Note that if drought conditions are not being experienced, or in the case of river flooding or heavy rain, this statement may be used to indicate river flows or flood potential.
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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
742 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
...SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE AND THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE...
...MODERATE DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE OKLAHOMA
AND TEXAS PANHANDLES...
SYNOPSIS...
THE LATEST DROUGHT MONITOR ISSUED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE SHOWS SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS
PANHANDLE AND MODERATE DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES.
PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO BE LACKING ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES. AMARILLO RECEIVED 0.38 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FOR THE
MONTH OF APRIL. THIS IS 0.95 INCHES BELOW THE NORMAL FOR THE MONTH.
THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR HAS BEEN 1.51 INCHES WHICH IS
2.13 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. BORGER TEXAS RECEIVED 0.44 INCHES FOR THE
MONTH APRIL. THIS IS 1.33 INCHES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE MONTH. TOTAL
PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR IS 1.47 INCHES WHICH IS 3.20 INCHES BELOW
NORMAL. DALHART TEXAS RECEIVED 0.10 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FOR THE
MONTH OF APRIL. THIS IS 1.25 INCHES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE MONTH. TOTAL
PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR IS 0.54 INCHES. THIS IS 2.81 INCHES BELOW
NORMAL. GUYMON OKLAHOMA RECEIVED 0.52 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FOR THE
MONTH OF APRIL. THIS IS 0.88 INCHES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE MONTH. TOTAL
PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR IS 1.07 INCHES WHICH IS 2.08 INCHES BELOW
NORMAL.
HYDROLOGIC IMPACTS...
AREA STREAM AND RIVER LEVELS CONTINUE TO FALL DUE TO THE LACK OF
RAINFALL OVER THE PANHANDLES. LAKE MEREDITH...A MAJOR SUPPLIER
OF DRINKING WATER TO THE HIGH PLAINS...CONTINUES TO FALL TO RECORD
LOWS DAILY. LAKE MEREDITH IS AT 48.12 FEET...WHICH IS A ONE FOOT
DECREASE SINCE APRIL 1ST. AT 42 FEET...PORTABLE PUMPS MUST BE
BROUGHT IN TO HELP WITH PUMPING. THERE ARE NO WATERING RESTRICTIONS
IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AT THIS TIME BUT WATER CONSERVATION IS BEING
ENCOURAGED ESPECIALLY IN THE AMARILLO AREA WHERE THE "EVERY DROP
COUNTS...A GUIDE TO WATER CONSERVATION" CAMPAIGN IS ONGOING.
FIRE DANGER IMPACTS...
WITH THE LACK OF PRECIPITATION AND STRONG SPRING WINDS FIRE DANGER
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE. THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE TELLS US
THAT ALL COUNTIES IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE EXCEPT ROBERTS HAVE BURN
BANS IN EFFECT. THE KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX THAT IS ISSUED BY THE
TEXAS FOREST SERVICE COMBINES DROUGHT CONDITIONS WITH EXPECTED FIRE
BEHAVIOR. MOST OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE IS IN THE MODERATE CATEGORY
EXCEPT FOR GRAY...ROBERTS...WHEELER AND HEMPHILL COUNTIES WHICH ARE
IN THE LOW CATEGORY AND DALLAM...SHERMAN...HARTLEY AND OLDHAM
COUNTIES IN THE HIGH CATEGORY.
AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS...
THE SOIL MOISTURE INDEX ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE IS RATED VERY
SHORT WITH MOST AREAS REPORTING SHORT TO VERY SHORT. CATTLE ARE RATED
IN FAIR CONDITION. SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDING CONTINUES. WHEAT CONDITIONS
CONTINUE TO DECLINE BECAUSE OF VERY DRY CONDITIONS. WHEAT IS RATED
MOSTLY VERY POOR TO POOR. ALL AREAS REPORT MOISTURE NEEDED. SOME
AREAS REPORTING THAT DRYLAND PATCHES OF WHEAT ARE SEVERELY MOISTURE
STRESSED AND CONTINUE TO DRY. RANGE CONDITIONS ARE RATED VERY POOR.
OUTLOOK...
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL TODAY AND SATURDAY WITH TEMPERATURE RISING
TO NEAR NORMAL BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. THERE IS A CHANCE OF
SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION MONDAY AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. THE 6 TO 10
DAY OUTLOOK ISSUED BY THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER FORECASTS NEAR
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION. THE CLIMATE
OUTLOOK FOR MAY THROUGH JULY SHOWS THE LIKELIHOOD FOR NEAR NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE PANHANDLES.
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