Weather for Van Buren, Arkansas
Lat: 35.44N, Lon: 94.35W
Wx Zone: ARZ019
CWA Used: TSA
Arkansas Drought MonitorThe Arkansas Drought monitor is a subset of the United States Monitor, issued every Thursday morning, based on drought conditions the previous Tuesday. The map below shows the current drought level around the state, and the percent of Arkansas land area in each drought level compared to the previous week. Read an explanation of the drought intensities and what they mean. |
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Arkansas Hydrologic Information StatementNote 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. 000 FGUS74 KTSA 071800 ESFTSA ARC007-015-033-047-087-131-143-OKC001-021-023-035-037-041-061-077- 079-091-097-101-105-107-111-113-115-117-121-127-131-135-143-145- 147-080600- HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1200 PM CST THU MAR 7 2013 ...SPRING FLOOD OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS... THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOOD CONDITIONS IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WILL BE NORMAL TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL THIS SPRING. FLOODING IN THIS AREA USUALLY OCCURS IN RESPONSE TO SPECIFIC PRECIPITATION EVENTS. MANY CURRENT HYDROLOGIC INDICATORS REFLECT THE LONG-TERM DROUGHT THAT HAS GRIPPED THE SOUTHERN PLAINS FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS...BUT RECENT PRECIPITATION EVENTS HAVE SHIFTED OTHER INDICATORS CLOSER TO NORMAL CONDITIONS. WATER-YEAR /OCTOBER-FEBRUARY/ RAINFALL TOTALS ARE WELL BELOW NORMAL ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST. MOST OF THE REGION HAS GOTTEN AROUND 50 TO AROUND 75 PERCENT OF AVERAGE PRECIPITATION SINCE THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER. THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER /CPC/ OUTLOOK FOR THE SPRING /MAR- APR-MAY/ CALLS FOR GREATLY INCREASED CHANCES OF ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...WHILE THE PRECIPITATION OUTLOOK INDICATES EQUAL CHANCES OF ABOVE...BELOW AND NEAR MEDIAN PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS. ACCORDING TO CPC...SOIL MOISTURE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS IS CURRENTLY REFLECTING LONG TERM DROUGHT CONDITIONS THAT HAVE DOMINATED THE REGION. MOST OF THE AREA IS BETWEEN THE 10TH AND 30TH PERCENTILES. ACCORDING TO THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE RUNNING AT NORMAL TO BELOW-NORMAL LEVELS ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE RED RIVER IS EXPERIENCING EXTREMELY LOW FLOWS THAT ARE BELOW THE 10TH PERCENTILE OF LONG TERM DATA FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THE RIVERS IN THE EXTREME NORTHEAST CORNER OF OKLAHOMA AND IN THE WHITE RIVER BASIN OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ARE APPROXIMATING MORE NORMAL STREAMFLOWS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL THAT HAS FALLEN IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. RESERVOIR STORAGE IN OKLAHOMA IS WELL BELOW CONSERVATION STORAGE ACCORDING TO THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. IN THE AGGREGATE...THE RESERVOIRS IN OKLAHOMA HAVE 110 PERCENT OF THEIR FLOOD CONTROL STORAGE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. AVAILABLE CAPACITY IN THE ARKANSAS SYSTEM IS APPROXIMATELY 110 PERCENT OF DESIGNED FLOOD CONTROL STORAGE. AVAILABLE CAPACITY IN THE RED RIVER SYSTEM IS APPROXIMATELY 113 PERCENT OF DESIGN FLOOD CONTROL STORAGE. BEAVER LAKE IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS HAS 124 PERCENT OF DESIGNED FLOOD CONTROL STORAGE AVAILABLE. THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR OF MARCH 5 INDICATES THAT EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ARE EXPERIENCING SEVERE TO EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS. EXTREME DROUGHT WAS AFFECTING PORTIONS OF OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...PAWNEE...CREEK...TULSA...AND PUSHMATAHA COUNTIES IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA. SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS PERSISTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE CPC U.S. SEASONAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK OF MARCH 7 INDICATES THE NEXT THREE MONTHS SHOULD NOT SEE ANY IMPROVEMENT IN DROUGHT-RELATED CONDITIONS IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA...WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. $$ |