas could lead to water\nsupply concerns, especially for those relying on natural flows. Poor\nsoil moisture in areas of drought across southern Idaho could impact\ngrazing conditions.\n\nDrought Impacts Reports can be found via the U.S. Drought Portal in\nthe related websites section.\n\nClimate Summary...\n\nWater Year 2021 precipitation (October 1, 2020-March 8, 2021) varied\nconsiderably across the state. The Panhandle Region as well as north-\ncentral and west-central Idaho, and immediately along the Wyoming\nborder generally received 90 to 120 percent of normal precipitation.\nOtherwise, only 50 to 80 percent of normal precipitation has\noccurred across the remainder of Idaho.\n\nAverage temperatures for the 2021 Water Year so far have been within\na couple degrees of normal except for a portion of south-central\nIdaho (Magic Valley area) where temperatures have been 4 to 6\ndegrees above normal.\n\nBelow is a list of precipitation data for selected locations in\nIdaho for the 2021 Water Year.\n\n Oct 1, 2020-Mar 8, 2021 Normal Departure Last\n Total Precip(Inches) Value From Normal Year\n\nBOISE 5.63 6.22 -0.59 5.05\n\nMCCALL 14.09 10.07 4.02 11.99\n\nTWIN FALLS 2.81 5.22 -2.41 3.27\n\nPOCATELLO 2.97 5.51 -2.54 3.60\n\nIDAHO FALLS 2.56 4.14 -1.58 1.81\n\nCHALLIS 1.97 3.20 -1.23 2.57\n\nSTANLEY 9.86 8.49 1.37 6.19\n\nLEWISTON 5.64 5.24 0.40 6.84\n\n\nHydrologic Summary...\n\nAs of March 9, 2021 snow water equivalents at many SNOTEL sites in\nthe Central Mountains are in the 15th to 30th percentile for low\nsnow with one location setting a new record low. Twenty-eight day\naverage streamflows at the majority of USGS gaging stations across\nsouthern Idaho were below normal to much below normal.\n\nBelow is a summary of major reservoir system storage across Idaho.\n\n March 1, 20210 NRCS Reservoir Data\n\n Percent of Percent of\n Capacity Average\n\nIdaho Panhandle Region 61 106\nHungry Horse...Flathead Lake...Noxon Rapids...Lake Pend Orelle...\nPriest Lake...Lake Coeur D Alene)\n\nDworshak 70 102\n\nWest Central Basins 60 103\nAnderson Ranch...Arrowrock...Lucky Peak...Lake Lowell...\nDeadwood...Cascade...Mann Creek)\n\nWood and Lost Basins 26 59\n(Mackay...Little Wood...Magic)\n\nUpper Snake River Basin 81 120\n(Jackson...Palisades...Henrys...Grassy...Island Park...Ririe\n...Blackfoot...American Falls)\n\nSouthside Snake River Basins 54 81\n(Oakley...Salmon Falls...Wild Horse...Lake Owyhee...Brownlee)\n\nBear River Basin 62 136\n(Bear Lake...Montpelier)\n\n\nPrecipitation and Temperature Outlook...\n\nThe three month outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for March\nthrough May favors above normal temperatures along the Utah and\nNevada border, below normal temperatures for the Idaho Panhandle,\nand equal chances of above normal, normal, and below normal\ntemperatures for the remainder of the state. Above normal\nprecipitation is favored across the northern third of Idaho with\nequal chances of above normal, normal, or below normal precipitation\nelsewhere.\n\nNext Issuance...\n\nUpdates to this product are generally made on a monthly basis.\n\nRelated Websites...\n\nU.S. DROUGHT PORTAL: HTTP://WWW.DROUGHT.GOV\n\nNATIONAL DROUGHT MITIGATION CENTER: HTTP://DROUGHT.UNL.EDU\n\nSTREAM FLOWS: AHPS HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS USGS\nHTTP://WATERWATCH.USGS.GOV\n\nNWS WATER SUPPLY FORECASTS: HTTP://WWW.NWRFC.NOAA.GOV\nHTTP://WWW.CBRFC.NOAA.GOV\n\nNRCS WATER SUPPLY FORECASTS:\nHTTP://WWW.WCC.NRCS.USDA.GOV/WSF/WSF.HTML\n\nIDAHO DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES: HTTP://WWW.IDWR.IDAHO.GOV\n\nOREGON WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT (DROUGHT INFORMATION):\nHTTP://WWW.OREGON.GOV/OWRD/PAGES/WR/DROUGHT.ASPX\n\nLONG TERM WEATHER AND CLIMATE OUTLOOKS: HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV\n\nWESTERN REGION CLIMATE CENTER (CLIMATE ANOMALY MAPS):\nHTTP://WWW.WRCC.DRI.EDU/MONITORING-MAPS/\n\nNATIONAL INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER (FIRE DANGER AND OUTLOOKS):\n HTTP://WWW.NIFC.GOV/NICC\n\nRESERVOIR INFORMATION: NRCS HTTP://WWW.WCC.NRCS.USDA.GOV/BASIN.HTML\nBUREAU OF RECLAMATION HTTP://WWW.USBR.GOV/PN/HYDROMET/SELECT.HTML\n\nUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: DISASTER ASSISTANCE\nHTTP://WWW.USDA.GOV/WPS/PORTAL/USDA/USDAHOME\n\nAcknowledgments... The Drought Monitor is a multi-agency effort\ninvolving NOAA`s National Weather Service and National Climatic Data\nCenter...The U.S. Department Of Agriculture...State and Regional\nCenters...Climatologists...and the National Drought Mitigation\nCenter.\nInformation for this statement has been gathered from the NWS and\nFFA observation sites...State Agencies...USDA...NRCS...USACE AND\nUSGS.\n\nQuestions or comments...If you have questions or comments about this\nDrought Information Statement please contact...\n\nNational Weather Service\n3833 South Development Avenue\nBoise, ID 83705-5354\nPhone: 208-334-9860\nEmail: w-boi.webmaster@noaa.gov\n\n$$"}, {"WFO": "BOU", "DATE": "405 PM MDT Thu Mar 18 2021", "DGT": "000\nAXUS75 KBOU 182309\nDGTBOU\nCOC001-005-013-014-019-031-035-039-047-049-057-059-069-073-075-087-\n093-095-115-117-121-123-172300\n\nDrought Information Statement\nNational Weather Service Denver CO\n405 PM MDT Thu Mar 18 2021\n\n...SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT TO THE DROUGHT SITUATION IN NORTH CENTRAL\nAND NORTHEAST COLORADO DUE TO THE RECENT SNOWSTORM...\n\nA snowstorm brought feet of snow to many locations this weekend,\nwith rain over the far northeast plains. This improved topsoil\nmoisture. The precipitation also brought rapid improvements to\ndrought conditions. Northeast and north central Colorado went from\nbeing 95 percent in Severe Drought /D2/ last week to 54 percent\nafter the snowstorm, and went from 47 percent in Extreme Drought\n/D3/ a week ago, to 12 percent on the March 16th U.S. Drought\nMonitor. Exceptional Drought /D4/ continues across central Grand\nCounty. Improvements were most pronounced east of the Continental\nDivide.\n\nFrom the Colorado Climate Center: Widespread improvements after\nthe large snowstorm brought 2 inches or more of moisture to\nsignificant areas in eastern Colorado. One category improvements\nare shown over areas that received 1-3 inch positive precipitation\nanomalies (above their average) for the week. For these lower\nelevations plains locations, the average for the entire month of\nMarch is around 1-1.5 inches. There were also 2-category\nimprovements, limited to the areas that received 3 or more inches\nabove their average for the week. The 2-category improvement to\nAbnormally Dry conditions /D0/ over Larimer County is an area that\nis now showing a 4 to 6 inch positive anomaly since the beginning\nof the water year.\n\nIMPACTS...\n\nFrom the March 14th USDA Colorado Crop Progress Report: In northeast\ncounties, producers were carrying out pre-planting fieldwork\nactivities before the storm arrived...concerns remained regarding\nlack of consistent moisture up to this week. A county report noted\nlivestock producers were culling more stock than normal in response\nto continued drought. East central counties also received good\nmoisture over the weekend, benefiting winter wheat and soil moisture\nahead of spring planting. Stored feed supplies were rated 12 percent\nvery short and 21 percent short. Topsoil moisture improved\nsignificantly to 25 and 31 percent short to very short across\nthe state, respectively.\n\nEastern Colorado municipal water providers reported that the recent\nsnowstorm would give their systems a boost, especially in low\nelevation reservoirs. However, they need additional moisture this\nspring.\n\nWATER SUPPLY...\n\nThe mountain snowpack continued to improve, especially east of the\ndivide. By March 18th, the snowpack ranged from 89 percent of normal\nin the upper Colorado River basin west of the divide to 98 and 100\npercent of normal in the North and South Platte basins, respectively.\nCombined reservoir storage was 103 percent of average in the upper\nColorado River basin, and 93 percent of average in the South Platte\nbasin at the beginning of March. Over half of the U.S. Geological\nSurvey stream gages in north central Colorado were recording near\nto above average flows on March 18th. The majority of stream gages\nstill recording below normal flows were west of the divide.\n\nCLIMATE SUMMARY...\n\nTemperatures the past two weeks ranged from 2 degrees below normal\nto 6 degrees above normal. Precipitation was above normal,\nespecially east of the divide. Numerous areas along the northern\nFront Range urban corridor and northeast plains had 2 to 10 times\ntheir normal precipitation for the past 14 days. Here are the\npreliminary NWS Cooperative Observer water year snowfall totals\nfrom October 1st, 2020 through March 15th, 2021 compared to normal:\n\nLocation County 20-21 Normal Departure % Normal\n-------- ------ ------ ------ --------- --------\nAbove 8000 feet\n Antero Reservoir Park 39.0 29.3 9.7 133\n Dillon Summit 64.5 74.8 -10.3 86\n Georgetown 4S Clear Ck 123.5 87.0 36.5 142\n Georgetown Clear Ck 70.3 65.6 4.7 107\n Grant Park 56.4 61.6 -5.2 92\n Lake George 8SW Park 40.0 36.2 3.8 110\n Walden Jackson 47.7 45.0 2.7 106\n Winter Park Grand 165.3 154.9 10.4 107\n\n6000 to 8000 feet\n Cheesman Reservoir Douglas 58.5 45.1 13.4 130\n Evergreen Jefferson 58.4 53.5 4.9 109\n Gross Reservoir Boulder 52.0 67.7 -15.7 77\n Rustic 9WSW Larimer 68.5 38.4 30.1 178\n Virginia Dale 7ENE Larimer 88.5 51.5 37.0 172\n Williams Fork Rsvr Grand 41.8 57.2 -15.4 73\n\nFront Range Urban Corridor\n Boulder Boulder 73.0 65.1 7.9 112\n Denver area Denver 59.8 38.8 21.0 154\n Fort Collins Larimer 60.2 41.2 19.0 146\n Longmont Boulder 54.3 25.6 28.7 212\n Loveland Larimer 67.4 32.0 35.4 211\n Waterdale Larimer 49.3 32.9 16.4 150\n Wheat Ridge Jefferson 62.0 56.7 5.3 109\n\nColorado Plains\n Akron 4E Washington 32.2 23.3 8.9 138\n Briggsdale Weld 30.9 13.6 17.3 227\n Crook Logan 21.0 17.8 3.2 118\n Holyoke Phillips 23.0 25.0 -2.0 92\n Leroy 5WSW Logan 25.6 29.8 -4.2 86\n Lindon 5WNW Washington 32.4 23.1 9.3 140\n Sedgwick 5S Sedgwick 18.5 29.0 -10.5 64\n Woodrow 6NNE Morgan 38.5 29.0 9.5 133\n\nOUTLOOKS...\n\nThe 30 and 90 day outlooks from April through July have higher\nchances of above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation.\nThere is still a 60 percent chance of a transition from La Nina to\nENSO-Neutral conditions later this spring.\n\nRELATED WEB SITES...\n\nAdditional information on current drought conditions may be found\nat the following addresses:\n\nLocal weather...climate and water information: www.weather.gov/bou\n\nU.S. Drought Monitor:\ndroughtmonitor.unl.edu\n\nNWS Climate Prediction Center Outlooks:\nwww.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\n\nColorado Climate Center Drought Information and Resources:\nhttps://climate.colostate.edu/drought_info.html\n\nUSDA Crop Progress and Condition Reports:\nhttps://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Colorado/Publications\n/Crop_Progress_&_Condition\n\nCWCB Water Availability Task Force Presentations:\ncwcb.state.co.us/public-information/flood-water-availability-task-\nforces/\n\nACKNOWLEDGMENTS...\n\nThe U.S. Drought Monitor is a multi-agency effort involving NOAA`s\nNational Weather Service, State and Regional Climate Centers,\nDepartment of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Drought Mitigation\nCenter. Information for this statement has been gathered from NWS\nand FAA observation sites, Cooperative Network stations, the Natural\nResources Conservation Service SNOTEL Network, U.S. Geological\nSurvey, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Army Corp of Engineers\nstream and reservoir gages.\n\nCONTACT INFORMATION...\n\nIf you have questions or comments about this Drought Information\nStatement, please contact:\n\nNational Weather Service Forecast Office\n325 Broadway\nBoulder, CO 80305\nw-bou.webmaster@noaa.gov\n\n$$\ntlh"}, {"WFO": "BOX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "BRO", "DATE": "430 AM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021", "DGT": "000\nAXUS74 KBRO 210929\nDGTBRO\n\nTXC047-061-215-247-261-427-489-505-241200\nDrought Information Statement\nNational Weather Service Brownsville TX\n430 AM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021\n\n...Exceptional drought conditions have expanded across Starr and\nZapata counties...\n\n...Extreme drought conditions have expanded across portions of Deep\nSouth Texas...\n\n.SYNOPSIS...\n\nGenerally near to above normal temperatures and very dry conditions\nhave continued through March. Little to no rainfall has been\nobserved over the past week. Over the past 90 days...the majority of\nrainfall has fallen across mainly Cameron, Willacy, and coastal\nKenedy counties, generally along and east of I69E. Cameron, Willacy,\nand coastal Kenedy counties have received anywhere between 25 to 75\npercent of their normal rainfall. Brooks, Inland Kenedy, Hidalgo,\neastern Jim Hogg, eastern Starr, and western Zapata counties have\nreceived anywhere between 10 to 50 percent of their normal rainfall.\nThe remainder of Deep South Texas, including eastern Zapata, western\nJim Hogg, and western Starr counties, have received anywhere between\n0 and 10 percent of their normal rainfall.\n\nAccording to the latest United States Drought Monitor...Exceptional\n(D4) drought conditions have expanded across western Starr County,\nand eastern, southern, and northern Zapata County, as well as\ncontinued across western Jim Hogg and central Starr counties.\nExtreme (D3) drought conditions have expanded across Kenedy,\nWillacy, western Cameron, and southern Hidalgo counties, as well as\ncontinued across the remainder of Zapata, Jim Hogg, Starr, most of\nBrooks, western Willacy, northern Hidalgo, and central Kenedy\ncounties. Severe (D2) drought conditions have continued across\nsouthwestern Hidalgo, northwestern Brooks, northern Kenedy,\nsoutheastern Kenedy, west central Cameron, and central to eastern\nWillacy counties. Moderate (D1) drought is continuing across\nsoutheastern Willacy and eastern Cameron counties.\n\nSUMMARY OF IMPACTS...\n\nFIRE DANGER IMPACTS.\n\nAccording to the Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook by the\nNational Interagency Fire Center on March 1st, the potential for\nsignificant wildland fires across Deep South Texas is above normal\nthrough May 2021 and normal through June 2021. The latest observed\nFire Danger Map from the Texas Inter-Agency Coordination Center\n(TICC) on March 20th indicated moderate fire danger across all of\nDeep South Texas.\n\nThe latest Keetch-Byram Drought Indices (KBDI) were between 700 to\n800 across portions of southern Zapata and southwestern Starr\ncounties, with generally 600 to 700 over western to central Jim\nHogg, southern to central Brooks, inland Kenedy, eastern to central\nHidalgo, western to central Willacy, and western Cameron counties,\nas well as the remainder of both Zapata and Starr counties. KBDI\nvalues of generally 500 to 600 were found across portions of eastern\nJim Hogg, western Hidalgo, coastal Kenedy, eastern to coastal\nWillacy, and central to coastal Cameron counties.\n\nResidents of Deep South Texas, especially across Zapata, Jim Hogg,\nStarr, Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy counties are still urged to\ntake extra precautions when conducting any outside burning, and\nshould contact county officials for any scheduled burning. Residents\nare also reminded that fire danger can change quickly from one day\nto another as winds and relative humidity values vary, especially\nafter frontal passages.\n\nAGRICULTURAL IMPACTS.\n\nAccording to the United States Department of Agriculture and Texas\nAgrilife Extension Service Agents...most areas reported short to\nvery short soil moisture levels, with Jim Hogg County reporting\nadequate levels. Conditions continue to dry in most areas, with\ngusty winds and no rainfall. Pasture and rangeland conditions\ncontinued to improve, and livestock supplemental feeding continued,\nbut was slowing down in some areas. Some grazing growth was burned\nby freezing temperatures, and dry conditions have slowed recovery.\nHeavy supplemental feeding continued in those areas. Hers continued\nto be culled, and calves were being weaned. Wildlife were seeking\ngreen growth in roadside ditches, which was a looming hazard for\ndrivers. Stock tanks remain low and producers were hoping for\nrainfall to help fill them. Conditions of plants killed by the\nwinter conditions is apparent, with surviving plants and trees now\nblooming. In the Hidalgo County area, citrus trees were being\nfertilized and irrigated.\n\nWATER RESTRICTIONS.\n\nAccording to the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality\n(TCEQ)...there are 32 cities or water supply entities that are under\nvoluntary or mandatory water restrictions. There are 8 Public Water\nSupply entities in Cameron county, 13 in Hidalgo county, 6 in Starr\ncounty, 3 in Zapata county and 2 in Willacy county. All water users\nare urged to conserve water.\n\nCLIMATE SUMMARY...\n\nOverall, slightly above normal temperatures have continued through\nthe first three weeks of March with little to any rainfall.\n\nRainfall to date in March at Brownsville was 0.06 of an inch, or\n0.66 of an inch below normal. Rainfall to date in 2021 at\nBrownsville was 1.57 inches, or 1.50 inches below normal.\n\nRainfall to date in March at Harlingen was 0.03 of an inch, or 0.70\nof an inch below normal. Rainfall to date in 2021 at Harlingen was\n0.66 of an inch, or 2.54 inches below normal.\n\nRainfall to date in March at McAllen was 0.03 of an inch, or 0.62 of\nan inch below normal. Rainfall to date in 2021 at McAllen was 1.02\ninches, or 1.79 inches below normal.\n\nPRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...\n\nMeteorological Outlook...Below normal temperatures are expected to\nwarm through most of the week, with a mid level disturbance and weak\ncold front bringing near normal temperatures Thursday. The best\nchance for any brief rainfall remains near the front Wednesday night\ninto Thursday.\n\nGenerally no rainfall is expected across Deep South Texas through\nSaturday, March 27th. Overall, below normal rainfall is expected\nthrough Tuesday, March 30th.\n\nBelow normal highs today in the upper 70s to low 80s, warm to near\nnormal on Sunday, near 80 to the mid 80s. Highs in the low 80s to\nlow 90s return Monday and Tuesday, before warming into the upper 80s\nto mid 90s on Wednesday. The cold front on Thursday brings highs in\nthe low to mid 80s, with highs warming to the low 80s and low 90s on\nFriday, and mid 80s to mid 90s on Saturday, March 27th. Lows warm\nfrom the upper 40s to mid 50s this morning to upper 50s and low 60s\nMonday. Low to mid 60s are expected Tuesday through Thursday\nmornings, with lows in the 50s Friday and low to mid 60s on\nSaturday, March 27th. Overall, near normal temperatures are expected\nthrough Tuesday, March 30th.