- Warnings
- Observations
- Forecasts
- Text Messages
- Forecast Models
- Climate
- Weather Safety
- Education/Outreach
- Information Center
- Contact Us
RSS Feeds
Drought Information Statement
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Versions: 1
2
000
AXUS74 KFWD 080220
DGTFWD
TXC001-027-035-085-093-097-099-113-119-121-133-139-143-145-147-161-
181-193-213-217-221-223-231-237-251-257-277-281-289-293-309-331-333-
337-349-363-367-379-395-397-425-429-439-467-497-503-080000-
DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
920 PM CDT TUE MAY 7 2013
...WITH INADEQUATE SPRING RAINFALL...DROUGHT CONDITIONS PERSIST...
--------------------------------------------------------------------
SYNOPSIS...
FOR MUCH OF THE REGION...APRIL WAS THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE MONTH WITH
BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION. SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVED ENOUGH APRIL
RAINFALL TO EASE DROUGHT CONDITIONS...BUT EVERY COUNTY WITHIN THE
NWS FORT WORTH AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY IS IN AT LEAST MODERATE
DROUGHT (D1). THE EXTENT OF EXTREME DROUGHT (D3) HAS BEEN REDUCED...
BUT SOME AREAS REMAIN IN CENTRAL TEXAS AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT (D4) PERSISTS IN YOUNG COUNTY.
LAKE LEVELS HAVE DECLINED DURING LATE APRIL AND EARLY MAY...BUT
NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS RESERVOIRS REMAIN AT GENERALLY HEALTHY
LEVELS. HOWEVER...WATER USAGE AND EVAPORATION WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE AS SUMMER APPROACHES. AS A RESULT...HYDROLOGIC ISSUES WILL
LIKELY BECOME A GREATER CONCERN IN THE COMING MONTHS.
DROUGHT CONDITIONS WOULD EASE WITH NORMAL RAINFALL DURING MAY AND
JUNE...BUT THE WINDOW FOR QUENCHING SPRING RAINS WILL CLOSE AROUND
THE SUMMER SOLSTICE. IT IS VERY UNLIKELY THAT LONG TERM DEFICITS
WILL BE ERASED BEFORE THE SUMMER ARRIVES. EVEN WITH ADEQUATE
RAINFALL THE REMAINDER OF THE SPRING...THE DROUGHT IS LIKELY TO
PERSIST INTO THE UPCOMING SUMMER...PARTICULARLY WHERE EXTREME (D3)
AND EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT (D4) PREVAIL.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY OF IMPACTS...
AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS
UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONTS CONTINUED THROUGHOUT APRIL AND INTO
EARLY MAY...DAMAGING COLD SEASON GRAINS AND DELAYING THE PLANTING OF
WARM SEASON CROPS. LATE SEASON FREEZES DAMAGED SOME WINTER WHEAT
THOUGH MUCH OF THE CROP WAS SPARED DUE TO COOLER THAN NORMAL
TEMPERATURES DELAYING EMERGENCE. NEARLY 75 PERCENT OF THE TEXAS
WINTER WHEAT CROP WAS IN POOR OR VERY POOR CONDITION. SOME FIELDS
HAVE BEEN ABANDONED...THE DAMAGED GRAIN BALED FOR HAY. ALTHOUGH
IN SOMEWHAT BETTER CONDITION THAN WHEAT...OATS HAVE ALSO STRUGGLED...
WITH LESS THAN 25 PERCENT RATED GOOD OR EXCELLENT. CORN AND COTTON
PLANTING ARE BOTH BEHIND SCHEDULE. EVEN WITH THE DELAY...84 PERCENT
OF CORN IS CURRENTLY RATED AS FAIR OR BETTER.
DR. LARRY REDMON...STATE FORAGE SPECIALIST FOR TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE...
HAS POINTED OUT THAT MUCH OF THE GREEN GROWTH IN RECENT WEEKS HAS
BEEN WEEDS NOT GRASS. COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LONG TERM
PASTURE DAMAGE FROM THE PROLONGED DROUGHT HAVE BOTH PLAYED A ROLE IN
THE LIMITED GROWTH. EVEN SO...THE GROWTH HAS BEEN SUFFICIENT ENOUGH
TO REDUCE THE NEED FOR SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDING. HOWEVER...CATTLE
RANCHERS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH A REDUCED DEMAND FOR BEEF AND THE
RISING COSTS OF FUEL... FERTILIZER...AND FEED. THE CATTLE POPULATION
IN THE UNITED STATES HAS DECLINED FOR 6 CONSECUTIVE YEARS AND IS NOW
LOWER THAN AT ANY POINT SINCE 1952. TEXAS STILL LEADS THE NATION IN
THE CATTLE INDUSTRY...THOUGH HERDS HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY 20 PERCENT
SINCE 2011.
