Drought Information Statement
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY

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Drought Information Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1122 AM CST Fri Jan 19 2024 /1222 PM EST Fri Jan 19 2024/

...Heavy Rain Eliminates Severe Drought...

SYNOPSIS...

Moderate drought /D1/ covers all or part of Perry, New Madrid,
Wayne, Butler, Carter and Ripley Counties in southeast Missouri as
well as areas along and north of a line from Grand Tower to Benton
to Fairfield Illinois.

Abnormally dry /D0/ conditions cover the rest of the region.

It is important to note that the cutoff for precipitation
incorporated into the weekly drought monitor is Tuesday morning.
The weekly drought monitor is issued Thursday morning.


SUMMARY OF IMPACTS...

Soil Moisture Conditions.
Topsoil conditions continue to improve but long term soil moisture
remains below normal for much of the Ohio and middle Mississippi
Valleys.


CLIMATE SUMMARY...

Between 2 and 4 inches of rain fell last week over 2 different storm
systems.  This was followed by extremely cold conditions and snowy
weather earlier this week.


PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...

Light snowfall is ending today with dry weather moving in for the
weekend. Frigid temperatures will be well below normal tonight
ahead of a warming trend that extends into next week. Some wintry
weather may mix in Monday in Southeast Missouri before continued
warming changes precipitation concerns to rain for the remainder
of the week.

The 8 to 14 day outlook for January 25 through 30 calls for above
normal temperatures and above normal precipitation. Normal
precipitation during this period is between three-quarters of an
inch and just under one inch.


HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK...

Stream flows on area rivers are still generally running normal to
slightly below normal.


NEXT ISSUANCE DATE...

With the elimination of Severe Drought from the Drought Monitor
this week, this will be the last statement for this drought event.

This product is updated when a significant change in drought status
takes place. That includes a change in the area covered by severe
drought, an increase in the drought severity level, or eradication
of the severe drought. Statements may be issued more frequently if
necessary.


RELATED WEB SITES... Additional information on current drought
conditions may be found at the following web addresses:

Local weather, water and climate information...
http://weather.gov/paducah U.S. Drought Monitor...
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu U.S. Drought Portal...
http://www.drought.gov Midwestern Regional Climate Center...
http://mrcc.sws.uiuc.edu Climate Prediction Center...
http://www.cpc.noaa.gov USDA National Agricultural Statistics
Service...   http://www.nass.usda.gov USGS Streamflow Information...
  http://waterwatch.usgs.gov Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service
(AHPS)...   http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ahps/index.php?wfo=pah

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS... The U.S. Drought Monitor is a multi-agency effort
involving the National Weather Service and the National Center for
Environmental Information, the USDA, state and regional center
climatologists and the National Drought Mitigation Center.
Information for this statement has been gathered from the NWS and
FAA observation sites, cooperative network stations, the USGS, and
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...

If you have any questions or comments about this drought
information, please contact...

National Weather Service
8250 Kentucky Highway 3520
West Paducah, KY  42086
Phone: 270-744-6440
w-pah.webmaster@noaa.gov

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