\n\nThe long range climate outlook for Deep South Texas through June\n2021...derived from guidance from the National Weather Service and\nthe Climate Prediction Center...indicates that above normal\ntemperatures and below normal rainfall are expected for Deep South\nTexas into the summer. The latest monthly drought outlook indicates\nthat drought will persist across Deep South Texas through the month\nof March. The latest seasonal drought outlook indicated drought will\npersist across Deep South Texas through June 2021.\n\nHYDROLOGIC SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK...\n\nAccording to the Texas Water Development Board (TDWB)...the current\nTexas water share at Falcon Reservoir has decreased during the past\nfour weeks to 25.0 percent. This is also below the previous level of\n30.4 percent three months ago. The Texas water share at Falcon at\nthis time last year was at 31.3 percent. The current Texas water\nshare at Amistad Reservoir has decreased during the past four weeks\nto 60.1 percent. This is also a decrease from a previous level of\n64.0 percent three months ago. The Texas water share at Amistad at\nthis time last year was at 67.5 percent. The reservoirs at Falcon\nand Amistad provide much of the water for the Rio Grande Valley.\nResidents, including growers and ranchers of the lower Rio Grande\nValley are urged to take all necessary steps to conserve water.\n\nNEXT ISSUANCE DATE...\n\nThe next Drought Information Statement will be issued around Friday,\nApril 2nd, 2021, unless conditions warrant an earlier update.\n\nRELATED WEB SITES...\n\nFor additional information...and the latest weather forecast for\nDeep South Texas...visit our website at www.weather.gov/rgv. You may\nalso visit the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center\nwebsite at www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov and get the latest information on\nreservoir levels from the International Boundary and Water\nCommission (IBWC) at www.ibwc.gov.\n\nAdditional web sites:\n\nNWS BROWNSVILLE DROUGHT PAGE: http://www.weather.gov/bro/drought\n\nNWS BROWNSVILLE Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS):\nhttp://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=bro\n\nU.S. Drought Monitor: http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu\n\nU.S. Drought Portal: http://www.drought.gov\n\nNational Drought Mitigation Center: http://drought.unl.edu\n\nTexas Water Development Board Reservoir Website:\nhttps://waterdatafortexas.org/reservoirs/statewide\n\nTexas Interagency Coordination Center (TICC): http://ticc.tamu.edu\n\nTexas Commission on Environmental Quality (water restrictions):\nwww.tceq.texas.gov/drinkingwater/trot/location.html\n\nACKNOWLEDGMENTS...\n\nThe Drought Monitor is a multi-agency effort involving NOAA`s\nNational Weather Service and National Centers for Environmental\nInformation...the USDA...state and regional center climatologists\nand the National Drought Mitigation Center. Information for this\nstatement has been gathered from NWS and FAA observation sites...the\nUSDA...state Agrilife Extension Service District agents, Texas Inter-\nagency Coordination Center, Texas Forest Service, state and federal\nwildlife departments Texas Commission on Environmental Quality\n(TCEQ), Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and the International\nBoundary and Water Commission (IBWC).\n\nQUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this drought information\nstatement...please contact...\n\nNational Weather Service\n20 South Vermillion Avenue\nBrownsville, TX\nPhone: 956-504-1432 Email: sr-bro.webmaster@noaa.gov\n\n$$\n\nHallman"}, {"WFO": "BTV", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "BUF", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "CAE", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "CAR", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "CHS", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "CLE", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "CRP", "DATE": "259 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021", "DGT": "137\nAXUS74 KCRP 132059\nDGTCRP\nTXZ229>234-239>247-342>347-442-443-447-202100-\n\nDrought Information Statement\nNational Weather Service Corpus Christi TX\n259 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021\n\nExceptional Drought (D4) Develops Across Webb County and portions\nof Duval County from Lack of Sufficient Rainfall\n\nModerate Drought (D2) to Extreme Drought (D3) Continues Across\nMuch of South Texas\n\nSYNOPSIS...\n\nThe March 9 Drought Monitor has added Exceptional Drought (D4)\nacross much of the eastern half of Webb County, including the city\nof Laredo, as well as a sliver of far southwestern portions of\nDuval County. Outside of D4 exists Extreme Drought (D3)\nencompassing most of Duval County, southwestern McMullen County,\nmost of La Salle County (foregoing the extreme northern portions\nof the county) and much of Webb County except the far western tip\nwhich is split with Severe Drought (D2) and Moderate Drought (D1).\nOther areas of Moderate Drought (D1) exist across the coastal\ncounties clipping far eastern Kleberg County and bisecting San\nPatricio County then following the western county border of\nRefugio County then northward across most of Victoria County.\nAnother region of D1 exists across much of western McMullen County\nand much of central Live Oak County. Outside of this and between\nD3 areas exists Severe Drought (D2).\n\nSUMMARY OF IMPACTS\n\nWATER RESTRICTIONS\n\nBest practices for Water Conservation:\n1. Only water landscapes to maintain adequate soil moisture.\n2.Only water lawn if rainfall has not fallen in 1-2 weeks.\n3. Use a sprinkler which makes larger water droplets.\n4. Turn sprinklers toward the lawn and not the pavement.\n5. Avoid watering on windy days.\n6. Turn soaker hoses holes downward, facing the grass.\n\nCORPUS CHRISTI - Stage 1 Drought Restrictions.\nLimit irrigation to 1 time per week.\n\nhttp://www.cctexas.com/conservation\nhttp://portlandtx.com\nhttp://inglesidetx.gov\n\nThe city of Corpus Christi draws its water from both Lake Corpus\nChristi and Choke Canyon Reservoir. When the combined water\ncapacity of both of these reservoirs falls below 40%, Stage 1 in\nwater restrictions begin. The current combination capacity as of\nMarch 12, 2021 is 37.6%.\n\nVICTORIA - No restrictions; however, keep an eye on local news for\nany updates.\n\nwww.victoriatx.org/resident/news-releases-699\n\nThe city of Victoria draws its water from the Guadalupe River as\nwell as Canyon Lake upstream along the Guadalupe River. When the\nVictoria USGS (United States Geological Survey) river gauge on the\nGuadalupe falls below normal, Stage 1 in water restrictions begin.\nAs of March 13, 2021, the Guadalupe River is at below normal flow.\n\nLAREDO - No restrictions.\nhttp://www.cityoflaredo.com/utilities/water-conservation.html\n\nThe city of Laredo draws its water from the Amistad Reservoir\nlocated along the Rio Grande. When the water capacity of the\nreservoir reaches and falls below 51%, Stage 1 in water\nrestrictions begin. The current capacity as of March 13, 2021 is\n60.3%.\n\nFor other public water systems (PWS) which may have water use\nlimits for the locals:\nwww.tceq.texas.gov/drinkingwater/trot/droughtw.html\n\nLocations that do not currently have mandatory restrictions\ncontinue to strongly promote year-round water conservation.\n\nSOIL MOISTURE IMPACTS.\n\nAs of March 12, the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) analyzes the\npercent of available soil moisture as below normal across South\nTexas. The available soil moisture ranges from 1 to 10 percent of\nnormal across South Texas, with the lower values along the Rio\nGrande Plains and toward the Victoria Crossroads.\n\nAGRICULTURAL IMPACTS\n\nTexas Crop and Weather Report from Texas A&M AgriLife as of:\nFebruary 24, and March 9, 2021\n\nCoastal Bend Region:\n-Multiple days of ice and freezing temperatures made conditions difficult mid-February\n-Freezing temperatures and power outages lead to freezing water wells, ponds, tanks and troughs\n-Feed stores where short on inventory\n-No significant livestock losses were reported, but some newborn calves died\n-Warm and humid conditions prevailed for early March\n-Little way in precipitation\n-Corn, sorghum, and cotton were planted in fields that allowed planter access\n-Some pastures are greening up, but some were short on moisture\n-Livestock producers still providing supplemental hay and protein\n-Cattle were in fair to good conditions, and prices at sale barns\n were steady\n\nSouth Region:\n-The arctic front in February was very hard on livestock and feed supplies\n-Cattle were in decent condition in February\n-Warmer conditions found in late February and early March\n-Drought conditions continue\n-High winds in the forecast\n-Cattle in good condition for March\n\nFIRE DANGER HAZARDS.\n\nFire Danger Map March 12, 2021\nAccording to the latest Observed Fire Danger Map from the Texas\nInteragency Coordination Center (TICC), MODERATE fire danger\ncovers the coastal counties, including Jim Wells. HIGH fire danger\ncovers areas inland from Victoria to Cotulla to Laredo and Freer.\n\nKeetch-Bryam Drought Index (KBDI)\nKBDI is an index used to determine forest fire potential, which\nis based on a daily water balance considering precipitation and\nsoil moisture. The KBDI can range from 0 to 800, where a value of\n0 represents no moisture depletion, and 800 would be\nrepresentative of absolutely dry conditions. A KBDI between 600\nand 800 is often associated with severe drought and increased\nwildfire potential.\n\nThe following table lists the KDBI for counties across the region\nas of March 12, 2021.\n\n200-300 300-400 400-500 500-600 600-700\nCalhoun Aransas Live Oak Bee La Salle\n Refugio Nueces Duval Webb\n Victoria San Patricio Goliad\n Jim Wells\n Kleberg\n McMullen\n\nBurn Bans\nTexas Forest Service Burn Ban Map - March 12, 2021\nCounty-wide burn bans across South Texas\n\nCURRENT BURN BANS NO BURN BANS\nDuval Aransas\nJim Wells Bee\nKleberg Calhoun\nLa Salle Goliad\nLive Oak McMullen\nNueces San Patricio\nRefugio Victoria\n Webb\n\n\nCLIMATE SUMMARY...\n\nClimate Prediction Center MAR 2021\nENSO (El-Nino/Southern Oscillation) Alert System Status: La Nina Advisory\n\nLa Nina conditions remain present as equatorial sea surface\ntemperatures are below average from the west-central to eastern\nPacific Ocean. In addition, the general tropical atmospheric\ncirculation is consistent with La Nina conditions. There is\ncurrently a ~60% chance of a transition from La Nina to ENSE-\nNeutral during the Northern Hemisphere summer (April-June).\n\nTypically, during a La Nina winter, the forecast favors warmer\nand drier conditions across the southern tier of the country with\ncooler and wetter conditions further north. Drought will likely\npersist or worsen over the spring months due to the expected warm\nand dry conditions ahead. However, there will still be periods of\ncooler and wetter conditions. As we head into the spring months,\nthe likelihood of severe weather increases during a La Nina\nperiod.\n\nSouth Texas Summary FEB 2021\n\nOverall, February was a rather dry month with most locations\nreceiving less than a half inch of rain. However, a few spots\nreceived around 1 inch across the Victoria Crossroads. Rain\nchances began to increase around the 10th and 11th of the month as\na cold front slowly moved across the region. The heaviest rainfall\nwas situated across our northern tier of counties with up to 1\ninch of observed rainfall. Rain chances returned to the region the\nfollowing weekend as isentropic lift developed. At the same time,\nsignificantly colder air surged south across the state. South\nTexas experienced some of the coldest air we have seen around here\nsince the 1890s. Throughout the event (February 14th - 18th), most\nof the region received generally less than half an inch of\nrainfall. The more significant impacts came in the form of ice\naccumulation which resulted in very hazardous conditions across\nthe state. In the wake of this historic winter storm, dry\nconditions settled in with little to no rainfall observed to close\nout the month. With the freeze, grasses across all of South Texas\nbecame officially cured. It is with the curing and ongoing drought\nconditions that fire weather conditions will likely worsen if no\nsignificant rainfall is seen anytime soon.\n\nThe following table through the month of February shows:\n1. Monthly rainfall totals (deficits/surplus) in inches\n2. Year-to-date rainfall totals (deficits/surplus) for 2021 in inches\n3. Average monthly temperatures (departure from normal) in degrees F\n\n\nCLIMATE SITE FEB 2021 FEB AVG TEMPS\nCORPUS CHRISTI 0.35 (-1.58) 1.74 (- 1.73) 55.5 (-5.0)\nVICTORIA 0.86 (-1.22) 2.02 (- 2.58) 51.9 (-5.4)\nLAREDO 0.14 (-0.80) 0.60 (- 1.24) 57.7 (-3.5)\n\nPRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...\n\nLocal forecast through the next 7 days (MAR 13 MAR 19):\nWarm and breezy conditions on March 13 will cool for March 14 as\na Pacific cold front moves through the region. Scattered showers\nwith a few embedded thunderstorms are expected, especially toward\nthe Victoria Crossroads. Drier air will filter in behind the front\nwith temperatures quickly warming on March 15 and March 16.\nAnother cold front is expected to move through the region March 17\nwith scattered showers once again. Cool temperatures will\ncontinue March 18 and March 19.\n\nCPC outlook for days 8-14 (MAR 20 MAR 26):\nNear normal temperatures and near normal precipitation.\n\nCPC outlook for 1 month (MAR):\nWell above normal temperatures and below to well below normal\nprecipitation.\n\nCPC outlook for 3 months (MAR MAY):\nWell above normal temperatures and slightly below normal\nprecipitation.\n\nMonthly Drought Outlook (MAR):\nDrought will persist across much of South Texas with drought\ndevelopment likely along the coast.\n\nSeasonal Drought Outlook (FEB 18 MAY 31):\nDrought will persist across the Brush Country with drought\ndevelopment likely across the Coastal Plains.\n\nHYDROLOGIC SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK...\n\nUSGS Streamflow Map - February 5, 2021.\nMost of the rivers are below or much below normal flow across\nSouth Texas. The only sites above running near normal are Oso and\nPlacedo Creeks, as well a San Antonio River at Goliad, and Nueces\nRiver at Three Rivers, Mathis and Bluntzer.\n\nThe following table shows the current reservoir levels as of\nFebruary 28, 2021:\n\nReservoir Normal Pool Current Pool % of Capacity\nChoke Canyon 220.5 FT 197.9 FT 34.2%\nLake Corpus Christi 94.0 FT 86.2 FT 48.1%\nLake Texana 44.0 FT 43.5 FT 97.1%\nColeto Creek 98.0 FT 93.7 FT N/A\nCanyon Lake* 909.0 FT 903.3 FT N/A\nLake Amistad** 1117.0 FT 1074.4 FT N/A\n\n* Supplies the city of Victoria\n** Along Rio Grande, upstream of Laredo\n\nCombined Current Pool % Last Year % Difference\nChoke Canyon/Lake CC 38.1% 51.7% -13.6%\n\nReservoir levels continue to lower with the lack of sufficient\nrainfall across the watersheds. With CPC looking at below normal\nprecipitation for the coming months, especially with La Nina\nconditions to continue through March, reservoir levels will likely\ncontinue to lower and additional drought restrictions may begin\nto show up.\n\nNEXT ISSUANCE DATE...\n\nThe next drought statement will be issued on or near April 1,\n2021. If drought conditions worsen or greatly improve, an update\nmay be provided at an earlier date.\n\nRELATED WEB SITES...\n\nNWS CORPUS CHRISTI DROUGHT PAGE:\nhttps://www.weather.gov/crp/drought\n\nAdvanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS):\nhttps://water.weather.gov/precip\n\nU.S. Drought Monitor:\nhttp://droughtmonitor.unl.edu\n\nU.S. Drought Portal:\nhttps://www.drought.gov\n\nTexas Water Development Board Drought Website:\nhttp://www.waterdatafortexas.org/drought/\n\nTexas A&M AgriLife Crop and Weather Reports:\nhttp://today.agrilife.org\n\nTexas Burn Bans:\nhttp://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/decban.png\n\nTexas KBDI:\nhttp://twc.tamu.edu\n\nTexas Observed and Forecast Fire Danger:\nhttp://ticc.tamu.edu/PredictiveServices/FuelsFireDanger.htm\n\nAdditional River Information:\nUSGS: http://water.usgs.gov\nIBWC: http://ibwc.gov\n\n\nAcknowledgments...\nThe drought monitor is a multi-agency effort involving the\nNational Weather Service and National Centers for Environmental\nInformation, the USDA, state and regional center climatologists\nand the National Drought Mitigation Center. Information for\nthis statement has been gathered from NWS and FAA\nobservation sites, state cooperative extension services,\nthe USDA, USACE and USGS.\n\nQUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...\nIf you have any questions of comments about this drought\ninformation statement, please contact...\nNational Weather Service\n426 Pinson Drive\nCorpus Christi TX 78406\nPhone: 361-289-0959\nsr-crp.webmaster@noaa.gov\n\n$$\n\nCB"}, {"WFO": "CTP", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "CYS", "DATE": "400 AM MST Sun Mar 7 2021", "DGT": "029\nAXUS75 KCYS 071100\nDGTCYS\nNEC007-013-033-045-105-123-157-165-WYC001-007-009-015-021-027-031-\n310000-\n\nDrought Information Statement\nNational Weather Service Cheyenne WY\n400 AM MST Sun Mar 7 2021\n\n...Cold temperatures and widespread precipitation improved the severe\nand extreme drought conditions for some areas...\n\n.SYNOPSIS...\n\nAn anonomously cold airmass with its origin over northern Canada\nplunged south into the region on February 10 and lingered into the\nthird week. There were several days with record low high\ntemperatures in the single digits above and below zero. Record\nminimum temperatures were recorded at several locations. Sidney,\nNebraska established its all-time coldest minimum temperature for\nFebruary 14 and the month with -31 degrees.\n\nThe Arctic cold was accompanied by a series of low pressure systems.\nOne slow moving system produced moderate to heavy snow February 12-14.\nScottsbluff, Nebraska set a record 24-hour snowfall of 9.2 inches on\nFebruary 14, and 15.4 inches over a three-day period. The Snowy and\nSierra Madre mountains bore the brunt of the heaviest snow with\nestimates of two to four feet.\n\nThe March 2 U.S. Drought Monitor showed areas of moderate drought\n(D1) over much of Platte, Goshen and Laramie counties, portions of\nsoutheast Carbon and southwest Albany counties in southeast Wyoming,\nand most of Sioux, Scottsbluff, Banner and Kimball counties in the\nNebraska Panhandle.\n\nSevere drought (D2) surrounded the D1 areas of southeast Wyoming and\nwestern Nebraska Panhandle, as well as most of Converse, Niobrara,\nAlbany and central Carbon counties.\n\nExtreme drought (D3) covered northern and southern Carbon County, and\nfar southwest Converse County.\n\n.SUMMARY OF IMPACTS...\n\n.FIRE DANGER IMPACTS...\n\nNear to above average precipitation and below average temperatures\nacross southeast Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle produced low fire\ndanger.\n\n.AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS...\n\nAs of March 5, calculated soil moisture deficits ranged between 40 and\n60 mm.\n\nWyoming February topsoil moisture was rated 87 percent short to very\nshort, compared to 90 percent in January. Subsoil moisture was rated\n84 percent short to very short, compared to 88 percent in December.\nHay and roughage supplies were rated 47 percent short to very short.