FIRE DANGER
FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS...THE ARRIVAL OF THE WARM SEASON
TYPICALLY MEANS AN END TO THE FIRE SEASON. THIS IS LARGELY A RESULT
OF RISING HUMIDITY AND DECREASING WIND SPEEDS...BUT IS ALSO
ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE FIRE-RESISTANT GREEN VEGETATION THAT MARKS THE
ARRIVAL OF SPRING. WHERE THE DROUGHT IS MOST INTENSE...THIS GREEN UP
HAS NOT OCCURRED. HOWEVER...IN THESE DROUGHT-STRICKEN AREAS...THE
LIMITED GROWTH DURING THE LAST YEAR MEANS THERE IS MINIMAL FUEL FOR
ANY WILDFIRES.
ALTHOUGH METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE FAVORABLE FOR THE
SPREAD OF WILDFIRES DURING THE COMING MONTHS...FIRE INITIATION WILL
STILL BE POSSIBLE. MANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES (SUCH AS GRILLING)
INVOLVE A RISK OF STARTING WILDFIRES. THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION
ASSOCIATION ESTIMATES THAT 4200 OUTDOOR FIRES AND ANOTHER 1500
STRUCTURE FIRES RESULT FROM CHARCOAL GRILLS...RESULTING IN 30
MILLION DOLLARS IN PROPERTY DAMAGE ANNUALLY. AVOID OPEN FLAMES NEAR
DRY VEGETATION...AND ASSURE ALL COALS AND EMBERS ARE FULLY
EXTINGUISHED.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
CLIMATE SUMMARY...
PERIODIC RAIN EVENTS DURING APRIL HELPED SOME LOCATIONS EXCEED
NORMAL MONTHLY PRECIPITATION VALUES. GORDON (PALO PINTO) TALLIED
NEARLY 5 INCHES OF RAIN APRIL 2-4...NEARLY DOUBLING ITS APRIL
NORMAL. HOWEVER...MUCH OF THE REGION ONLY ADDED TO LONG TERM
DEFICITS. FOR MANY LOCATIONS...PRECIPITATION DURING THE LAST 13
MONTHS HAS BEEN ONLY 2/3 OF NORMAL...DEFICITS IN EXCESS OF 10
INCHES.
AIRPORT SITES APRIL APR 1, 2012 - APR 30, 2013
2013 DEPARTURE TOTAL DEPARTURE PERCENT
DFW AIRPORT 1.98 -1.09 27.45 -11.76 70
WACO 1.75 -0.94 27.70 -9.68 74
DALLAS LOVE FIELD 2.81 -0.26 27.93 -12.71 69
FORT WORTH MEACHAM 2.47 -0.45 26.79 -12.22 69
DALLAS EXECUTIVE 3.45 +0.05 29.00 -14.95 66
FORT WORTH ALLIANCE 2.49 -0.57 25.07 -15.43 62
ARLINGTON 3.31 +0.15 28.19 -13.27 68
DENTON 2.41 -0.80 24.56 -17.01 59
MCKINNEY 2.27 -1.15 29.17 -14.29 67
TERRELL 2.51 -0.70 27.78 -16.44 63
CORSICANA 2.71 -0.23 29.53 -13.58 68
MINERAL WELLS 2.78 +0.40 24.08 -10.35 70
COOPERATIVE SITES APRIL APR 1, 2012 - APR 30, 2013
2013 DEPARTURE TOTAL DEPARTURE PERCENT
ALVORD 1.66 -1.39 18.88 -21.00 47
ANTELOPE 2.69 -0.10 23.34 -11.56 67
AQUILLA 2.14 -0.70 28.71 -10.19 74
ARLINGTON 2.63 -0.38 31.16 -11.45 73
ATHENS 3.57 +0.36 33.40 -12.75 72
BARDWELL 3.90 +0.98 33.77 -7.89 81
BENBROOK 2.88 +0.02 25.18 -13.18 66
BONHAM 2.68 -1.19 34.49 -15.51 69
BONITA 2.87 -0.52 26.81 -14.14 65
