{"WFO":{"7":"AMA","16":"BRO","23":"CRP","33":"EPZ","34":"EWX","39":"FWD","50":"HGX","64":"LCH","71":"LUB","74":"MAF","91":"OUN","107":"SHV","108":"SJT"},"DATE":{"7":"600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021","16":"430 AM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021","23":"259 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021","33":"601 PM MST Sat Feb 6 2021","34":"600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021","39":"600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021","50":"600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021","64":"600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021","71":"1112 AM CST Thu Feb 18 2021","74":"600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021","91":"600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021","107":"600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021","108":"600 AM EST Mon Mar 22 2021"},"DGT":{"7":"No drought statement available for this WFO.","16":"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","23":"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","33":"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","34":"No drought statement available for this WFO.","39":"No drought statement available for this WFO.","50":"No drought statement available for this WFO.","64":"No drought statement available for this WFO.","71":"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$$","74":"No drought statement available for this WFO.","91":"No drought statement available for this WFO.","107":"No drought statement available for this WFO.","108":"No drought statement available for this WFO."}}