\nStock water supplies were rated 38 percent short to very\nshort. Pasture and range conditions were rated 59 percent poor to\nvery poor, compared to 60 percent in January. Winter wheat was 20\npercent poor to very poor, compared to 19 percent in January.\n\nNebraska February topsoil moisture was rated 46 percent short to very\nshort. Subsoil moisture was rated 62 percent short to very short.\nWinter wheat was rated 22 percent poor to very poor and 44 percent fair.\n\n.HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS...\n\nWyoming SNOTEL snow water equivalents for the past 30 days varied\nbetween 70 and 100 percent of normal.\n\nBelow normal to normal streamflows were observed along the North Platte\nRiver, Encampment River, Little Snake River, Rock and Lodgepole Creeks,\nLaramie River, Medicine Bow River, and Little Laramie River.\n\nMarch 5 Southeast Wyoming and Nebraska Panhandle Reservoir\nStorages...\n\nRESERVOIR PERCENT FULL\n\nAlcova 85\nGlendo 76\nGuernsey 41\nKortes 100\nPathfinder 58\nSeminoe 56\nGray Reef 97\nBox Butte 60\nLake Alice 0\nMinatare 32\n\n.CLIMATE SUMMARY...\n\nBelow are the cumulative precipitation and percent of averages from\nSNOTELS for Water Year Oct 2020-Sep 2021, and Selected Cities in\nSoutheast Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle since January 1.\n\nNote...Basin-wide percent of averages are based on 1981-2010 normals.\nSelected Cities percent of averages are based on 1981-2010 normals.\n\nBasin Precipitation % of Average Location\n(inches)Oct 2020-Sep 2021\n\nNorth Platte\nDivide Peak14.4 82\nLaprele Creek 7.5 77\nMedicine Bow27.7 MM\nNorth French Creek 23.5 108\nOld Battle 25.6 88\nSage Creek Basin 8.7 72\nSand Lake 20.8 105\nSouth Brush Creek 8.8 72\nWebber Springs 17.9 81\nWhiskey Park 22.6 97\nWindy Peak 6.4 78\n\nLaramie/Little Laramie\nCrow Creek 6.0 73\nBrooklyn Lake20.9 124\nCinnabar Park16.6 83\n\nLittle Snake\nSandstone RS12.3 79\nLittle Snake River25.2 99\n\nSelected Cities\nCheyenne0.19 75\nDouglas0.0713\nLaramie0.1249\nRawlins0.58 94\nTorrington0.06 9\nAlliance0.03 5\nChadron0.1016\nScottsbluff0.3986\nSidney 0.02 6\n\n.PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...\n\nLa Nina conditions will persist through March, with a 60 percent\nchance of a transition to ENSO-Neutral in Spring 2021 (April through\nJune).\n\nThe outlook for March by the Climate Prediction Center predicts near\nto above average temperatures and below average precipitation. The\noutlook for March through May predicts above average temperatures\nand below average precipitation.\n\nThe seasonal drought outlook through May indicates a continuation of\ndrought conditions.\n\n.NEXT ISSUANCE DATE...\n\nThis product will be updated April 7 or sooner if drought conditions\nchange significantly.\n\n.RELATED WEB SITES...\n\nAdditional information on current drought conditions may be found at\nthe following web addresses /use lower case letters/...\n\nTo report effects of the drought in your area...please go to the Drought\nImpact Reporter at...\n\nhttp://droughtreporter.unl.edu/map and click on Submit a Report\n\nInformation for the media may be found at...\n\nhttp://drought.unl.edu/newsoutreach/informationformedia.aspx\n\nUSGS Wyoming Drought Watch...\nhttp://wy.water.usgs.gov/projects/drought/\n\nU.S. Drought Monitor...https://www.drought.gov\n\nNOAA Drought Page...https://www.drought.noaa.gov\n\nClimate Prediction Center /CPC/...https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\n\nAdditional River and Reservoir Information...\n\nNWS...https://water.weather.gov OWP...https://water.noaa.gov\n\nNWS Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service /AHPS/...\nhttps://www.water.gov/ahps2/index.php?WFO=cys\n\nNRCS Wyoming...http://www.wy.nrcs.usda.gov\n\nUSGS...https://water.usgs.gov/\n\nUSBR...https://www.usbr.gov/\n\nWater Resource Data System (WRDS)...http://www.wrds.uwyo.edu\n\nAcknowledgments...\n\nThe Drought Monitor is a multi-agency effort involving the National\nWeather Service (NWS) and National Center for Environment Prediction\n...USDA...state and regional center climatologists and the National\nDrought Mitigation Center. Information for this statement was gathered\nfrom NWS and FAA observation sites...State Cooperative Extension\nServices...USACE and USGS.\n\nQuestions or comments...\n\nIf you have any questions or comments regarding this drought product...\nplease contact...\n\nMike Jamski\nClimate/Hydrology Program Manager\nNational Weather Service\n1301 Airport Parkway\nCheyenne, WY 82001\nTelephone...307-772-2468\n............800-269-6220\nEmail...mike.jamski@noaa.gov\n\n$$"}, {"WFO": "DDC", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "DLH", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "DMX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "DTX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "DVN", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "EAX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "EKA", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "EPZ", "DATE": "601 PM MST Sat Feb 6 2021", "DGT": "129\nAXUS74 KEPZ 070101\nDGTEPZ\nNMC013-017-023-029-035-051-TXC141-229-100115-\n\nDrought Information Statement\nNational Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n601 PM MST Sat Feb 6 2021\n\n...LA NINA ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...\n\nSYNOPSIS...\nJanuary was another abnormally dry month as La Nina conditions\ncontinue. Not since the end of the Monsoon season (September),\nhave we had much significant precipitation across the entire\narea. As of February 6, the majority of our area is now in extreme\nto exceptional drought conditions. Much of Sierra County of New\nMexico is a little better off, remaining in severe drought status.\nMost of the area suffered a poor monsoon season rainfall total\nthis past summer, and has remained very dry since then as the La\nNina weather pattern intensified over the area. Since July 1 the\ncentral part of our forecast area, made up of Sierra, Luna, Dona\nAna, and Otero Counties, is about 70-110% of normal, while the\nremainder of the counties are about 25-50% of normal. Since July\n1, El Paso has received 2.49 inches of precipitation, compared to\nan average of 7.44 inches for that same period, which is 33% of\nnormal.\n\nElephant Butte reservoir is running at 8.1% capacity as Feb. 6.\nThis compares to 6.7% of capacity one month ago, and 29.3% one\nyear ago.\n\nLA NINA UPDATE:\nFrom CPC...latest data shows that La Nina has weakened some, with\nthe ONI 3.4 value right near 1.0, the delineation between a weak\nand moderate La Nina.\n\nIRI/CPC...latest forecast from January is for La Nina to likely\npersist into early spring, then likely to cross over to neutral\nstatus for the summer.\n\nCPC MONTHLY OUTLOOKS:\nFebruary Temperature- equal chances of above or below.\n\nFebruary Precipitation-mostly equal chances of above or below,\nthough slight tendency for drier than normal.\n\nSeasonal drought outlook- drought to persist through April.\n\n\nCPC LONG TERM OUTLOOKS...\nFebruary through April Temperature- strong tendency for above\nnormal temperatures.\n\nFebruary through April Precipitation- strong tendency for below\nnormal precipitation.\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSUMMARY OF IMPACTS...\nD0 = Abnormally dry conditions signal the possible onset of\ndrought. They are characterized by slow crop growth and elevated\nfire risk. Remember that drought is the leading hazard in\neconomic\nlosses each year in the U.S.\nD1 = Moderate conditions are characterized by some damage to\ncrops and pastures, with high fire risk and stream/reservoir\nlevels that are usually below normal. Water shortages start to\ndevelop and in some areas voluntary water use restrictions may be\nrequested.\nD2 = Severe drought conditions are characterized by crop or\npasture losses. Fire risk is very high with some water shortages.\nIf water use restrictions are needed they would typically be\nvoluntary or locally mandated. D2 drought is defined by 1 in 10\nyear drought.\nD3 = Extreme drought conditions are characterized by major crop\nand pasture losses along with extreme fire danger and widespread\nwater shortages or restrictions.\nD4 = Exceptional drought conditions are characterized by\nexceptional and widespread crop and pasture losses. Fire risk and\nshortages of water in streams and reservoirs become exceptional\nand water emergencies are generally issued.\n\nNEXT ISSUANCE DATE...\nThis product will be updated the last week of March or sooner if\nnecessary in response to significant changes in weather, water\nsupply, or drought conditions occur.\n\n&&\n\nRELATED WEB SITES...\nAdditional information on current drought conditions may be found\nat the following web addresses:\n\nhttp://www.weather.gov/epz/elpdroughtpage\n\nUS Drought Monitor:\nhttp://www.droughtmonitor.unl.edu\n\nUS Drought Information System:\nhttp://www.drought.gov\n\nNOAA Drought Page:\nhttp://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/Drought\n\nNWS Precipitation analysis page...www.water.weather.gov/precip\n\nClimate Prediction Center...www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\n\nReservoir levels...www.waterdatafortexas.org/reservoirs/statewide\n\nADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION...\n\nNational Weather Service:\nhttp://water.weather.gov\n\nUS Geological Survey:\nhttp://water.usgs.gov\n\nUS Army Corps of Engineers:\nhttp://www.usace.army.mil\n\nACKNOWLEDGMENTS...\nThe Drought Monitor is a multi-agency effort involving the\nNational Weather Service and National Centers for Environmental\nInformation, the USDA, state and regional center climatologists\nand the National Drought Mitigation Center. Information for this\nstatement has been gathered from NWS and FAA observation sites,\nstate cooperative extension services, the USDA, USACE and USGS.\n\nCONTACT INFORMATION...\nIf you have questions or comments about this Drought Information\nStatement, please contact:\n\nNational Weather Service\n7955 Airport Rd\nSanta Teresa NM 88008\nPhone...575-589-4088\nwww.weather.gov/epz\n\n$$\n\nHefner"}, {"WFO": "EWX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "FFC", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "FGF", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "FGZ", "DATE": "1000 PM MST Fri Feb 19 2021", "DGT": "493\nAXUS75 KFGZ 200513\nDGTFGZ\n\nDrought Information Statement\nNational Weather Service Flagstaff AZ\n1000 PM MST Fri Feb 19 2021\n\n...Slight Drought Improvement for Portions of Northern Arizona but\nExtreme to Exceptional Drought Persists For Much of the Region...\n\nSynopsis...\n\nOne of the warmest and driest late-spring through mid-winter periods\non record resulted in intense drought conditions across northern\nand central Arizona. However, a series of Pacific storm systems in\nlate January and again in mid February brought beneficial rain and\nsnow to portions of northern Arizona, especially from Flagstaff to\nthe White Mountains, southward into Yavapai and Gila counties. In\nthe latest US Drought Monitor issued February 18th, the drought\ndepiction was improved by one category to D2 (Severe Drought) in\nportions of Yavapai and southern Coconino counties including\nFlagstaff, Sedona, and Prescott. A small portion of northern Apache\nCounty also improved to D2 including the Tsaile area. Exceptional\nDrought (D4 - the highest drought category) continues across\nnorthern Coconino County and most of Navajo and Apache counties. At\nthe beginning of June 2020, the majority of these areas were\nclassified as being drought-free, so this was a very rapid\ndevelopment of drought. The outlooks for the remainder of winter and\nspring are currently tilted toward warmer and drier than normal\nconditions. A La Nina pattern will continue through winter and at\nleast early spring, with a 60% chance of transitioning to neutral\nconditions by the April-June period. The precipitation outlooks are\naccounting for La Nina, which typically results in drier than normal\nconditions in Arizona.\n\nSummary of Impacts...\n\nRangeland and forage conditions were in poor condition in nearly all\nareas prior to the late January storms. However, most vegetation\nexcept in the lowest elevations is in the dormant winter state, and\nany improvement due to the recent precipitation will not be evident\nuntil later in the spring. Hauling of water has been necessary for\nboth wildlife and livestock for many months.\n\nWildfire activity remained elevated through the summer and fall\n2020, with fire restrictions only lifted in mid November. New large\nfires developed in October which is unusual for this area.\n\nClimate Summary...\n\nThe past 11 months have been exceptionally dry across northern Arizona,\nwith temperatures also above normal for much of this period.\n\n Precipitation Summary for Spring 2020 through mid-Winter 2021\n (Apr 1, 2020 - Feb 17, 2021)\n\n Precip Normal Percent Rank\n of Normal Driest\n\nFlagstaff 8.93\" 18.85\" 47% 2nd\nWinslow 2.07\" 6.30\" 33% 2nd\nPrescott 6.61\" 15.52\" 43% 1st\nPayson 9.54\" 18.08\" 53% 2nd\nShow Low 7.29\" 15.09\" 48% 2nd\nPage 0.99\" 7.37\" 13% 1st\nSt. Johns 4.13\" 11.04\" 37% 1st\n\n\nPrecipitation/Temperature Outlook...\n\nThe precipitation outlook for March through May from the NWS Climate\nPrediction Center calls for a strong tilt in the odds toward below\nnormal precipitation and above normal temperatures for northern Arizona.\nThe values below represent approximate probabilities of above, near,\nand below normal temperature and precipitation for northern Arizona\n3 month period from March through May. These values are produced by\nthe NWS Climate Prediction Center and can be accessed from their\nwebsite listed below.\n\n Temperature Precipitation\n Probability Probability\n Above/Near/Below Above/Near/Below\n Normal Normal\nMar-Apr-May 2021............. 64 / 33 / 3 12 / 33 / 55\n\nHydrologic Summary and Outlook...\n\nWith above normal precipitation for the fall and winter of 2019-\n2020, streamflow and reservoir recharge were beneficial. Streamflow\nwas much below normal during the summer and fall of 2020 with the\nlack of rainfall, though this is not typically a time when larger\nreservoirs experience significant recharge. The most extreme impacts\nhave been to smaller tanks and catchments intended for use by\nlivestock or wildlife. Snowpack over the Mogollon Rim recovered to\nnear normal in late January, but remains below normal for the other\ndrainage basins in northern Arizona. As a result, the latest spring\nrunoff outlook from USDA/NRCS issued February 15 is for well below\nmedian runoff. Current projections are for 47% of median runoff for the\nVerde River basin, 18% of median for the Little Colorado River\nbasin, and 22% for the Salt basin.\n\nNext Issuance Date...\n\nDrought Information Statements from this office are normally issued\non the third Thursday of each month in which extreme or exceptional\n(D3-D4) drought conditions exist in any part of northern Arizona.\nThe next statement will be issued on or around March 18, 2021.\n&&\n\nRelated Websites:\n\nAdditional information is available at the following locations:\n\nNWS Forecast Office Flagstaff: weather.gov/Flagstaff\nNational Integrated Drought Information System: drought.gov\nUS Drought Monitor: droughtmonitor.unl.edu\nNWS Climate Prediction Center: www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\nArizona State Climate Office: azclimate.asu.edu\nArizona Dept of Water Resources: new.azwater.gov/drought\nWestern Region Climate Center: wrcc.dri.edu\nUS Geological Survey: water.usgs.gov\n\nAcknowledgments...\n\nInformation included in this statement was compiled from a multitude\nof federal, state, and local agencies.\n\nQuestions or comments...\n\nNational Weather Service Flagstaff AZ\nPO Box 16057\nBellemont, AZ 86015\n(928) 556-9161\nw-fgz.webmaster@noaa.gov\n$$"}, {"WFO": "FSD", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "FWD", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "GGW", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "GID", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "GJT", "DATE": "300 PM MST Thu Feb 11 2021", "DGT": "729\nAXUS75 KGJT 112200\nDGTGJT\nCOC007-029-033-037-045-051-053-067-077-081-083-085-091-097-103-\n107-111-113-UTC009-019-037-047-182200-\n\nDrought Information Statement\nNational Weather Service Grand Junction CO\n300 PM MST Thu Feb 11 2021\n\n...DROUGHT CONTINUES OVER WESTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH...\n\n\n.SYNOPSIS:\nExtreme to Exceptional Drought categories continue over western Colorado\nand eastern Utah.\n\nWater year 2021 precipitation has ranged from below to well below normal.\nIn addition, last years spring snow accumulations were also well below\nnormal for portions of southwestern Colorado. The dry conditions have\ncontinued into the winter months of 2021.\n\nAreas in D4...Exceptional Drought...include Montezuma, Dolores, San Miguel,\nand large portions of La Plata, Archuleta, San Juan, Ouray, Montrose,\nDelta, Mesa, Pitkin, Eagle, Garfield, Rio Blanco, Moffat and Routt counties.\nA small portion of northern Gunnison County also is in D4. For eastern Utah,\nall or large portions of San Juan, Uintah and small portions of Grant and\nDaggett counties remain in exceptional drought.\n\nAreas in D3...Extreme Drought...include Hinsdale and large portions of\nGunnison counties. Other smaller portions of previous mentioned counties\nalso in D3. For eastern Utah, large portions of Grant and Daggett counties\nare in D3. Smaller areas of Uintah and San Juan are also in D3.\n\nThe continued drought severity is due to low soil moisture,\nlack of snow pack, below normal precipitation, and lower stream flows.\n\n.CLIMATE SUMMARY:\nFall precipitation and winter snowfall has been below to much below normal\nfor western Colorado and eastern Utah. This continues a prolonged dry\nperiod described below.\n\nFall of 2019 precipitation was well below normal leading to low soil\nmoisture content across the southwestern Colorado region going\ninto the 2020 winter season. Snow pack was near normal for the majority\nof the winter season but then started to quickly decrease in the\nmiddle of spring. Dry conditions for both the mountains and\nvalleys in southwestern Colorado and the west central valleys\nbecame entrenched in April and continued through early July. Early\nsummer rains have been sorely lacking keeping precipitation well\nbelow normal over a large portion of western Colorado.\n\n.HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK:\nAverage seven-day stream flow has ranged from below normal to much\nbelow normal with the 28 day average also ranging from below normal\nto much below normal for western Colorado and eastern Utah. The only\nexception is near normal flow release from Flaming Gorge Reservoir.\n\n\n.SUMMARY OF IMPACTS:\nImpacts include low soil moisture, lower stream flows, and dry\nvegetation heading into the winter season. Wild fire start in a\nvalley location during the winter.\n\n.DROUGHT MITIGATION ACTIONS:\nNone reported.