BOWIE 2.54 -0.45 25.04 -13.01 66
BRAZOS 3.13 +0.80 25.16 -9.36 73
BRECKENRIDGE 4.33 +2.21 22.71 -9.39 71
BREMOND 1.30 -1.41 31.19 -11.22 74
BRIDGEPORT 2.83 -0.05 24.94 -12.65 66
BURLESON 4.03 +1.24 26.08 -13.67 66
CENTERVILLE 1.76 -0.97 35.31 -9.71 78
CLEBURNE 3.07 +0.16 25.29 -15.23 62
COMMERCE 4.71 +1.34 37.03 -10.80 77
COOPER 2.12 -1.29 33.55 -14.66 70
CORSICANA 2.68 -0.34 35.67 -7.13 83
CRANFILLS GAP 2.17 -0.28 19.61 -16.35 55
CRAWFORD 2.06 -0.60 25.47 -12.43 67
CRESSON 3.42 +0.71 26.30 -11.49 70
DECATUR 2.90 -0.32 24.47 -18.54 57
DENTON 2.27 -0.98 24.82 -16.52 60
COOPERATIVE SITES APRIL APR 1, 2012 - APR 30, 2013
2013 DEPARTURE TOTAL DEPARTURE PERCENT
FERRIS 3.13 +0.07 29.27 -13.38 69
FORT WORTH NWS 2.55 -0.54 24.10 -16.79 59
FRANKLIN 1.27 -1.31 29.33 -12.75 70
FRISCO 2.65 -0.79 30.72 -13.95 69
GAINESVILLE 2.77 -1.10 33.21 -13.36 71
GOLDTHWAITE 1.57 -0.58 17.53 -15.23 54
GORDON 6.34 +3.89 30.09 -6.93 81
GRAHAM 1.58 -0.88 24.41 -9.56 72
GRAPEVINE 2.31 -0.85 30.33 -10.70 74
GREENVILLE 3.62 +0.14 32.77 -15.36 68
HAMILTON 4.39 +1.41 25.34 -9.11 74
HILLSBORO 2.96 +0.01 28.91 -11.97 71
ITASCA 3.38 +0.60 27.10 -16.44 62
JACKSBORO 2.18 -0.49 23.68 -11.91 67
JOE POOL LAKE 3.97 +0.56 27.34 -17.00 62
JUSTIN 2.61 -1.03 29.47 -13.47 69
LAKE BRIDGEPORT 2.64 -0.23 30.76 -7.87 80
LAKE TAWAKONI 3.06 +0.06 32.05 -14.92 68
LAVON DAM 2.99 -0.45 31.86 -12.11 72
LEWISVILLE DAM 1.88 -1.56 23.35 -18.55 56
MARLIN 1.66 -1.06 31.24 -9.94 76
MAYPEARL 3.61 +0.22 27.65 -14.35 66
MIDLOTHIAN 3.82 +0.56 27.26 -16.87 62
MORGAN 3.47 +0.77 24.64 -15.02 62
MUENSTER 2.91 -0.42 31.40 -9.59 77
COOPERATIVE SITES APRIL APR 1, 2012 - APR 30, 2013
2013 DEPARTURE TOTAL DEPARTURE PERCENT
NAVARRO MILLS 2.53 -0.34 30.60 -11.32 73
PARIS 2.89 -0.52 32.83 -17.65 65
PROCTOR DAM 3.76 +1.34 21.09 -13.71 61
RAINBOW 2.99 +0.41 27.01 -7.75 78
RICHARDSON 2.42 -1.06 30.04 -15.05 67
ROANOKE 2.24 -1.23 28.46 -15.15 65
ROSSER 4.91 +1.85 30.28 -12.87 70
SHERMAN 2.90 -0.65 34.50 -12.65 73
STEPHENVILLE 3.16 +0.64 23.91 -10.15 70
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW 1.34 -1.25 25.44 -13.93 65
STRAWN 2.96 +0.60 24.59 -8.84 74
SULPHUR SPRINGS 3.31 -0.52 31.20 -19.81 61
TERRELL 3.25 +0.23 30.20 -15.29 66
THORNDALE 2.32 +0.16 28.25 -8.98 76
THORNTON 1.18 -1.66 32.18 -9.50 77
TRENTON 1.95 -1.50 36.25 -12.02 75
WACO DAM 1.27 -1.30 27.31 -11.63 70
WEATHERFORD 2.68 +0.14 25.03 -13.28 65
WHITNEY DAM 2.82 +0.01 28.39 -10.61 73
WILLS POINT 3.79 +0.78 34.12 -13.04 72
--------------------------------------------------------------------
PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...
