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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...DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT...
...DROUGHT CONDITIONS PERSIST IN THE TRI STATE AREA...
.SYNOPSIS...
IN THE APRIL 29TH RELEASE OF THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR...THE ENTIRE
TRI STATE AREA WAS DESIGNATED AS EITHER ABNORMALLY DRY OR IN
MODERATE DROUGHT. IMPACTS WERE MAINLY AGRICULTURAL.
THE DROUGHT MONITOR FOCUSES ON BROAD-SCALE CONDITIONS. LOCAL
CONDITIONS MAY VARY.
.LOCAL AREAS AFFECTED...
DROUGHT LEVELS...
D0 -- ABNORMALLY DRY OR RECOVERING FROM DROUGHT
D1 -- MODERATE DROUGHT
D2 -- SEVERE DROUGHT
D3 -- EXTREME DROUGHT
D4 -- EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT
PERCENT NORMALS OF PRECIPITATION ARE THE AVERAGE ACROSS A COUNTY FOR
THE INDICATED PERIOD. LOCAL CONDITIONS MAY VARY. A VALUE OF 100
PERCENT WOULD BE THE CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL...A VALUE OF 50 PERCENT
WOULD BE HALF OF NORMAL AND CONSIDERED DRY...WHILE A VALUE OF 200
PERCENT WOULD BE TWICE NORMAL AND CONSIDERED VERY WET.
DROUGHT LEVEL AS OF APRIL 29 2008.
PRECIPITATION ENDING APRIL 30 2008.
| PERCENT NORMAL OF PRECIPITATION |
----------------------------------
| | | FEB 2008 | MAY 2007 |
| DROUGHT | | THROUGH | THROUGH |
COUNTY | LEVEL | APR 2008 | APR 2008 | APR 2008 |
------------ ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------
YUMA | D0-D1 | 90 | 75 | 95 |
KIT CARSON | D0-D1 | 70 | 60 | 95 |
CHEYENNE CO | D1 | 60 | 50 | 95 |
DUNDY | D1 | 110 | 80 | 95 |
CHEYENNE KS | D0-D1 | 80 | 60 | 80 |
SHERMAN | D0 | 80 | 60 | 60 |
WALLACE | D0-D1 | 95 | 80 | 60 |
GREELEY | D1 | 70 | 70 | 60 |
HITCHCOCK | D1 | 120 | 75 | 85 |
RAWLINS | D0-D1 | 105 | 75 | 80 |
THOMAS | D0 | 100 | 75 | 70 |
LOGAN | D0-D1 | 100 | 80 | 70 |
WICHITA | D1 | 80 | 70 | 65 |
RED WILLOW | D0-D1 | 120 | 85 | 100 |
DECATUR | D0 | 120 | 100 | 85 |
SHERIDAN | D0 | 105 | 100 | 70 |
GOVE | D0 | 130 | 95 | 95 |
NORTON | D0 | 140 | 90 | 90 |
GRAHAM | D0 | 110 | 90 | 90 |
.STATE AND LOCAL ACTIONS...
NO KNOWN ACTIONS AT THIS TIME.
.CLIMATE SUMMARY...
APRIL PRECIPITATION VARIED ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA...BUT SOME
IMPROVEMENT WAS NOTED. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION FELL NORTH OF
THE INTERSTATE...PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA WHERE 2 TO 3
INCHES WAS COMMON. SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE PRECIPITATION BECAME MORE
SPOTTY...WITH SOUTHERN WALLACE...LOGAN...AND THOMAS COUNTIES FAIRING
THE BEST. BY FAR THE WORST AREA IN TERMS OF PRECIPITATION WAS
EASTERN COLORADO. LESS THAN AN INCH FELL IN CHEYENNE COUNTY...AND IT
WAS NOT MUCH BETTER IN KIT CARSON COUNTY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
YUMA COUNTY MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO SOME LOCAL WET SPOTS LATE IN THE
MONTH...BUT OVERALL APRIL WAS MUCH BELOW NORMAL IN EASTERN COLORADO.