\n\n.PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK:\nA progressive pattern for the week or two will bring the increased\npossibility of precipitation to the region. Into the early spring,\nthere is a better than average chance of above normal temperatures\nand better chances of below normal precipitation across western Colorado\nand eastern Utah.\n\nCurrent observations show that the ENSO cycle is and will\ncontinue in a La Nina condition through the early spring. Chances\nincrease that conditions will transition to neutral late spring into summer.\n\n.NEXT ISSUANCE DATE:\nThis product will be updated if necessary in response to significant\nchanges in conditions.\n\n&&\n\n.RELATED WEB SITES:\nAdditional information on current drought conditions may be found\nat the following web addresses:\n\nUS Drought Monitor:\nhttp://droughtmonitor.unl.edu\n\nUS Drought Information System:\nhttp://www.drought.gov\n\nNWS Climate Prediction Center\nhttp://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\n\nNOAA Drought Page:\nhttp://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/Drought\n\nNational Weather Service:\nhttp://weather.gov/gjt\nhttp://water.weather.gov\n\nUS Geological Survey:\nhttp://water.usgs.gov\n\n.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:\nThe Drought Monitor is a multi-agency effort involving the\nNational Weather Service and National Centers for Environmental\nInformation...the USDA...state and regional center climatologists\nand the National Drought Mitigation Center. Information for this\nstatement has been gathered from NWS and FAA observation sites...\nstate cooperative extension services...the USDA and USGS.\n\n.QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS:\nIf you have questions or comments about this Drought Information\nStatement, please contact:\n\nNational Weather Service\nGrand Junction, CO WFO\n2844 Aviators Way\nGrand Junction, CO 81506\n\n$$\n\nas"}, {"WFO": "GLD", "DATE": "600 PM MST Fri Mar 5 2021 /700 PM CST Fri Mar 5 2021/", "DGT": "895\nAXUS73 KGLD 060100\nDGTGLD\nCOC017-063-125-KSC023-039-063-065-071-109-137-153-179-181-193-199-\n203-NEC057-087-145-130100-\n\nDrought Information Statement\nNational Weather Service Goodland KS\n600 PM MST Fri Mar 5 2021 /700 PM CST Fri Mar 5 2021/\n\n...Extreme Drought Persists Across Most of the Area...\n\nSYNOPSIS...\n\n.SUMMARY OF IMPACTS...\n\nDrought conditions remained unchanged across the area in\nFebruary. Extreme drought covers all but a handful of counties in\nthe Tri State area, extending from northeast Colorado into all of\nsouthwest Nebraska and most of northwest Kansas. Agricultural\nimpacts continue with topsoil and subsoil moisture supplies rated\nshort to very short in 40 to 50 percent of reporting counties and\nwinter wheat rated poor to very poor in about 30 percent of\nreporting counties. Wildfires also continue to be a concern on dry\nand windy days.\n\nThe latest drought monitor was issued on March 4, 2021.\n\nDrought intensity is rated on a scale from D0 (abnormally dry) to\nD4 (exceptional).\n\nEXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT (D4) was occurring in the following counties:\nNone.\n\nEXTREME DROUGHT (D3) was occurring in the following counties:\n\nIn northeast Colorado: Kit Carson,Cheyenne.\n\nIn northwest Kansas:\nDecatur,Norton,Greeley,Thomas,Cheyenne,Wallace,Rawlins,Sherman.\n\nIn southwest Nebraska: Dundy,Red Willow,Hitchcock.\n\nSEVERE DROUGHT (D2) was occurring in the following counties:\n\nIn northeast Colorado: Yuma.\n\nIn northwest Kansas: Sheridan,Logan,Wichita.\n\nMODERATE DROUGHT (D1) was occurring in the following counties:\n\nIn northwest Kansas: Gove,Graham.\n\nABNORMALLY DRY (D0) was occurring in the following counties:\n\nNone.\n\nFIRE DANGER...\n\nAbove normal. Fuels are dry as a result of dry winter fuels and\ndrought conditions. Fire danger will continue to be a concern on\nwindy days with low relative humidity.\n\nAGRICULTURAL...\n\nTopsoil and subsoil moisture supplies continue to be impacted, as\ndoes winter wheat condition.\n\n.PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURE OUTLOOKS...\n\nThe latest monthly outlook issued by the Climate Prediction Center\nfor March 2021, shows above normal temperatures and below normal\nprecipitation chances.\n\nThe latest three month outlook issued by the Climate Prediction\nCenter for the months of March 2021 through May 2021, shows above\nnormal temperatures and below normal precipitation.\n\n.SEASONAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK...\n\nThe current seasonal drought outlook is valid for February 18,\n2021, through May 31, 2021...\n\nDrought is forecast to persist across the entire area.\n\n.NEXT ISSUANCE DATE:\n\nThis product will be updated by the 5th of each month as long as\ndrought persists across the area.\n\n.RELATED WEB SITES:\n\nAdditional information on current drought conditions may be found\nat the following web addresses:\nUS Drought Monitor: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu\nUS Drought Information System: https://www.drought.gov\nNOAA Drought Page: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/Drought\nHigh Plains Regional Climate Center: http://www.hprcc.unl.edu\n\nClimate Prediction Center: http://www.cpc.noaa.gov\n\nDrought Outlook:\nhttp://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/\nsdo_summary.php\n\nKansas Crop Weather:\nhttp://www.nass.usda.gov/statistics_by_state/kansas/publications/\ncrop_progress_and_condition/index.php\n\nAdditional water and river information:\nNWS: https://water.weather.gov\nOWP: https://water.noaa.gov\nUS Geological Survey (USGS): https://water.usgs.gov\nUS Army Corps of Engineers (USACE): https://www.usace.army.mil\n\n.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:\n\nThe US Drought Monitor is produced through a partnership between\nthe National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of\nNebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture and\nthe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\n\n.CONTACT INFORMATION:\n\nIf you have questions or comments about this Drought Information\nStatement, please contact:\n\nNational Weather Service\n920 Armory Road\nGoodland KS 67735\nPhone...785-899-2360\n\n$$"}, {"WFO": "GRB", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "GRR", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "GSP", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "GUM", "DATE": "1200 PM CHST FRI MAR 19 2021", "DGT": "000\nAXGM70 PGUM 190124\nDGTGUM\n\nDROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU\n1200 PM CHST FRI MAR 19 2021\n\nPMZ173-PMZ181-020400-\nPOHNPEI-MAJURO-\n1200 PM CHST FRI MAR 19 2021\n\n...EXTREME DROUGHT LINGERS FOR KAPINGAMARANGI...\n...MODERATE TO EXTREME DROUGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN MARSHALL ISLANDS...\n\n.SYNOPSIS:\n\nThe current La Nina conditions are expected to gradually transition to\nENSO-neutral by summer. Fall 2021 may see conditions trend back towards\nLa Nina as suggested by long-range models and the historical tendency\nfor La Ninas to be multi-year events.\n\nLa Nina has kept Kapingamarangi very dry since summer 2020. Although\nrainfall has increased the last few months, it is still inadequate to\nmeet most water needs. Extreme drought (D3) continues due to long-term\ninsufficient rainfall. Easing La Nina conditions should allow showers\nto continue to gradually return to Kapingamarangi the next few months.\n\nShowers have spread across many islands of central and eastern\nMicronesia the past couple of weeks. Part of this showery pattern is\nrelated to occasional upper-level troughs and lows transiting the\nregion just north of 10N. This has improved drought conditions across\nthe northern islands of Chuuk state and some of the northern Marshall\nIslands such as Kwajalein. Meanwhile, conditions worsened on Saipan and\nTinian due to a dry, featureless trade-wind flow. Ongoing drought\nacross the far northern Marshalls and Saipan/Tinian is partly\nclimatological since spring months typically see very little rainfall.\n\nRecent rainfall (inches) across Micronesia for the main islands and\nislands with D0-abnormally dry conditions or worse. % of normal\nrainfall based on 1981-2010 rainfall normals.\n\n Jan Jan Feb Feb Mar 1-17\n % Norm % Norm\nRMI\nWSO Majuro 11.58 140 3.89 51 8.61\nWotje 1.82 75 0.00 0 Trace\nKwajalein/Ebeye 2.34 58 1.97 60 4.42\nJaluit 5.68 58 2.24 36 7.16\n\nFSM\nKosrae airport 31.36 173 16.78 123 14.23\nWSO Pohnpei 19.38 147 6.26 62 13.76\nKapingamarangi 5.92 58 5.86 57 4.09\nWSO Chuuk 11.56 114 11.29 156 9.69\nFananu 5.72 88 1.57 30 6.50\nWSO Yap 12.85 176 7.24 121 4.89\n\nROP\nWSO Palau 10.42 95 14.23 152 3.61\n\nMarianas\nGuam airport 4.11 83 1.01 22 2.16\nRota airport 2.10 40 0.97 19 2.71\nTinian airport 2.32 56 2.27 69 0.74\nSaipan airport 2.30 65 3.15 121 0.20\n\n.SUMMARY OF IMPACTS:\n*D3 Extreme short and/or long term drought* -- Kapingamarangi\n -- Wotje and Utirik\n\n*D1 Moderate short term drought* -- Saipan and Tinian\n -- Marshall Islands near and north\n of 8N latitude including Kwajalein\n\nFor the latest drought map for the US Affiliated Pacific Islands visit\nhttps://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?usapi\n\nKapingamarangi: Long-term drought continues to take its toll on the\ncrops. Taro, breadfruit and banana trees remain in very poor condition.\nWell water remains unsafe to drink.\n\nNorthern Marshall Islands: Water conservation measures are in place\nacross the far northern Marshall Islands. The most impacted islands\nhave strict drinking water conservation measures in place while\nreserving well water for other needs. Several of the islands have RO\nunits but some are not operational.\n\n.DROUGHT MITIGATION ACTIONS:\n\nKapingamarangi: A ship brought food, water and other supplies late\nFebruary. Residents of Kapingamarangi continue to conserve water with\nrecent reports indicating water tanks are nearly full.\n\nNorthern Marshall Islands: Water conservation measures are in place\nacross the far northern Marshall Islands. The Water Sanitation and\nHygiene (WASH) Cluster is working closely with the Marshall Islands\nNational Disaster Management Office (NDMO) to address the needs of the\nvarious atolls being impacted.\n\n.LOCAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK:\n\nKapingamarangi:\nThe relatively wetter pattern over Kapingamarangi this month is expected\nto continue in the coming weeks. The ITCZ has shown a general southward\nshift in recent weeks with convective pulses bringing periods of much-\nneeded rainfall. This trend is expected to persist in the coming weeks\nwith rainfall likely to be near or more than adequate. Numerical fore-\ncast models indicate between 4 and 6 inches of rainfall the next 10 days.\nModel-wise, this is likely one of the wettest outlooks since late summer,\n2020.\n\nNorthern Marshall Islands:\nDry conditions persist across the northern Marshall Islands, but showers\nwithin the ITCZ are seen just south of Wotje. Little change is expected\nin the coming weeks with the ITCZ keeping generally south of 10N. Wotje,\nfarther south and in closer proximity to the ITCZ, will see more spotty\nshowers in the coming weeks than Utirik, to the north. Rainfall will\nremain below adequate in the coming weeks at Utirik with only up to an\ninch of rainfall expected over the next 10 days. Rainfall will be near\nto below adequate at Wotje with 1.5 to 3 inches of rain expected at\nWotje the next 10 days.\n\n.NEXT ISSUANCE DATE:\nThe next Drought Information Statement will be issued Friday, April 2,\n2021 or sooner if necessary.\n\n.RELATED WEBSITES:\n-US Drought Monitor for the United States Affiliated Pacific Islands-\nhttps://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?usapi\n-National Weather Service Guam-\nhttps://www.weather.gov/gum/Hydrology\n-Pacific ENSO Applications Climate (PEAC) Services-\nhttps://www.weather.gov/peac\n-Climate Prediction Center Global Tropics Hazards and Benefits Outlook-\nhttps://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/precip/CWlink/ghazards/\n-Coral reef watch satellite monitoring-\nhttps://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/index.php\n\n.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:\nThis drought statement is a combined effort involving regional National\nWeather Service offices, Richard Heim and the USAPI drought monitor\nteam, Chip Guard at Tropical Weather Sciences, the Climate Prediction\nCenter, PEAC services, the International Research Institute for Climate\nand Society, Mark Lander at University of Guam, USAID subregional\noffices and the NOAA/NESDIS coral reef watch program.\n\n.QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS PRODUCT? PLEASE CONTACT:\nNational Weather Service\n3232 Hueneme Road\nBarrigada, GU 96913\nhttp://www.weather.gov/gum\nphone: 671-472-0953\ne-mail: brandon.bukunt@noaa.gov / marcus.aydlett@noaa.gov\n\n$$\n\nBukunt/Aydlett"}, {"WFO": "GYX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "HFO", "DATE": "1053 AM HST Thu Mar 11 2021", "DGT": "034\nAXHW70 PHFO 112053\nDGTHFO\nHIC001-003-007-009-122200-\n\nDrought Information Statement\nNational Weather Service Honolulu HI\n1053 AM HST Thu Mar 11 2021\n\n...RAINFALL BRINGS DROUGHT RELIEF TO MAUI COUNTY...\n\n.SYNOPSIS:\nRecent rainfall continued to ease drought conditions across Maui\nCounty and the Big Island. In southwest Molokai, the area of\nextreme drought, or the D3 category on the U.S. Drought Monitor\nmap, has improved to severe drought, which is the D2 category. The\narea of D2 over west-central Molokai improved to moderate\ndrought, or the D1 category. In the lower South Kohala District of\nthe Big Island, severe drought weakened to moderate drought\nduring the past month. Moderate drought was also in the Humuula\nSaddle of the Big Island near the Pohakuloa Training Area.\nModerate drought over west Oahu was eliminated in mid-February.\n\nThe recent wet weather pattern over the main Hawaiian Islands\nshould continue to produce improvements in vegetation conditions\nin the drought-afflicted areas of leeward Maui County over the\ncoming weeks.\n\n.SUMMARY OF IMPACTS:\nKauai County\nThere are no drought areas in Kauai County.\n\nOahu (City and County of Honolulu)\nThere are no drought areas on Oahu.\n\nMaui County\nAn agriculture official reported continued improvements in\nvegetation conditions in west and central portions of Molokai.\nHowever, the official also indicated that axis deer have been\nrapidly consuming the fresh growth so additional rainfall is\nneeded to sustain the drought recovery. Vegetation conditions\nremained degraded in the central valley of Maui over the past\nmonth. However, rainfall during early March will likely produce\nimprovements in drought, though some time will be needed to see\nhow much change occurs.\n\nHawaii County\nRanchers operating in the lower elevations of the South Kohala District\nreported some improvement in pasture conditions over the past\nmonth. This is consistent with satellite-based vegetation health\ndata. Dry vegetation near the Pohakuloa Training Area was reported\nby an observer in the area.\n\n.DROUGHT MITIGATION ACTIONS:\nOn March 9, 2021, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Thomas\nVilsack, approved Governor David Ige`s request for a Secretarial\nAgriculture Disaster Designation for the drought emergency in Maui\nCounty. The designation makes agriculture operations in Maui\nCounty eligible for certain assistance from the U.S. Department of\nAgriculture.\n\nOn January 27, 2021, Governor David Ige signed an emergency\nproclamation declaring Maui County as a disaster area due to the\nongoing drought. The proclamation will help provide resources to\nMaui County to help residents respond to the drought impacts.\n\n.LOCAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK:\nThe Long-Lead Hawaiian Islands Outlook issued on February 18, 2021\nby the NOAA Climate Prediction Center showed probabilities\nfavoring above normal rainfall into early summer 2021.\nProbabilities continued to favor above normal temperatures across\nthe state into the summer months of 2021 due to the forecast of\nabove average sea surface temperatures around the Hawaiian\nIslands. The next long-lead outlook will be issued by the Climate\nPrediction Center on March 18.\n\nThe west half of the state and the east-facing windward slopes of\nMaui and the Big Island have the best chances to remain drought-\nfree by the end of the October through April wet season. Leeward\nareas of Maui County and the Big Island may have drought persist\nthrough April if additional rain events do not occur.\n\n.NEXT ISSUANCE DATE:\nThe next Drought Information Statement will be issued on April 8,\n2021 or sooner if necessary in response to significant changes in\nconditions.\n\n.RELATED WEB SITES:\nAdditional information on current drought conditions may be found\nat the following web addresses:\n\nU.S. Drought Monitor: droughtmonitor.unl.edu/\nHawaii Drought Monitor: dlnr.hawaii.gov/drought\nUSGS Hawaii - Recent Conditions: hi.water.usgs.gov/recent/index.html\nClimate Prediction Center long-lead Hawaii outlook:\nwww.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/90day/fxhw40.html\nHawaii Drought Impact Reporter: hawaii.droughtreporter.unl.edu/\n\n.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:\nInformation for this product was compiled from a number of sources including\nthe county boards and departments of water supply, U.S. and State\nof Hawaii agriculture agencies, the U.S. Geological Survey, and\nthe media.\n\n.CONTACT INFORMATION:\nIf you have questions or comments about this drought information\nstatement, please contact:\n\nKevin Kodama\nNational Weather Service\n2525 Correa Rd. Suite 250\nHonolulu HI 96822\nPhone: 808-973-5276\nEmail: Kevin.kodama@noaa.gov\n\n\n$$"}, {"WFO": "HGX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "HNX", "DATE": "1000 PM PST Sat Jan 23 2021", "DGT": "000\nAXUS76 KHNX 240606 CCA\nDGTHNX\nCAC019-029-031-039-043-047-107-241200-\n\nDrought Information Statement\nNational Weather Service Hanford CA\n1000 PM PST Sat Jan 23 2021\n\n...EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER\nELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA IN FRESNO COUNTY AND TULARE COUNTY...\n\nSYNOPSIS...\n\nThe California Drought Monitor, released on January 14, 2021 showed\nan extreme drought classification of D3 in the Sierra foothills and\nhigher elevations of Fresno County and Tulare County. This is a\nregion that experienced a precipitation deficit of 12 to 20 inches\nduring the past twelve months, which, as of this writing is a paltry\n19 to 25 percent of normal. Additionally, snowfall was well below\nnormal in the southern Sierra and the snowpack averaged only 30\npercent of normal. From a historical climatological perspective, the\n5 and 6 station index of accumulated precipitation for the 2020-21\nseason in the San Joaquin and Tulare Lake basin respectively is the\ndriest yet in nearly a century of record keeping.\n\n\nCLIMATE SUMMARY...\n\nAs of January 20th, the Southern Sierra 5-station precipitation\nindex for the season which began July 1st, 2020, had a total of only\n5.01 inches. This was a precipitation deficit of 14.63 inches, and\nwas only 25 percent of normal.