.RESERVOIR AND LAKE LEVELS...
DATA VALID MAY 1 2008.
STORAGE CONTENT
---------------
END OF MONTH | LAST MONTH
RESERVOIR (ACRE-FEET) | (ACRE-FEET) TREND
--------------- ------------ ------------ -----
BONNY RESERVOIR 9040 | 8798 RISING
SWANSON LAKE 53856 | 51087 RISING
KEITH SEBELIUS LAKE 10752 | 10376 STEADY
HARRY STRUNK LAKE 34942 | 33810 RISING
ENDERS RESERVOIR 16838 | 16761 STEADY
HUGH BUTLER LAKE 26329 | 25829 STEADY
.PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...
THE LATEST OUTLOOKS WERE MADE BY THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER ON
APRIL 17.
ONE MONTH TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...VALID MAY 2008...EQUAL CHANCES FOR
BELOW...ABOVE...OR NEAR NORMAL.
ONE MONTH PRECIPITATION OUTLOOK...VALID MAY 2008...BELOW NORMAL.
THREE MONTH TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...VALID MAY 2008 THROUGH JULY
2008....EQUAL CHANCES FOR BELOW...ABOVE...OR NEAR NORMAL.
THREE MONTH PRECIPITATION OUTLOOK...VALID MAY 2008 THROUGH JULY
2008...EQUAL CHANCES FOR BELOW...ABOVE...OR NEAR NORMAL.
SEASONAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK...VALID THROUGH JULY 2008...FOR THE
MODERATE DROUGHT AREA SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE...DROUGHT CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST. FOR THE MODERATE DROUGHT AREA NORTH OF THE
INTERSTATE INCLUDING SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...DROUGHT CONDITIONS ARE
FORECAST TO IMPROVE.
.QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS DROUGHT INFORMATION
PLEASE CONTACT...
JERRY KILLINGSWORTH
DROUGHT FOCAL POINT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
920 ARMORY ROAD
GOODLAND KS 67735
TELEPHONE 785-899-6412
JERRY.KILLINGSWORTH@NOAA.GOV
.RELATED WEB SITES...
A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS DROUGHT STATEMENT...
WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/GLD/?N=/CLIMATE/DROUGHTMONITOR.PHP
LOCAL WEATHER...CLIMATE AND WATER INFORMATION...
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CLIMATE/INDEX.PHP?WFO=GLD
US DROUGHT MONITOR...
DROUGHT.UNL.EDU/DM/MONITOR
NOAA DROUGHT PAGE...
WWW.DROUGHT.NOAA.GOV
HIGH PLAINS REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER...
WWW.HPRCC.UNL.EDU
ADDITIONAL RIVER...LAKE AND RESERVOIR INFORMATION...
USGS - WATER.USGS.GOV
COE - WWW.NWD-MR.USACE.ARMY.MIL/RCC/INDEX
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION - WWW.USBR.GOV/GP/WATER/RFLOW.CFM
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER...
WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV
DROUGHT OUTLOOK...
WWW.CPC.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/EXPERT_ASSESSMENT/SEASONAL_DROUGHT
KANSAS CROP WEATHER...
WWW.NASS.USDA.GOV/WEATHER/CPCURR/KS-CROP-WEATHER
.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS...
THE DROUGHT MONITOR IS A MULTI-AGENCY EFFORT INVOLVING NOAA/S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER...THE
USDA...STATE AND REGIONAL CENTER CLIMATOLOGISTS AND THE NATIONAL
DROUGHT MITIGATION CENTER. INFORMATION FOR THIS STATEMENT HAS BEEN
GATHERED FROM NWS AND FAA OBSERVATION SITES...STATE COOPERATIVE
EXTENSION SERVICES...THE USDA...COE AND USGS.
.NEXT ISSUANCE...
THIS LOCAL DROUGHT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND THE FIRST OF EACH
MONTH...OR MORE FREQUENTLY IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
$$
JDK