\n\nAs of January 20th, the Tulare Lake 6-station precipitation index\nfor the season which began July 1st, 2020, had a total of only 2.62\ninches. This was a precipitation deficit of 11.21 inches, and was\nonly 19 percent of normal.\n\n\nHYDROLOGIC SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK...\n\nCentral California`s wet season, which traditionally begins October\n1st, has been exceptionally dry, especially north of Kern County.\nFortunately, the Climate Prediction Center forecasts above normal\nprecipitation for the central California interior through the end of\nJanuary. However, the longer term outlook looks grim for the rest of\nthe Winter through the Spring with a forecast that favors below\nnormal precipitation. Fortunately, water supply managers throughout\ncentral California, in anticipation of a drier than normal season,\nare keeping an adequate amount of water in many of the reservoirs.\n\nAdditionally, NOAA`s Climate Prediction Center forecasts La Nina\nconditions to continue through March, 2021 with a potential\ntransition to ENSO neutral for the period from April through June.\n(ENSO stands for El Nino-Southern Oscillation)\n\nA La Nina is characterized by below normal sea surface temperatures\nover the equatorial regions of the Pacific Ocean. Historically, a\nmajority of Winters in a La Nina pattern are drier than normal in\ncentral California with few exceptions.\n\nDrought Information Statements will be issued biweekly or more\nfrequently, if necessary, from the National Weather Service in\nHanford, CA while any portion of the central California interior is\nin Extreme Drought Classification (D3 status) or whenever any\nchanges to drought status or impacts occur within NWS Hanford`s\ncounty warning area.\n\n&&\n\nRelated websites...\nCalifornia Data Exchange Center:\nhttp://cdec.water.ca.gov/\nCalifornia-Nevada River Forecast Center:\nhttp://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/\nDrought Monitor:\nhttp://drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html\nCalifornia Drought Page:\nhttp://watersupplyconditions.water.ca.gov/\nClimate Prediction Center:\nhttp://www.cpc.noaa.gov/index.php\nNational Weather Service Hanford:\nhttp://www.wrh.noaa.gov/hnx/\nWestern Region Climate Center:\nhttp://www.wrcc.dri.edu\n\n\nAcknowledgements...\n\nClimate Prediction Center Drought Monitor\nWestern Region Climate\nCenter California-Nevada River Forecast Center\nNational Weather Service San Joaquin Valley - Hanford\nCalifornia Department of Water Resources\n\nQuestions and comments: Please refer all questions to\nW-hnx.webmaster@noaa.gov\n\n$$\n\nDurfee"}, {"WFO": "HUN", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "ICT", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "ILM", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "ILN", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "ILX", "DATE": "622 PM CST Fri Feb 5 2021", "DGT": "000\nAXUS73 KILX 060022\nDGTILX\nILC017-019-021-039-041-107-113-115-123-125-129-137-147-167-171-179-\n183-203-071200-\n\nDrought Information Statement\nNational Weather Service Lincoln IL\n622 PM CST Fri Feb 5 2021\n\n...MODEST IMPROVEMENTS IN DROUGHT CONDITIONS OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS...\n\n.SYNOPSIS:\n\n.Drought Intensity and Extent: Despite the frozen soils, recent\nrainfall has made some modest improvements in drought conditions over\ncentral Illinois.\n\nModerate drought (D1) is located along a corridor along I-72 to\nChampaign and Danville. Abnormally dry (D0) conditions cover areas\nnorth through Bloomington, and also south to Taylorville and Tuscola.\n\n* D2 (Severe): No counties remain in D2 drought.\n\n* D1 (Moderate): Cass, Champaign, De Witt, Logan, Macon, Menard,\n Morgan, Piatt, Sangamon, Scott, and Vermilion Counties.\n\n* D0 (Abnormally Dry): Christian, Douglas, Marshall, Mason, McLean,\n Tazewell, and Woodford Counties.\n\n.Precipitation: During the period from January 26 to February 2,\nprecipitation of over 1.5 inches was common south of I-72. Areas\nnorth of I-72 over to Danville generally saw around an inch of\nprecipitation. Much of this fell during the last couple days of\nJanuary.\n\n.Temperature: During the same period, temperatures generally averaged\nclose to normal. The coldest weather was on January 28, when some\nareas fell well into the single digits in the wake of snow that fell\nthe day before.\n\n.Hydrologic Conditions: Streamflow was near normal across much of\ncentral Illinois today, though areas of below normal streamflow\nlinger in the upper reaches of the Sangamon River basin, and other\nportions of east central Illinois.\n\nLake levels as of Friday morning:\n\nLake Springfield..... 557.93 feet (normal: 558.07)\nLake Decatur......... 611.50 feet (normal: 612-613)\n\n.SUMMARY OF IMPACTS:\n\n.Hydrologic Impacts: Water levels on Lake Decatur have stabilized\nrecently, and have risen 0.7 feet since the January 28th drought\nsummary.\n\n.DROUGHT MITIGATION ACTIONS: The city of Decatur and village of\nMount Zion continue to call for voluntary water conservation\nmeasures until further notice. A drop in Lake Decatur water level to\nbelow 610.7 feet would trigger additional restrictions.\n\n.LOCAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK: An extremely cold weather pattern is on tap\nfor the upcoming week, with highs 25 to 30 degrees below normal for\nthis time of year. A series of storm systems are expected to produce\nsnowfall at times, though liquid equivalent of the snow is not\nexpected to be especially high.\n\nThe 8 to 14 day outlook for February 13-19 favors below normal\ntemperatures, and below normal precipitation. The longer range\noutlook for February 20 through March 5 favors temperatures getting\ncloser to climatological normals, with no clear trend on\nprecipitation.\n\n.NEXT ISSUANCE DATE...\nThe next issuance will be on Thursday, February 18.\n\n.RELATED WEBSITES...\n\nLocal Weather, Water, and Climate Information...\nCentral Illinois NWS Office......https://weather.gov/ilx\n\nAdditional River and Climate Information...\nU.S. Geological Survey...........https://water.usgs.gov/\n\nRock Island Corps of Engineers...https://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/\nSt. Louis Corps of Engineers.....https://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/\nLouisville Corps of Engineers....https://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/\n\nIllinois State Climatologist.........\nhttps://stateclimatologist.web.illinois.edu\n\nClimate Prediction Center........https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/\n\nU.S. Drought Monitor.............https://www.droughtmonitor.unl.edu/\nU.S. Drought Portal..............https://www.drought.gov/\nU.S. Drought Impact Reporter....\nhttps://www.droughtreporter.unl.edu/\n\n.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...\n\nThe U.S. Drought Monitor is a multi-agency effort involving NOAA`s\nNational Weather Service and National Centers for Environmental\nInformation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, state and regional\nclimatologists, and the National Drought Mitigation Center.\nInformation for this statement has been gathered from NWS and FAA\nobservation sites, cooperative extension services, the U.S.\nArmy Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Geological Survey.\n\n.CONTACT INFORMATION...\n\nIf you have questions or comments about this statement, please\ncontact:\n\nNational Weather Service\n1362 State Route 10\nLincoln, IL 62656\nPhone: 217-732-3089\nE-mail: nws.lincoln@noaa.gov\n\n$$\n\nGeelhart"}, {"WFO": "IND", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "IWX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "JAN", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "JAX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "JKL", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "KEY", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "LBF", "DATE": "1055 AM CDT THU MAR 18 2021", "DGT": "827\nAXUS73 KLBF 181555 RRA\nDGTLBF\nNEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-212359-\n\nDROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE\n1055 AM CDT THU MAR 18 2021\n\n...DROUGHT CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH\nCENTRAL NEBRASKA...\n\n\n.SYNOPSIS...\n\nSINCE THE MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY...ABUNDANT PRECIPITATION HAD OCCURRED\nACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. A SERIES OF SNOW\nEVENTS IN FEBRUARY...FOLLOWED BY WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW ON THE\nWEEKEND OF MARCH 13TH THROUGH THE 14TH BROUGHT MODERATE TO HEAVY\nPRECIPITATION ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.\nPRECIPITATION TOTALS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WERE\nRUNNING 200 TO 300 PERCENT OF NORMAL OVER THE PAST 30 DAYS.\n\n\n.LOCAL AREAS AFFECTED...\n\nAS OF MARCH 18TH...ACCORDING TO THE US DROUGHT MONITOR...SEVERE\nDROUGHT CONDITIONS WERE OCCURRING SOUTH OF A LINE FROM GRANT...TO\nWELLFLEET...TO EUSTIS. NORTH OF THIS LINE TO A LINE EXTENDING FROM\nBRADY TO BIG SPRINGS...TO GORDON...MODERATE DROUGHT CONDITIONS WERE\nOCCURRING. NORTH AND EAST OF THIS LINE...ABNORMALLY DRY CONDITIONS\nWERE OCCURRING OVER THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL\nNEBRASKA.\n\n.CLIMATE SUMMARY...\n\nSUMMARY OF RECENT MONTHLY PRECIPITATION FROM SELECTED STATIONS\nACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE SUMMARY INCLUDES THE\nPREVIOUS 12 MONTH PRECIPITATION TOTALS...MARCH 2020 TO FEBRUARY\n2021..THE PREVIOUS 6 MONTH PRECIPITATION TOTALS...SEPTEMBER 2020 TO\nFEBRUARY 2021...THE PREVIOUS 3 MONTH PRECIPITATION TOTALS...DECEMBER\nTO FEBRUARY...AND THE PRECIPITATION TOTALS SO FAR IN\nMARCH...THROUGH THE 17TH.\n\n\n 12 MONTH PRECIP/INCHES 6 MONTH PRECIP/INCHES\n\nLOCATION MAR-FEB NORMAL DEP | SEP-FEB NORMAL DEP\n\nNORTH PLATTE 16.04 20.23 -4.19 | 3.81 4.85 -1.04\nVALENTINE 18.62 20.02 -1.40 | 3.40 4.65 -1.15\nBROKEN BOW * 20.58 23.62 -3.04 | 3.66 6.55 -2.89\nIMPERIAL * 10.32 19.14 -8.82 | 1.84 4.48 -3.64\n\n\n 3 MONTH PRECIP/INCHES THRU FEB 17 PRECIP/INCHES\nLOCATION DEC-FEB NORMAL DEP | MAR 17 NORMAL DEP\n\nNORTH PLATTE 2.56 1.25 +1.31 | 3.52 0.50 +3.02\nVALENTINE 1.67 1.11 +0.56 | 2.02 0.50 +1.52\nBROKEN BOW * 1.80 1.90 -0.10 | 3.50 0.50 +3.00\nIMPERIAL * 1.12 1.08 +0.04 | 2.43 0.49 +1.94\n\nPRIMARY LOCATION OF PRECIPITATION DATA IS FROM THE AUTOMATED SENSORS\nAT THE AIRPORT.\n\n* PRECIPITATION DATA INCLUDES A COMBINATION OF AUTOMATED SENSORS\n AND COOPERATIVE DATA.\n\n\nAVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS WERE ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS\nWESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY AND\nWELL BELOW NORMAL IN FEBRUARY.\n\n AVERAGE TEMPERATURE/DEGREE F\n\nLOCATION DEC NORMAL DEP | JAN NORMAL DEP | FEB NORMAL DEP\n\nNORTH PLATTE 31.2 25.4 +5.8 | 29.9 25.0 +4.9 | 17.3 29.0 -11.9\nVALENTINE 32.3 23.8 +8.5 | 31.1 23.6 +7.5 | 17.4 27.2 -9.8\nBROKEN BOW 31.4 25.5 +5.9 | 29.7 25.5 +4.2 | 15.3 28.0 -12.7\nIMPERIAL 32.5 28.4 +4.1 | 29.5 28.3 +1.2 | 20.1 31.5 -11.4\n\n\n.RIVER AND RESERVOIR CONDITIONS...\n\nRIVER LEVELS ON THE SOUTH PLATTE WERE RUNNING IN THE 25TH TO 75TH\nPERCENTILE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. RIVER LEVELS ON THE LOUP AND\nNIOBRARA RIVERS WERE GENERALLY IN THE 90TH PERCENTILE FOR\nTHIS TIME OF YEAR. RIVER LEVELS ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE SYSTEM BELOW\nLAKE MCCONAUGHY WERE NEAR NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. STREAMS IN\nTHE FRENCHMAN AND STINKING WATER BASINS IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA WERE\nRUNNING IN THE 10TH TO 24TH PERCENTILE. ALL MAJOR RIVER SYSTEMS ACROSS\nWESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA HAD HIGHER PERCENTILE FLOWS COMPARED\nTO ONE MONTH AGO.\n\nLAKE MCCONAUGHY CURRENTLY HAS AN ELEVATION OF 3247.8 FEET OR 72.8%\nOF CAPACITY. THIS COMPARES TO AN ELEVATION OF 3256.2 FEET ONE YEAR AGO.\n\n.FIRE DANGER IMPACTS...\n\nEVEN WITH THE RECENT RAIN AND SNOWFALL...ONCE DRIER CONDITIONS SET\nIN...ONE HOUR FUELS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL BE\nCURED QUICKLY AND WILL BE READY TO BURN. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN\nCURED UNTIL GREEN UP LATER THIS SPRING.\n\nFOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT THE NORTH PLATTE NWS FIRE WEATHER\nWEB SITE PROVIDED BELOW...OR CONTACT THE NORTH PLATTE FIRE WEATHER\nFOCAL POINT /DARREN SNIVELY/ DIRECTLY.\n\nHTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LBF/FIRE\n\n\n.PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURE OUTLOOKS...\n\nTHE LATEST 6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...COVERING THE PERIOD FROM MARCH 23RD\nTHROUGH THE 27TH CALLS FOR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL\nPRECIPITATION. THE LATEST 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK...COVERING THE PERIOD\nFROM MARCH 25TH THROUGH APRIL 3RD CALLS FOR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES\nAND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION.\n\nTHE LATEST 30 DAY OUTLOOK FOR APRIL CALLS FOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES\nFOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE PRECIPITATION\nOUTLOOK FOR APRIL CALLS FOR BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR ALL OF\nWESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.\n\nTHE LATEST 3 MONTH TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK FOR APRIL...MAY AND JUNE CALLS\nFOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL\nNEBRASKA. THE PRECIPITATION OUTLOOK FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD IS FOR\nBELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION WEST OF A LINE FROM CODY TO EUSTIS. EAST OF\nTHIS LINE THERE ARE EQUAL CHANCES FOR ABOVE...BELOW OR NEAR NORMAL\nPRECIPITATION.\n\n\n.QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...\n\nIF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS INFORMATION\n\nPLEASE CONTACT:\n\nCHRIS BUTTLER CLIMATE SERVICES FOCAL POINT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE\nNORTH PLATTE NE CHRISTOPHER.BUTTLER@NOAA.GOV\n\n\n.RELATED WEB SITES...\nLOCAL WEATHER...CLIMATE...FIRE AND WATER INFORMATION\nHTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LBF U.S. DROUGHT PORTAL HTTP://WWW.DROUGHT.GOV\n\nADDITIONAL RIVER AND RESERVOIR INFORMATION USGS -\nHTTP://WATER.USGS.GOV CNPPID - HTTP://CNPPID.COM\n\nU.S. DROUGHT MONITOR HTTP://DROUGHTMONITOR.UNL.EDU\n\nCLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV\n\n.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS...\n\nTHE DROUGHT MONITOR IS A MULTI-AGENCY EFFORT INVOLVING THE NATIONAL\nWEATHER SERVICE AND NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER...THE USDA...STATE\nAND REGIONAL CENTER CLIMATOLOGISTS AND THE DROUGHT MITIGATION\nCENTER. INFORMATION FOR THIS STATEMENT HAS BEEN GATHERED FROM NWS\nAND FAA OBSERVATION SITES...STATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION\nSERVICES...USGS...AND THE CENTRAL NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER AND\nIRRIGATION DISTRICT.\n\n.NEXT ISSUANCE...\n\nTHIS PRODUCT WILL BE ROUTINELY ISSUED ON THE THIRD THURSDAY OF THE\nMONTH. THE NEXT ISSUANCE WILL BE APRIL 15 2021.\n\n$$\n\nCLB"}, {"WFO": "LCH", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "LIX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "LKN", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "LMK", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "LOT", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "LOX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "LSX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "LUB", "DATE": "1112 AM CST Thu Feb 18 2021", "DGT": "000\nAXUS74 KLUB 181712\nDGTLUB\nTXC017-045-069-075-079-101-107-125-153-169-189-191-219-263-269-\n279-303-305-345-369-433-437-445-501-251715-\n\nDrought Information Statement\nNational Weather Service Lubbock TX\n1112 AM CST Thu Feb 18 2021\n\n...No Significant Changes to Drought Conditions or to the Drought\nOutlook with Persistent Drought especially on the Caprock...\n\n.Synopsis including Drought Intensity and Precipitation:\n\nA blast of Arctic air the past week has brought modest moisture\namounts, from a tenth to a third of an inch of moisture, while\nleading to snow and ice and bitter cold conditions. Although this\nis not a large amount of moisture the clouds, cold, and snow have\nlimited evaporation levels to near zero. And there will be some\nbenefit of this modest moisture as it melts and percolates into\nthe upper soil layers in the coming days.\n\nBut persistent dryness over the past 7 to 9 months has remained,\nand has not allowed notable change to drought levels according to\nthe U.S. Drought Monitor. As of February 16th, extreme (D3) to\nexceptional (D4) drought levels continued for most areas on the\nCaprock, with harshest drought levels over the western South\nPlains and the extreme southwest Texas Panhandle near the New\nMexico border. Mostly moderate (D1) to severe (D2) drought levels\nwere persisting over the Rolling Plains with the least harsh\ndrought conditions across the southern Rolling Plains which\nremained out of the drought conditions entirely.\n\nOtherwise, a moderate La Nina remained near the projected peak\nlevels, and was the strongest on record since late 2010. Most\natmospheric circulation patterns were consistent with La Nina,\nespecially by limiting northward moisture intrusions into the\nsouthern plains. But weather patterns this winter have remained\nremarkably progressive with mostly low amplitude upper level waves\npassing every few days. And the recent winter storm benefited by\nbeing higher amplitude and allowing cold, moist Arctic air to\nsaturate and remain entrenched for many days. This bitter cold air\nalso has created additional problems for agricultural producers,\nas noted in the impacts below.\n\n.Hydrologic conditions:\n\nIrrigation needs have remained typically low during the middle to\nlater part of winter and are likely to remain low for several\nmore weeks before planting activities ensue. Soil moisture levels\nhave improved for some areas already seeing snow melt. Reservoir\nlevels have lowered slightly in the past 5 weeks.\n\nThe following reservoir conditions were reported February 18th:\n\nRESERVOIR SUMMARY CONSERVATION POOL 1 MONTH MAXIMUM PERCENT of\n POOL TODAY CHANGE DEPTH CONSERVATION\n (feet) CAPACITY\nMackenzie Lake 3100 3013.9 -0.4 64 9\nWhite River Lake 2370 2347.3 -0.2 20 12\nLake Alan Henry 2220 2215.3 -0.5 72 87\nLake Meredith 2936 2885.2 -0.3 72 35\n\n.Fire impacts:\n\nFire weather concerns will be enhanced by the ongoing drought,\nespecially on the Caprock where extreme to exceptional drought\nconditions were present in both the short and long term scales.\nFuel load however was relatively low as a result of less rain\nduring last years warm season. Recent surface moisture is expected\nto dry out and will lead to typically elevated to critical fire\nweather conditions during windy episodes. It is probable that a\ngreenup will occur early this Spring following the recent spate\nof winter storms, although dry and warm mid-Spring weather likely\nwould cause this to cure and may add to the fire concerns.\n\nLate winter often sees lulls in the fire weather threat. But more\nfrequent fire weather risks will be imminent from late February\nor March heading into Spring. Peak fire weather season typically\noccurs from late February through April, overlapping the Spring\nwind storm season when widespread high winds may occur and prior\nto widespread seasonal greening.\n\n.Summary of Agricultural Impacts:\n\nConditions were extremely cold with negative temperatures and\nextreme Wind Chills. Conditions were expected to have an enormous\nimpact on all livestock producers. Temperatures have been below\nfreezing continuously for 7 days as of midday today, and for 9 of\nthe past 10 days. One more subfreezing day will occur before a\nthaw develops this weekend into next week. Stock tanks in the\nmeantime were frozen and watering livestock has been difficult.\n\nThe preceding information was primarily from the Texas A&M\nAgrilife Today Texas Crop and Weather Report.\n\n.Drought Mitigation Actions:\n\nNone reported.\n\n.Local Drought Outlook:\n\nModerate La Nina is projected to continue through early Spring,\nthen gradually diminish favoring neutral conditions by late\nSpring heading into Summer. Outlooks for the final days of\nFebruary into early March favor a return to dry and mild\nconditions. Warmer than normal and drier than normal conditions\nalso will be favored for at least the first half of Spring.\n\n.Next Issuance Date:\n\nThis product will be updated Thursday March 25th or sooner if\ndrought conditions change significantly.\n\n.Related Web Sites:\n\nAdditional information on current drought conditions may be found\nat the following web addresses:\nUS Drought Monitor: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu\nUS Drought Information System: https://www.drought.gov\nNOAA Drought Page: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/Drought\nOffice of the Texas State Climatologist:\nhttp://www.climatetexas.tamu.edu\n\nTexas Agrilife Extension Agency Crop and Weather Report:\nhttp://today.agrilife.org\n\nAdditional water and river information:\nNWS: https://water.weather.gov\nOWP: https://water.noaa.gov\nUS Geological Survey (USGS): https://water.usgs.gov\nUS Army Corps of Engineers (USACE): https://www.usace.army.mil\n\n.Acknowledgments:\n\nThe drought monitor is a multi-agency effort involving the\nNational Weather Service and National Climatic Data Center, the\nUSDA, State and Regional Center Climatologists, and the National\nDrought Mitigation Center. Information for this statement has\nbeen gathered from NWS and FAA observation sites, the Texas Tech\nUniversity West Texas Mesonet, State Cooperative Extension\nServices, the USDA, USACE, and USGS.\n\n.Contact Information:\n\nIf you have questions or comments about this Drought Information\nStatement, please contact:\n\nNational Weather Service\n2579 South Loop 289 Suite 100\nLubbock TX 79423\nPhone...806-745-4926\nlub.webmaster@noaa.gov\n\n$$"}, {"WFO": "LWX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "LZK", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "MAF", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "MEG", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "MFL", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "MFR", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "MHX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "MKX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "MLB", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "MOB", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "MPX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "MQT", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "MRX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "MSO", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "MTR", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "OAX", "DATE": "1035 AM CST Thu Mar 4 2021", "DGT": "772\nAXUS73 KOAX 041635\nDGTOAX\nIAC071-085-129-133-137-145-155-165-NEC003-011-021-023-025-027-037-\n039-053-055-067-095-097-107-109-119-127-131-133-139-141-147-151-\n153-155-159-167-173-177-179-111645-\n\nDrought Information Statement\nNational Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE\n1035 AM CST Thu Mar 4 2021\n\n...Drought Conditions Persist...\n\nWhile we have been fortunate to receive significantly above normal\nsnowfall this past winter season, long term drought conditions\npersist across eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa. Much of\nnortheast Nebraska remains in a moderate drought, as well as parts\nof west central Iowa and extreme southeast Nebraska. The\nremainder of the area remains abnormally dry.\n\nFor the last 6 months, long term deficits in moisture remain,\nwith some areas still 2 to 4 inches below normal. There is a small\narea between Omaha, Sioux City, and Denison Iowa where precipitation\nhas been slightly above normal. For the period December through\nJanuary only, precipitation has been above normal for most areas.\n\nWinter Precipitation Summary December through January\n\n Precip Snowfall Notes\n\nOmaha 3.81\"/+1.2 46.1\"/+27.7 Tied for snowiest Dec-Jan\nLincoln 3.52\"/+1.16 46.5\"/+29.6 Snowiest Dec-Jan on record\nNorfolk 1.81\"/-0.29 29.2\"/+11.3\n\nLong term climate outlooks suggest March will likely have a very high\nchance of above normal for temperatures, with a small chance of\nbelow normal precipitation.\n\n$$\n\nDeWald/Nicolaisen"}, {"WFO": "OHX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "OKX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "OTX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "OUN", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "PAH", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "PBZ", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "PDT", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "PHI", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "PPG", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "PQR", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "PSR", "DATE": "300 PM MST Sat Mar 20 2021", "DGT": "000\nAXUS75 KPSR 202201\nDGTPSR\n\nDrought Information Statement\nNational Weather Service Phoenix AZ\n300 PM MST Sat Mar 20 2021\n\n...Drought Maintains Intensity as Light Rain and Snow Offer Only\nLittle Help...\n\nSynopsis...\n\nAfter a series of winter storms finally brought some minor drought\nrelief to the region in January, a drier weather pattern has settled\nback into the region the past couple months. Lower elevation\nrainfall totals in January were quite beneficial with parts of SW\nArizona actually receiving around one third of their average annual\nrainfall in just a couple days. However most of the region received\nfar lower totals, and overall benefits were rather muted.\nPrecipitation over the past two months has been spotty and not\nsufficient to help drought conditions.\n\nExceptional Drought has maintained its hold on the eastern half of\nPinal County, southern part of Gila County, and a small piece of far\nsoutheast Maricopa County. Extreme Drought covers the remainder of\nwestern Pinal County, much of Maricopa County, and most of La Paz\ncounties, as a well as far northeast Riverside County. Severe\nDrought covers a small part far southwest Maricopa County, northern\nYuma, southern La Paz, and much of central Riverside counties.\nModerate Drought covers much of southern Yuma and Imperial counties.\nOnly a very small part of far southern Yuma County aligns in\nAbnormally Dry territory. Severe, Extreme, and Exceptional Drought\nnow covers about 95% of Arizona as compared to 7% of the state at\nthe beginning of June 2020.\n\nLa Nina has peaked in the tropical Pacific with sea surface\ntemperatures moderating closer to average. Models suggest a gradual\ntransition towards a neutral state by early summer as the general La\nNina circulation pattern only slowly modifies. A prolonged dry\nperiod, typical in the Southwest during La Nina winters, was broken\nduring the middle of January. However, the prevailing dry La Nina\npattern has returned the past couple months. The Southwest now heads\ninto a typically dry spring period where many locations receive only\nlight precipitation in a typical year; and these locations may need\nto wait until the summer monsoon for realistic drought improvement.\n\n\nSummary of Impacts...\n\nRangeland and pasture conditions remain mostly in a poor to very\npoor condition. 89% of the state pasture land rated as poor to very\npoor compared to just 13% at this time last March, and the 5-year\naverage of 24%. January rainfall aided topsoil moisture somewhat,\nhowever recent dry weather has negated this effect. Forage area\nremains depleted and timely rainfall will be needed in April to spur\nspring growth. Reports continue to indicate many stock ponds low or\nempty requiring water hauling. Thus far, ranchers have experienced\nthe worst impacts from this extreme and exceptional drought.\n\nWildfires were a tremendous problem in Arizona last year with over\n959,000 acres burned in the state - almost double the previous 2\nyears combined. Cooler and wetter weather earlier in the winter\ntemporarily relaxed the greater fire danger with better fuel\nmoisture values. However, the underlying dry fuels are beginning to\nreturn as long term drought persists and warmer, drier spring\nweather returns. Thus, it will be inevitable that a heightened\nwildfire threat will resume later this spring with the return of\neven warm temperatures.\n\n\nClimate Summary...\n\nAutumn and early winter precipitation totals were quite dismal\nacross the region, however winter storms in January made up some of\nthe deficit. Many locations are still lagging well behind normal\nsince the beginning of the Water Year (Oct 1st), so more storm\nsystems will be needed before heading into the drier spring season.\nTotals and rankings are given below (please note some stations have\na limited historical record and rankings may not be as significant).\n\n Since Since Dept Percent Rank\n Oct 1 Oct 1 from of Normal Driest\n 2020 Normal Normal\n\nPhoenix AZ 1.50 4.40 -3.10 33 14th\nScottsdale AZ 2.07 6.04 -3.97 34 N/A\nGlobe AZ 3.98 8.69 -4.71 46 N/A\nYuma AZ 1.51 1.91 -0.40 79 70th\nBlythe CA 0.88 2.35 -1.47 37 26th\nTucson AZ 1.42 4.65 -3.23 31 7th\nFlagstaff AZ 7.75 10.83 -3.08 72 46th\n\n\nPrecipitation/Temperature Outlook...\n\nThe approximate probability values for above, below, or near normal\ntemperatures and precipitation for April and the 3-month period\nApril-May-June are given below and valid for Southeast California\nand Southwest and South-central Arizona. These probabilities are\nderived from outlooks issued by the Climate Prediction Center and\nare accessible through their website listed below. The temperature\noutlook corresponds to the average temperature during the period,\nwhile the precipitation outlook comprises the total precipitation\nover the period.\n\nTemperatures have a much better chance of being above normal during\nthe month of April, as well as the 3-month period of April through\nJune. Precipitation totals have about an equal chance of falling\nabove, below, or near average in April, as well as during the April\nthrough June period.\n\n Temperature Precipitation\n Probability Probability\n Above/Near/Below Above/Near/Below\n Normal Normal\n\nApril 2021.................. 52 / 33 / 15 33 / 34 / 33\nApr-May-Jun 2021............ 55 / 30 / 15 33 / 34 / 33\n\n\nHydrologic Summary and Outlook...\n\nDry weather during the fall and early winter has only been a minor\ndetriment on the Salt and Verde systems with record low inflows\nrecorded. However, excellent winter precipitation the past 2 years\nleaves the system in very good shape. Snowfall so far this winter\nwill be beneficial later in the spring runoff season, although snow\nin most basins is still lagging below normal. The extended period of\nbelow average precipitation and recrod warmth since last summer has\nlessened soil moisture and could negatively affect spring runoff.\n\n 03/19/2021 03/19/2020 03/19/2019\n --------- --------- ---------\nRoosevelt 81 91 66\nHorse Mesa 94 98 98\nMormon Flat 94 97 97\nStewart Mtn 92 97 95\nTotal Salt 83 92 72\n\nHorseshoe 4 96 97\nBartlett 47 96 99\n Total Verde 31 96 99\n\n Total System 76 92 75\n\n\nNext Issuance Date...\n\nThe next issuance of this Drought Information Statement will occur\naround April 20th.\n\n&&\n\nRelated Websites:\n\nAdditional information is available at the following locations:\n\nNWS Forecast Office Phoenix: weather.gov/Phoenix\nNational Integrated Drought Information System: drought.gov\nUS Drought Monitor: droughtmonitor.unl.edu\nClimate Prediction Center: www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\nArizona State Climate Office: azclimate.asu.edu\nArizona Dept of Water Resources: new.azwater.gov/drought\nWestern Regional Climate Center: wrcc.dri.edu\nUS Geological Survey: water.usgs.gov\n\nAcknowledgement:\n\nInformation included in this statement was compiled from various\nfederal, state, and local agencies.\n\nQuestions or Comments:\n\nNational Weather Service Phoenix\nE-mail: w-psr.webmaster@noaa.gov"}, {"WFO": "PUB", "DATE": "150 PM MST Fri Feb 19 2021", "DGT": "181\nAXUS75 KPUB 192050\nDGTPUB\n\nDROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT\nNational Weather Service National Weather Service Pueblo Co\n150 PM MST Fri Feb 19 2021\n\nCOC003-009-011-015-021-023-025-027-041-043-055-061-065-071-079-089-\n099-101-105-109-119-262100-\n150 PM MST Fri Feb 19 2021\n\n...Improvements in the Drought Across South Central Colorado...\n\nSYNOPSIS...\n\nLate January and early February storm systems have provided some beneficial\nprecipitation across portions of south central Colorado. This is especially\ntrue for the higher terrain of the central and southwest mountains, where\ncurrent NRCS SNOTEL data indicate snowpack in the Upper Rio Grande basin\nand in the Arkansas basin being the only basins across the state at or above\nnormal to date.\n\nWith that said, the latest US Drought Monitor, issued Thursday February 16th\n2021, now indicates severe drought (D2) conditions across Mineral County,\nwestern portions of Conejos and Rio Grande Counties, the western half of\nSaguache County, as well as all of Lake and Chaffee Counties.\n\nThe latest US Drought Monitor also continues to indicate exceptional\ndrought (D4) conditions persisting across central portions of Kiowa County\nand extreme northeastern portions of Teller County into northern portions\nof El Paso County.\n\nExtreme drought (D3) conditions are indicated across the rest of Kiowa\nCounty, northern and extreme eastern portions of Bent County, Prowers\nCounty, and northeastern Baca County. Extreme drought (D3) conditions\nare also depicted across most of the rest of Teller and El Paso Counties,\nnorthern Pueblo and Crowley Counties, extreme northeastern Otero County,\nas well as southwestern portions of Las Animas County, southern Costilla\nCounty, and extreme southeastern Conejos County.\n\nSevere drought (D2) conditions remain indicated across extreme southwestern\nportions of Teller and El Paso Counties, northern portions of Fremont\nCounty, central portions of Pueblo County, the rest of Crowley County,\nnorthern portions of Otero County, north central to southeastern portions\nof Bent County, and the rest of Baca County. Severe Drought (D2) conditions\nare also indicated across the eastern 2/3rds of Huerfano County, northeastern\nto southeastern Las Animas County, as well as the rest of Costilla County\nand eastern Conejos County.\n\nModerate drought (D1) conditions are depicted across eastern Saguache and\nRio Grande Counties, northeastern Conejos County, Alamosa County, northern\nHuerfano County, Custer County, and southern Fremont County. Moderate drought\n(D1) are also indicated across southwestern and southeastern Pueblo County,\nsouthern Otero County, northeastern Las Animas County and southwestern Bent\nCounty.\n\nMore information about drought classification can be found at:\n\ndroughtmonitor.unl.edu/About/AbouttheData/DroughtClassification.aspx\n\nDROUGHT IMPACTS...\n\nFIRE DANGER...\n\nCooler weather associated with the winter season has helped to tapper\nfire danger somewhat across the region. However, the lack of fuel\nmoisture and occasionally breezy to windy conditions, will continue\nto keep fire danger in the moderate to high category across much of\nthe snow free areas of the state.\n\nThe latest information on fire bans and restrictions across the area\ncan be found at: www.coemergency.com/p/fire-bans-danger.html\n\nAGRICULTURAL...\n\nData from The Colorado Climate Center and the NWS Climate Prediction Center\ncontinue to indicate soil moisture deficits remaining high across much of\nsouth central and southeast Colorado, with subsoil moisture deficits\nespecially high across southeast Colorado at this time. The lack of soil\nmoisture, combined with strong winds associated with passing cold fronts,\nhave also led to frequent dust storms across the southeast Colorado plains\nover the past few months.\n\nHYDROLOGIC...\n\nNRCS data indicated February 1st statewide snowpack was 77 percent of median,\nwhich is 70 percent of the available snowpack at this same time last year.\n\nIn the Arkansas basin, February 1st snowpack came in at 88 percent of\nmedian, which is 72 percent of the available snowpack at this same\ntime last year.\n\nIn the Rio Grande basin February 1st snowpack came in at 106 percent of\nmedian, which is 100 percent of the available snowpack at this same time last\nyear. Of note, snowpack in the Rio Grande basin remains the highest in the\nstate.\n\nNRCS data also indicated statewide water storage was at 83 percent of\naverage overall at the end of January, compared to the 106 percent of\naverage storage available statewide at this same time last year.\n\nIn the Arkansas Basin, water storage at the end of January came in at\n68 percent of average overall, as compared to 96 percent of average\nstorage available at this same time last year.\n\nIn the Rio Grande Basin, water storage at the end of January came in\nat 73 percent of average overall, as compared to 81 percent of average\nstorage available at this same time last year.\n\nCLIMATE SUMMARY...\n\nThe average temperature in Alamosa for the past month of January was\n18.8 degrees, which is 2.5 degrees above normal. Alamosa recorded 0.23\ninches of precipitation and 3.8 inches of snow through the month of\nJanuary, which is 0.03 inches below normal and 0.2 inches below normal,\nrespectively.\n\nThe average temperature in Colorado Springs for the past month of January\nwas 31.5 degrees, which is 1.0 degrees above normal. Colorado Springs recorded\n0.57 inches of precipitation through the month of January. This is 0.25 inches\nabove normal and makes January of 2021 the 12th wettest January on record.\nColorado Springs recorded 7.9 inches of snow through January. This is 2.3\ninches above normal and makes January of 2021 the 19th snowiest on record.\n\n\nThe average temperature in Pueblo for the past month of January was 32.2\ndegrees, which is 1.7 degrees above normal. Pueblo recorded 0.57 inches of\nprecipitation through the month of January. This is 0.22 inches above normal\nand makes January of 2021 the 21st wettest January on record. Pueblo recorded\n7.5 inches of snow through the month of January, which is 1.0 inches above\nnormal.\n\nHere are a few other statistics for select south central and\nsoutheast Colorado locations, indicating observed precipitation totals\nand departure from normals for the past month, past 3 months, past 6\nmonths and past 365 days:\n\n...............PAST........PAST 3......PAST 6.......PAST 365........\n...............MONTH.......MONTHS......MONTHS.......DAYS............\n...............TOTAL/DEP...TOTAL/DEP...TOTAL/DEP....TOTAL/DEP.......\n...............INCHES......INCHES......INCHES.......INCHES..........\n\nALS Airport 0.23/-0.03 0.92/-0.11 3.81/-0.08 6.22/-1.09\nCOS Airport 0.57/+0.25 1.10/+0.04 4.44/-1.97 10.37/-6.17\nPUB Airport 0.57/+0.22 0.75/-0.45 2.44/-2.57 5.79/-6.87\n\nEads 0.69/+0.35 1.10/-0.08 2.08/-3.90 5.21/-10.4\nLamar 0.24/-0.06 1.04/-0.04 2.89/-2.52 10.58/-4.62\nCampo 7S 0.39/+0.04 0.96/-0.30 5.98/-1.02 9.67/-7.29\nWalsh 1W 0.36/-0.12 2.03/+0.40 4.78/-2.98 13.57/-5.59\nKim 15NNE 0.51/-0.03 1.99/+1.07 5.51/-1.28 13.96/-2.88\nFlorrissantFB 0.02/-0.28 1.14/-0.49 3.32/-3.95 9.77/-7.11\nCanon City 0.47/-0.02 1.30/-0.38 3.53/-2.31 10.99/-2.48\nRye 1SW 1.04/-0.31 3.34/-0.48 7.96/-2.00 15.32/-9.79\nWestcliffe 0.60/-0.02 1.81/-0.38 5.20/-1.17 10.78/-3.77\nWalsenburg 1NW 0.96/+0.12 2.13/-1.03 5.57/-2.06 10.55/-7.49\nTrinidad 0.55/+0.03 1.01/-0.90 3.85/-3.33 9.04/-7.27\nCrestone 2SE 0.67/+0.08 2.00/+0.22 5.51/-0.78 9.63/-3.63\nDel Norte 2E 0.65/+0.26 1.86/+0.35 5.44/+0.04 9.54/-1.02\nBuena Vista 2S 0.27/-0.03 2.00/+0.90 3.44/-1.53 6.90/-3.69\nClimax 1.17/-0.74 4.92/-0.94 7.09/-4.70 21.39/-2.59\n\nPRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...\n\nThe Climate Prediction Center (CPC) outlook for the next week indicates\na slight nod to below normal temperatures and near normal precipitation\nacross south central and southeast Colorado. The outlook for the rest of\nFebruary, March and April still indicate better chances for above normal\ntemperatures and below normal precipitation across the area.\n\nNEXT ISSUANCE DATE...\n\nThis product will be updated by Thursday March 11th, 2021, or sooner\nif necessary, in response to significant changes in conditions.\n\n&&\n\nRELATED WEB SITES...\n\nAdditional information on current drought conditions may be found at:\n\nwww.droughtmonitor.unl.edu\n\nwww.weather.gov/pub/\n\nACKNOWLEDGMENTS...\n\nThe drought monitor is a multi-agency effort involving The National\nDrought Mitigation Center, NOAA`s National Weather Service, The USDA\nand state and regional center climatologists. Information for this\nstatement has been gathered from NWS and FAA observation sites,\nColorado Cooperative Extension Services, The NRCS, USDA, USACE and\nUSGS.\n\nQUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this drought information\nstatement, please contact:\n\nNational Weather Service Forecast Office\n3 Eaton Way\nPueblo, Colorado 81007\nPhone: 719-948-9429\n\nor\n\nnws.pueblo@noaa.gov\n\n$$"}, {"WFO": "RAH", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "REV", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "RLX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "RNK", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "SEW", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "SGF", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "SGX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "SHV", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "SJT", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "SJU", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "SLC", "DATE": "1200 PM MST Mon Mar 8 2021", "DGT": "000\nAXUS75 KSLC 081859\nDGTSLC\nUTC001-003-005-007-011-013-015-017-021-023-025-027-029-031-033-035-\n039-041-043-045-049-051-053-055-057-WYC041\n\nDrought Information Statement\nNational Weather Service Salt Lake City UT\n1200 PM MST Mon Mar 8 2021\n\n\n...WIDESPREAD EXTREME TO EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT CONTINUES\n\n\n.SYNOPSIS:\n\n.Drought intensity and extent: According to the March 2, 2021\nrelease of the United States Drought Monitor, 86% of the National\nWeather Service Weather (NWS) Forecast Office Salt Lake City, UT\n(WFO SLC) County Warning Area (CWA) is experiencing extreme (D3) to\nexceptional (D4) drought conditions. Exceptional drought (D4)\nconditions continue through much of the CWA aside from the far north\nand the higher terrain of northern and central Utah where extreme\ndrought (D3) conditions are being reported. The remainder of far\nnorthern Utah and Uinta County, Wyoming are experiencing moderate\n(D1) to severe (D2) drought.\n\nTo see county specific drought information, visit\nhttps://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/data/png/current/current_wfoslc_trd.pn\ng?1614901429512\n\n.Precipitation: A long term precipitation deficit continues across\nthe region. Since the water year began October 1, 2020, much of the\nSLC CWA has received between 25 and 50 percent of normal\nprecipitation, including most valley locations and the Uinta and\nsouthern Utah mountains. The Wasatch and central Utah mountains\nhave received 50-70% of normal precipitation. Over the last 30\ndays, the northern and central mountains received approximately 2 to\n5 inches of snow water equivalent, with locally higher amounts\nparticularly in the Raft Rivers and the Cottonwood Canyons areas.\nThe southern mountains averaged 1 to 2 inches of snow water\nequivalent. These amounts translate to 90-150% of normal for the\nnorthern and central mountains, with values closer to 50% of normal\nfor the far southern mountains. Valleys adjacent to these mountains\nreceived near normal precipitation, while valleys in far western and\neastern Utah received 25-50% of normal for the month.\n\n.Hydrologic Conditions: With winter conditions continuing, the\nstatewide snowpack currently averages around 75% of normal for the\ndate.\n\nCurrent percent of normal snow water equivalent averaged over large\nbasins are as follows:\n\n-Raft River: 107%\n-Bear River: 78%\n-Weber/Ogden: 72%\n-Tooele-Vernon: 78%\n-Provo/Utah/Jordan: 73%\n-Northeastern Uintas: 67%\n-Duchesne River: 64%\n-Lower Sevier River: 75%\n-San Pitch: 71%\n-Price-San Rafael: 64%\n-Beaver River: 74%\n-Upper Sevier River: 65%\n-Dirty Devil: 75%\n-Southwestern Utah: 50%\n-Escalante River: 63%\n\nSoil moisture levels continue to remain very low, at near record to\nrecord levels. These dry soils will impact the runoff efficiency.\nGiven these factors, current runoff forecasts from the Colorado\nBasin River Forecast Center (CBRFC) anticipate a runoff in the\nspring of 40-60% of normal.\n\n.SUMMARY OF IMPACTS:\n\n.Agricultural Impacts: Soil moisture sensors continue to report\nvalues near or below record levels for their relevant period of\nrecords. Impacts to the upcoming growing season and increased\nirrigation needs will continue to depend on precipitation patterns\nover the next several months for both the valleys and higher terrain.\n\n.Fire Hazards: With winter conditions across the state, significant\nwildland fire hazards are currently low. The only exception would\nbe on windy days after prolonged dry periods where fire spread could\nincrease. The precipitation patterns and temperature trends over\nthe next several months will impact wildland fire potential.\nSignificant wildfire potential is expected to remain normal through\nMarch and most of April. Fire activity is expected to start\nincreasing later in April, with above normal fire potential for\nportions of southern Utah, especially the higher terrain, for May\nand June, due to lower than normal snowpack and significant long\nterm drought.\n\n.DROUGHT MITIGATION ACTIONS:\n\nNone reported.\n\n.LOCAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK:\n\nThe pattern remains active over the next seven days. Total snow\nwater equivalent is expected to range between 0.75-1.00 for most\nmountain locations, with locally higher amounts. Western/southern\nvalleys can expect 0.10-0.30 of precipitation, with locally higher\namounts across far southern Utah. Eastern valleys can expect\nbetween 0.05-0.15 with locally higher amounts.\n\nThe Climate Prediction Center 8-14 day outlook tilts the odds tilt\ntoward below normal temperatures across much of Utah from March 15\nthrough March 21. The odds also favor below normal precipitation\nstatewide during the same period. The outlook for the month of March\nfavors below normal precipitation and equal chances of near, below,\nor above normal temperatures. The monthly drought outlook for March\ncontinues to forecast drought persisting across the entire county\nwarning area.\n\n.NEXT ISSUANCE DATE:\n\nThis product will be updated in early April, or sooner if drought\nconditions change significantly.\n\n\n.RELATED WEBSITES:\n\nAdditional information on current drought conditions may be found at\nthe following web addresses:\n\nU.S. Drought Monitor: https://www.droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ U.S.\nDrought Portal: https://drought.gov/ Climate Prediction Center\n(CPC): https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/ Utah State Climate Center:\nhttps://climate.usu.edu/ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service\n(NRCS) Utah: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/ut/home/\nUSDA NRCS Wyoming: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/wy/\n\nAdditional water and river information: CBRFC:\nhttps://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/ NWS: https://water.weather.gov/ USDA\nNRCS Utah:\nhttps://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/ut/snow/?cid=nrcs141\np2_034248\n\n.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:\n\nThe United States Drought Monitor is a multiagency effort involving\nNOAAs National Weather Service and National Centers for\nEnvironmental Information, the United States Department of\nAgriculture, state and regional climatologists, and the National\nDrought Mitigation Center. Information for this statement was\ngathered from observation sites, regional climate centers, state\ncooperative extension services, Colorado Basin River Forecast\nCenter, Great Basin Coordination Center, National Interagency Fire\nCenter, and Natural Resources Conservation Service.\n\n.CONTACT INFORMATION:\n\nShould you have any questions or comments about this Drought\nInformation Statement, please contact:\n\nNational Weather Service Salt Lake City Weather Forecast Office\n2242 West North Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84116\nPhone: 801-524-5133\nEmail: nws.saltlakecity@noaa.gov"}, {"WFO": "STO", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "TAE", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "TBW", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "TOP", "DATE": "251 AM CST Tue Feb 2 2021", "DGT": "000\nAXUS73 KTOP 020851\nDGTTOP\nKSC003-013-027-029-031-041-045-059-061-085-087-111-117-127-131-\n139-143-149-157-161-177-197-201-090900-\n\nDrought Information Statement\nNational Weather Service Topeka KS\n251 AM CST Tue Feb 2 2021\n\n...WET JANUARY RELIEVES SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS...\n\nSYNOPSIS...\n\nThe U.S. Drought Monitor is available online at\nhttp://www.droughtmonitor.unl.edu/. It is a collaborative effort\nbetween several government and academic partners. The U.S.\nDrought Monitor is issued each Thursday morning and takes into\naccount hydro-meteorological data through 7 AM Tuesday. There\nare four levels of drought: D1 (Moderate), D2 (Severe), D3\n(Extreme), and D4 (Exceptional).\n\nThe latest U.S. Drought Monitor, issued Thursday, January 28,\nincludes D1 along and north of a line from southeastern Dickinson\ncounty northeast to southern Pottawatomie county then southeast to\nnorthwestern Douglas county.\n\nA few storm systems in January provided above normal precipitation\nfor the area and brought further decreases in drought conditions.\n\nIn an Exceptional Drought (D4), exceptional and widespread crop\nand pasture losses result. An exceptional fire danger exists, and\nshortages of water in reservoirs, streams, and wells occur causing\nwater emergencies.\n\nIn an Extreme Drought (D3), major crop and pasture losses are\nlikely. An extreme fire danger exists, and widespread water\nshortages and restrictions are possible.\n\nIn a Severe Drought (D2), crop and pasture losses are high, a\nvery high fire danger exists, and water restrictions may be\nrequired with water shortages common.\n\nIn a Moderate Drought (D1), some damage to crops and pasture is\npossible. A high fire danger exists. Some water shortages\ndevelop or are imminent, and voluntary water use restrictions may\nbe requested.\n\nSUMMARY OF IMPACTS...\n\nState and Location Mitigation Actions.\nNone are known.\n\nSoil Moisture.\nAccording to the Climate Prediction Center, soil moisture was one\nto two inches below normal. The Kansas Agricultural Statistics\nService reports topsoil moisture supplies 50 to 60 percent short\nor very short across Kansas.\n\nAgricultural Impacts.\nThe following ratings pertain to statewide crop conditions. The\nKansas Agricultural Statistics Service reports the condition of\nthe wheat crop was 10 to 20 percent poor to very poor.\n\nWater Restrictions.\nNo known water conservation plans or restrictions have been\nenacted in the local area.\n\nCLIMATE SUMMARY...\n\nGenerally above normal precipitation has fallen in recent months.\nPrecipitation amounts of one half to around one inch were common\nfrom multiple systems. This precipitation has further reduced\ndrought conditions.\n\nPrecipitation totals in inches for August 1 2020 through January\n31 2021...\n\n Departure Percent\nNorth Central Kansas... Amount From Normal Of Normal\nBelleville 5.73 -5.73 48\nWashington 7.30 -5.51 57\nConcordia 6.19 -4.10 61\nClay Center 9.15 -3.12 75\nMinneapolis 6.87 -5.22 57\n\nNortheast Kansas...\nGoff 3 WSW 7.80 -6.07 56\nManhattan KSU 8.54 -5.13 62\nFostoria 7 NW 8.91 -4.25 68\nBlaine 4 E 8.26 -5.00 62\nBremen 1 E 7.00 -5.85 54\nBlue Rapids 7.79 -5.14 60\nHorton 9.60 -5.36 64\n\nCentral Kansas...\nAbilene 8.60 -3.94 69\n\nEast Central Kansas...\nMilford Lake 11.17 -1.67 87\nEskridge 8.81 -6.09 59\nTopeka 8.98 -6.01 60\nPerry Lake 8.87 -7.20 55\nLawrence 8.53 -7.50 53\nPomona Lake 10.47 -6.24 63\nOttawa 10.78 -6.41 63\nEmporia 3 NW 8.84 -5.87 60\nGarnett 1 E 11.69 -5.47 68\n\nAverage Temperature in Degrees Fahrenheit for August 1 2020\nthrough January 31 2021...\n\n Departure\nNorth Central Kansas... Temperature From Normal\nConcordia 53.8 +3.7\nClay Center 51.3 +1.4\nMinneapolis 52.8 +2.0\n\nNortheast Kansas...\nManhattan KSU 51.8 +0.8\nHorton 49.7 +0.1\n\nCentral Kansas...\nAbilene 54.7 +1.7\n\nEast Central Kansas...\nMilford Lake 52.0 +1.2\nEskridge 52.3 +3.3\nTopeka 52.8 +1.5\nPerry Lake 51.6 +2.2\nLawrence 51.8 +0.9\nPomona Lake 54.0 +2.9\nOttawa 51.2 +0.0\nEmporia 3 NW 51.0 +0.1\nGarnett 1 E 52.5 +0.8\n\nPRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...\n\nThe Climate Prediction Center indicates a slightly greater than\nequal chance for precipitation to be above normal and\ntemperatures to be below normal for February. For February\nthrough April, there is a slightly greater than equal chance for\ntemperatures to be above normal and precipitation to be below\nnormal. The U.S. Monthly Drought Outlook indicates drought\nconditions are expected to persist in February.\n\nHYDROLOGIC SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK...\n\nThe U.S. Geological Survey indicates streamflows of most area\nrivers and creeks are near to above normal. The latest lake water\nlevel readings from the Corps of Engineers indicate levels\nranging from two feet below to three feet above above\nconservation or irrigation pool levels. The latest Probabilistic\nHydrologic Outlooks indicate the potential for river flooding is\nnear to slightly below normal through the end of April.\n\nNEXT ISSUANCE DATE...\n\nAs drought conditions have improved, the next issuance of this\nproduct will occur when D2 drought returns.\n\n&&\n\nRELATED WEB SITES...\n\nNational Weather Service, Topeka - http://weather.gov/Topeka\nU.S. Drought Monitor - http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/\nU.S. Drought Portal - https://www.drought.gov/drought/\nHigh Plains Regional Climate Center - https://hprcc.unl.edu/\nKansas State Climatologist - http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/wdl/\nKansas Water Office - http://www.ks.kwo.org/\nU.S.D.A. National Agricultural Statistics Service -\n http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Kansas/\nRiver Information...\nNational Weather Service - http://water.weather.gov/\nU.S. Geologic Survey - https://www.usgs.gov/\nCorps of Engineers - http://rivergages.com/\nClimate Prediction Center - http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/\n\nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...\n\nThe Drought Monitor is a multi-agency effort involving NOAA`s\nNational Weather Service and National Centers for Environmental\nInformation, the U.S.D.A, state and regional center\nclimatologists, and the National Drought Mitigation Center.\nInformation for this statement has been gathered from NWS and FAA\nobservation sites, state cooperative extension services, the\nU.S.D.A., C.O.E., and U.S.G.S.\n\nQUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this drought\ninformation, please contact...\n\n National Weather Service\n 1116 NE Strait Ave.\n Topeka KS 66616\n\nTelephone - 785-234-2592\nE-mail - w-top.webmaster@noaa.gov\n\n$$"}, {"WFO": "TSA", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "TWC", "DATE": "500 PM MST FRI MAR 19 2021", "DGT": "000\nAXUS75 KTWC 200001\nDGTTWC\n\nDrought Information Statement\nNational Weather Service Tucson Arizona\n500 PM MST FRI MAR 19 2021\n\n...EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHEAST\nARIZONA...\n\n.SYNOPSIS:\n\nDrought intensity and extent: According to the latest U.S. Drought\nMonitor, exceptional drought (D4) conditions were across all of\nGraham and Greenlee counties, much of eastern and central Pima\nCounty, southeast Pinal, northwest Santa Cruz and northern Cochise\ncounties while extreme drought (D3) conditions were across most of\nthe remainder of southeast Arizona. The exception was moderate (D1)\nto severe (D2) conditions across western Pima county.\n\nPrecipitation: The bulk of any precipitation during February was\nmainly northeast of Tucson. The 12-month rainfall totals for\nportions of southeast Arizona are at or near the record driest\nlevels through the end of February. The exception is across western\nPima County where slightly above normal rainfall has occurred in\nthe past 12 months.\n\nRainfall totals below are for the 12 month period March 1, 2020 to\nFebruary 28, 2021\n\nStation Total +/- Normal Ranking Period\nTucson Intl Airport 3.58\" - 8.01\" Driest 1895-2021\nNogales Airport 8.70\" - 8.45\" Driest 1999-2021\nSierra Vista 6.08\" - 8.12\" Driest 1900-2021\nWillcox 6.89\" - 6.43\" 12th driest 1898-2021\nSafford Airport 3.21\" - 8.11\" Driest 1998-2021\nPicacho Peak 4.35\" - 6.06\" Driest 1988-2021\nSan Manuel 4.04\" - 9.99\" Driest 1954-2021\nAjo 6.94\" + 0.10\" 38th driest 1914-2021\n\nTemperature: The average temperatures for February were below normal\nacross Graham county, southern Greenlee county, southwest Cochise\ncounty and eastern Santa Cruz county. Elsewhere it was above normal.\n\nHydrologic conditions: Levels at San Carlos Reservoir fell to near 1\npercent of capacity. Upper Gila River Basin snow conditions are 24\npercent of the seasonal median. Cienega creek is lower than usual,\nespecially downstream of Davidson Canyon confluence, and Davidson\nCanyon is largely dry.\n\n.SUMMARY OF IMPACTS:\n\nAgricultural impacts: Rangeland, pasture and forage areas available\nfor livestock continue to be reduced due to the ongoing dry\nconditions.\n\nHydrologic impacts: Below normal mountain snowpack will result in\nlow runoff this spring. Upper Gila River water supply forecast for\nMarch through May is 10 to 30 percent of 1981-2010 median flows.\n\nFire hazards: Some mid March precipitation and cooler temperatures\nresulted in a tempering of the overall elevated wildfire threat\nacross the area. However, given the abnormally dry vegetation due\nto the ongoing drought, the area is still susceptible to running\nfires on any windy and dry day. Unless repetitive rain occurs, a\nreturn to normal or above normal temperatures will result in a\nfairly quick rise in the wildfire threat to above normal levels from\nthe end of March onward.\n\nOther impacts: Low surface soil moisture and reduced vegetation\ncould result in enhanced probabilities of blowing dust this spring.\n\n.DROUGHT MITIGATION ACTIONS:\nNew state law allows farmers, ranchers and other water right holders\nto file a water conservation plan without losing future water rights.\n\n.LOCAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK:\nThe Climate Prediction Center`s (CPC) 8-14 day outlook calls for near\nnormal temperatures and below normal precipitation. The April\noutlook calls for above normal temperatures and equal chances for\nabove normal, normal and below normal precipitation. Drought\nconditions will continue.\n\nThe CPC outlook for April through June also calls for enhanced\nprobabilities for below normal precipitation.\n\n.NEXT ISSUANCE DATE:\n\nThis product will be updated on or around April 20.\n\n&&\n\n.RELATED WEB SITES:\n\nDrought Conditions:\nU.S. Drought Monitor: droughtmonitor.unl.edu\nU.S. Drought Information System: drought.gov\nNOAA Drought Page: cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/Drought\nNWS Precipitation Analysis Page: water.weather.gov/precip\nClimate Prediction Center: www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\nWestern Region Climate Center: wrcc.dri.edu\nArizona Department of Water Resources:\nnew.azwater.gov/drought/drought-status\nArizona State Climatologist: azclimate.asu.edu\nNWS Tucson: weather.gov/tucson\n\nRiver Information:\nNWS: water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=twc and cbrfc.noaa.gov\nUSGS: waterdata.usgs.gov/az/nwis/rt\n\n.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:\n\nData for this statement was compiled from a number of different\nfederal, state and local agencies. The drought monitor is a multi-\nagency effort involving the NOAA National Weather Service and\nNational Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), the USDA,\nstate and regional climate center climatologists and the National\nDrought Mitigation Center.\n\n.CONTACT INFORMATION:\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this Drought Information\nStatement, please contact\n\nNational Weather Service\n540 North Park Avenue, Suite 304\nTucson, Arizona 85719\nPhone: 520-670-6526\nEmail: w-twc.webmaster@noaa.gov\n\n$$\n\nVisit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/tucson"}, {"WFO": "UNR", "DATE": "1050 AM MDT THU MAR 18 2021", "DGT": "000\nAXUS73 KUNR 181651\nDGTUNR\n\nDROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD\n1050 AM MDT THU MAR 18 2021\n\n...RECENT SNOWFALL HELPS TO IMPROVE DROUGHT CONDITIONS...\n\n.SYNOPSIS:\n\n.Drought Intensity and Extent: According to the March 18 release of\nthe U.S. Drought Monitor, Severe (D2) Drought covered almost all of\nNortheast Wyoming and Northwestern South Dakota, including most of\nCampbell, Crook, Weston, Harding, Perkins, Butte, Lawrence, Meade,\nZiebach, northern and northern Haakon Counties. Areas of\nsouthwestern South Dakota improved to D1 or Moderate Drought,\nincluding southern Pennington, Custer, Fall River, Oglala Lakota,\nwestern Jackson and southern Haakon Counties. Conditions across\nsouth central South Dakota improved to D0 or abnormally dry\nincluding Bennett, Mellette, Todd, and Tripp Counties.\n\n.Precipitation: Precipitation so far this water year, since October\n1, 2020, has been below average. Between 2.0 and 3.0 inches of\nprecipitation has been reported over the plains, with amounts of 4\nto 6.5 inches in the higher hills. Overall, this is one to three\ninches below average for most locations.\n\n.Hydrologic Condition: When compared with climatology, streamflows\nremain around normal to slightly above normal for this time of the\nyear. Snow accumulations continue at higher elevations in the Black\nHills, with melting snow at the lower elevations going into the\nground.\n\n.SUMMARY OF IMPACTS:\n\n.Agricultural Impacts: Soil moisture profiles continue to be dry,\nespecially across northwestern South Dakota and northeastern\nWyoming. Pasture conditions are poor and supplemental feeding of\ncattle is common across the entire area.\n\n.Hydrologic Impacts: Stock ponds and dugouts remain dry or contain\nwater of poor quality.\n\n.Fire Hazards: Dead cured fuels, which are susceptible to ignitions,\nand lack of snow cover in severe drought areas, is resulting in an\nincreased risk of fires and fire spread for this time of the year.\n\n.DROUGHT MITIGATION ACTIONS: None reported.\n\n.LOCAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK: The outlook through the end of March looks\nto be dryer with temperatures around average. There will be chances\nfor precipitation this weekend, early next week, and the following\nweekend; however, significant precipitation is not expected at this\ntime.\n\nLooking further out through the spring and into the summer, there is\na greater chance of above average temperatures and below average\nprecipitation. The monthly and seasonal drought outlooks call for\ndrought persistence across the entire area through the end of June.\n\n.NEXT ISSUANCE DATE: This product will be updated in April or as\nconditions change.\n\n&&\n\n.RELATED WEB SITES:\n\nAdditional information on current drought conditions may be found at\nthe following web addresses:\n\nU.S. Drought Monitor: https://www.droughtmonitor.unl.edu/\nU.S. Drought Portal: https://drought.gov/\nClimate Prediction Center (CPC): https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/\nHigh Plains Regional Climate Center: https://hprcc.unl.edu/\nSouth Dakota Climate and Water: https://climate.sdstate.edu/\nWyoming Water Resources Data System & State Climate Office:\nhttp://www.wrds.uwyo.edu/\n\nAdditional water and river information:\n\nNWS: https://water.weather.gov/\nOWP: https://water.noaa.gov/\nU.S. Geological Survey (USGS): https://water.usgs.gov/\nBureau of Reclamation Great Plains Region: https://www.usbr.gov/gp/\n\n.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:\n\nThe U.S. Drought Monitor is a multi-agency effort involving NOAA`s\nNational Weather Service and National Centers for Environmental\nInformation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), state and\nregional climatologists, and the National Drought Mitigation Center.\nInformation for this statement was gathered from NWS and Federal\nAviation Administration (FAA) observation sites, state cooperative\nextension services, USACE and USGS.\n\n.CONTACT INFORMATION:\n\nShould you have any questions or comments about this drought\nstatement, please contact:\n\nMelissa Smith\nService Hydrologist\nmelissa.smith@noaa.gov\n\nor\n\nMatthew Bunkers\nScience and Operations Officer\nmatthew.bunkers@noaa.gov\n\nNational Weather Service\n300 East Signal Drive\nRapid City, South Dakota 57701\n605-341-9271\n\n$$"}, {"WFO": "VEF", "DATE": "518 AM PDT WED MAR 3 2021", "DGT": "635\nAXUS75 KVEF 031319\nDGTVEF\n\nDROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV\n518 AM PDT WED MAR 3 2021\n\n...EXTREME TO EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF\nTHE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT...\n\n.SYNOPSIS:\n\nAccording to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor from February 25,\nextreme (D3) to exceptional (D4) drought continues to exist across\na large swath of the southern Great Basin and Mojave Desert.\nSmall sliver of Severe (D2) drought is present across the western\nMojave Desert of San Bernardino County in eastern California.\n\n.Precipitation:\n\nA few weather systems in late January and early February provided\nbrief periods of precipitation across the area. Much of the better\nprecipitation fell across the southern Sierra Nevada as snow. The\nprecipitation that did fall has done little to our existing drought\nstatus and only marginally helped conditions across the southern\nSierra Nevada.\n\n.SUMMARY OF IMPACTS:\n\n.Fire Weather:\n\nDry fuels from the lack of Monsoon and Fall precipitation allowed\nthe fire season to persist through the Fall and Winter. The Significant\nFire Weather Outlook calls for the threat of large fires to increase\nacross Arizona in April, then spread westward into southern Nevada\nand eastern California in May and June.\n\n.Agricultural:\n\nThe lack of precipitation contributed to extremely poor grazing for\nlivestock on open rangeland. Water hauls are needed since man-made\ntanks that typically capture runoff from precipitation have gone\ndry.\n\nWildlife: WildCare Eastern Sierra has remained busy with wildlife\nrehabilitation due to prolonged heat and drought resulting in less\nprey species from birds of prey. Also, heavy smoke from wildfires\ncould have thrown off some birds migration with several young\nAmerican White Pelicans, Common Loons and an Eared Grebe off course\nlanding on parking lots, roadsides, and in swimming pools. (Sierra\nWaves Media)\n\n.Hydrology:\n\nWater Supply forecast for April-July 2021 for the Colorado Basin, as\nwell as the Owens River Basin are forecast to be below normal. Any\nthreat of flooding from runoff is low.\n\n.LOCAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK:\n\nFor March 8 to March 12, temperatures look to be below\nnormal while precipitation may be near to slightly above normal.\n\nThe 8 to 14 day outlook, for March 10 to March 16, calls for\nbelow normal temperatures and near normal precipitation.\n\nThe Three-Month outlook for April-June, indicates above normal\ntemperatures and below normal precipitation. This means drought\nconditions will likely persist for the foreseeable future.\n\nNEXT ISSUANCE DATE:\n\nThis product will be updated around Thursday, March 18, or sooner\nif drought conditions change significantly.\n\nRELATED WEB SITES:\n\nAdditional information on current drought conditions may be found at\nthe following sites:\n\nU.S. Drought Monitor: https://www.droughtmonitor.unl.edu/\nU.S. Drought Portal: https://drought.gov/\nClimate Prediction Center (CPC): https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/\nWestern Region Climate Center: https://wrcc.dri.edu/\nArizona State Climate Office: https://azclimate.asu.edu/\n\nAdditional water and river information:\nNWS: https://water.weather.gov/\nColorado Basin River Forecast Center: www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/\nCalifornia-Nevada River Forecast Center: www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/\nU.S. Geologic Survey (USGS): https://water.usgs.gov/\nU.S Bureau of Reclamation (USBR): https://www.usbr.gov/\n\n.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:\n\nThe U.S Drought Monitor is a multi-agency effort involving NOAA`s\nNational Weather Service and National Centers for Environmental\nInformation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), state and\nregional climatologists, and the National Drought Mitigation Center.\nInformation for this statement was gathered from NWS and Federal\nAviation Administration (FAA) observation sites, USGS and USBR.\n\n.CONTACT INFORMATION:\n\nNational Weather Service, Las Vegas NV\n7851 Dean Martin Dr.\nLas Vegas, NV 89139\nEmail: w-vef.webmaster@noaa.gov\n\n$$"}, {"WFO": "TFX", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "BYZ", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "PIH", "DATE": "600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021", "DGT": "No drought statement available for this WFO."}, {"WFO": "RIW", "DATE": "408 PM MDT THU FEB 18 2021", "DGT": "079\nAXUS75 KRIW 182308\nDGTRIW\nWYC003-013-017-019-023-025-029-035-037-039-043-031200-\n\nDROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT\nNational Weather Service Riverton WY\n408 PM MDT THU FEB 18 2021\n\n...EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS PERSIST ACROSS CENTRAL WYOMING...\n\n.SYNOPSIS:\n\n.Drought Intensity and Extent:\n\nAccording to the latest update of the U.S. Drought Monitor on\nFebruary 16th, Extreme (D3) Drought conditions persisted across\nalmost all of Natrona, Johnson and Washakie counties as well as\nsoutheast Big Horn, the eastern half of Hot Springs, north central\nand eastern Fremont and extreme eastern Sweetwater counties.\n\nSevere (D2) Drought conditions continued across southern Big Horn,\nthe western half of Hot Springs, southeast Park, central and\nsouthern Fremont, eastern Sublette, and the eastern half of\nSweetwater counties.\n\nModerate (D1) Drought conditions have remained across the rest of\nBig Horn, Hot Springs, Lincoln, Sublette and Sweetwater counties,\nas well as western Fremont county.\n\nAbnormally Dry (D0) conditions continued across western and extreme\nnorthern Teton, western Park, extreme western Fremont, and the\nextreme northern parts of Sublette and Lincoln counties.\n\n.Precipitation:\n\nJanuary retained the overall long term dry pattern across much of\nthe region, though a few weak cold fronts did slide across the\nCowboy State during the month. Unlike the previous months, these\nwinter storms were more evenly spread across the month, but still\nproduced below normal precipitation totals for much of the area. The\ndriest areas during January were observed across the Bighorn Basin\nand southern Fremont and Sublette counties which received less than\n30 percent of normal precipitation. On the opposite side of the bar,\nthe wettest areas were located across southern Lincoln and Natrona\ncounties where over 150 percent of normal precipitation fell. The\nprecipitation pattern became a bit wetter during the first two weeks\nof February as a series of storms brought more snow and colder\ntemperatures to the state.\n\n.Hydrologic Conditions:\n\nThe average monthly stream flows across western and central Wyoming\nremained near normal for this time of the year. There was a slight\nimprovement across the north where above normal temperatures assisted\nin melting some of the snow at the lower elevations. Area reservoir\nlevels across the region remained at similar levels as last month as\nseasonally reduced inflows matched the decrease in downstream discharge\nrequirements.\n\n.SUMMARY OF IMPACTS:\n\n.Agriculture impacts...\n\nThe latest crop reports from across the state continued to indicate\nthat lower than average soil moisture conditions remained across the\nregion. The January 2021 USDA Wyoming Crop Progress Report indicated\nthat 90 percent of topsoil moisture across the state were reported\nat the short to very short levels, compared to 24 percent this time\nlast year. Subsoil moisture also remained on the dry side as 88\npercent were reported being very short to short, compared to 21\npercent a year ago.\n\nLivestock pasture and range conditions remained one of the most\nnegatively impacted areas by the drought across Wyoming. Reports\nfrom across the state have indicated that calving and lambing has\nstarted across the southern section of the state, as concerns for\nthe lack of adequate pasture and reduced hay supplies remain.\nPasture and rangeland conditions have been rated at 60 percent very\npoor to poor, compared to 8 percent this time last year.\n\n.Fire danger impacts...\n\nThough precipitation across Wyoming in January was mostly below\nnormal, the first two weeks of February turned out with above normal\nprecipitation which has assisted in reducing wildfire danger across\nthe region. The latest National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)\nObserved Fire Danger ratings indicated Low Danger ratings across the\nregion.\n\n.DROUGHT MITIGATION ACTIONS:\n\nLong term drought conditions that have dominated Wyoming since last\nspring, had forced a number of ranchers to move their livestock to\nwinter pasture lands earlier than expected last summer and now are\nfeeding hay to them due to the poor pasture conditions. Concerns\nremain for winter feed for livestock and possible shortages of hay\nstock. Hay and roughage supplies across Wyoming were reported 44\npercent very short to short, compared to 39 percent just a month ago.\n\n.LOCAL PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK:\n\nThe latest Climate Prediction Center`s (CPC) outlook for the rest of\nFebruary indicated a better than average chance of cooler than\nnormal temperatures across Wyoming, along with an even chance of\nnear normal precipitation. The CPC seasonal outlooks for the period\nof March through April indicated a slight chance of warmer\ntemperatures across central and southern Wyoming, with an even\nchance of near normal precipitation, except for a slight chance of\nbelow normal precipitation across the south.\n\nThe current monthly drought outlook for February depicts that\ndrought conditions will persist across much of Wyoming through the\nrest of the month, as the updated seasonal drought outlook running\nthrough the end of April continues to indicate that drought\nconditions will persist across much of Wyoming.\n\n.NEXT ISSUANCE DATE:\n\nThis product will be updated in mid March or sooner if necessary,\nin response to significant changes in conditions.\n\n&&\n\n.RELATED WEB SITES:\n\nAdditional information on current drought conditions may be found at\nThe following web addresses:\n\nU.S. Drought Monitor: https://www.droughtmonitor.unl.edu\nU.S. Drought Information System: https://drought.gov\nNWS Riverton drought page: https://www.weather.gov/riw/drought\nWyoming Water Resource Data System (WRDS): http://www.wrds.uwyo.edu\n\nTo report effects of the drought in your area, please go to the Drought\nImpact Reporter at: http://droughtreporter.unl.edu/\n\n.Acknowledgments:\n\nThe U.S. Drought Monitor is a multi-agency effort involving the\nNational Weather Service and National Centers for Environmental\nInformation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), state and\nregional climatologists, and the National Drought Mitigation Center.\nInformation for this statement was gathered from NWS and FAA\nobservation sites, state cooperative extension services, the USDA\nand USGS.\n\n.Questions or comments:\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this drought information\nStatement, please contact:\n\nNational Weather Service\n12744 West US Highway 26\nRiverton, WY 82501\nPhone: 800-211-1448\nEmail: nws.riverton@noaa.gov\n\n$$"}]