AFTER A VERY COOL START TO THE MONTH...NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO PREVAIL DURING THE SECOND WEEK OF MAY. HOWEVER...THE
ARRIVAL OF SUMMER LOOKS TO REMAIN ON HOLD. CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER
OUTLOOKS FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK (MAY 13-21) PROJECT THE LIKELIHOOD
FOR MORE BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
ALTHOUGH THE OUTLOOKS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MONTH HAVE NO STRONG
PRECIPITATION SIGNAL...MOST LONG-RANGE MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THE
POTENTIAL FOR TYPICAL MAY PRECIPITATION THROUGHOUT THE BULK OF THE
MONTH. MAY IS THE WETTEST MONTH OF THE YEAR CLIMATOLOGICALLY. NORMAL
RAINFALL THE REMAINDER OF THE MONTH WOULD EASE DROUGHT CONDITIONS
BUT WOULD BE UNABLE TO COMPLETELY ERASE LONG TERM DEFICITS.
SUMMERTIME PRECIPITATION REGIMES THAT RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL
ARE NOT TYPICALLY PREDICTABLE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF WEEKS IN
ADVANCE. AS IS TYPICAL...THERE IS NO STRONG PRECIPITATION SIGNAL IN
THE SUMMER OUTLOOKS. AS A RESULT...ANY SIGNIFICANT DROUGHT RELIEF
DURING THE WARM SEASON WOULD LIKELY NEED TO OCCUR BEFORE THE
CLIMATOLOGICAL DECREASE IN PRECIPITATION AROUND THE SUMMER SOLSTICE.
LONG RANGE TEMPERATURE OUTLOOKS CONTINUE TO STRONGLY FAVOR ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE WARM SEASON...WHICH WOULD
EXACERBATE THE IMPACTS OF DROUGHT.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK...
CUMULATIVELY...STATEWIDE RESERVOIRS ARE UNDER 66 PERCENT CAPACITY...
A RECORD LOW FOR EARLY MAY (BASED ON DATA SINCE 1990). THE
RESERVOIRS THAT HAVE SUFFERED THE MOST ARE PRIMARILY ACROSS WEST AND
SOUTH TEXAS. NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS LAKES REMAIN HEALTHIER THAN
MUCH OF THE REST OF THE STATE.
RIVER BASIN STORAGE
PERCENT OF
CONSERVATION
LOWER RED 90.4
SULPHUR 73.9
UPPER SABINE 80.3
NECHES 92.8
UPPER TRINITY 77.9
UPPER BRAZOS 57.3
LOWER BRAZOS 77.0
(NOTE: THE UPPER BRAZOS BASIN STRETCHES TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER.)
SOME RESERVOIRS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS MADE GAINS DURING
APRIL. BUT WITH MINIMAL RAINFALL SINCE APRIL 18...THE VAST MAJORITY
OF AREA LAKES HAVE BEEN IN STEADY DECLINE.
RESERVOIR DATA - MAY 7, 2013
NORMAL POOL DEFICIT/ PERCENT OF
POOL HEIGHT SURPLUS CONSERVATION
LOWER RED RIVER BASIN
LAKE TEXOMA 617.0 612.94 -4.06 81
PAT MAYSE LAKE 451.0 447.04 -3.96 81
SULPHUR RIVER BASIN
JIM CHAPMAN LAKE 440.0 431.66 -8.34 51
UPPER SABINE RIVER BASIN
LAKE TAWAKONI 437.5 431.93 -5.57 78
LAKE FORK 403.0 398.40 -4.60 81
NECHES RIVER BASIN
LAKE PALESTINE 345.0 344.15 -0.85 98
NORMAL POOL DEFICIT/ PERCENT OF
POOL HEIGHT SURPLUS CONSERVATION
UPPER TRINITY RIVER BASIN
LAKE AMON CARTER 920.0 913.76 -6.24 59
LAKE BRIDGEPORT 836.0 819.58 -16.42 52
EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE 649.0 644.11 -4.89 52
LAKE WORTH 594.0 591.06 -2.94 75
LAKE WEATHERFORD 896.0 889.22 -6.78 62
LAKE BENBROOK 694.0 691.01 -2.99 85
LAKE ARLINGTON 550.0 549.04 -0.96 95
LAKE RAY ROBERTS 632.5 628.21 -4.29 85
LAKE LEWISVILLE 522.0 517.09 -4.91 78
LAKE GRAPEVINE 535.0 529.30 -5.70 76
LAKE LAVON 492.0 484.08 -7.92 64
LAKE RAY HUBBARD 435.5 431.80 -3.70 84
JOE POOL LAKE 522.0 521.36 -0.64 97
MOUNTAIN CREEK LAKE 457.0 457.31 +0.31 103
LAKE WAXAHACHIE 531.0 529.45 -1.55 88
BARDWELL LAKE 421.0 418.45 -2.55 83
NAVARRO MILLS LAKE 424.5 423.64 -0.86 92
CEDAR CREEK RESERVOIR 322.0 318.55 -3.45 84
RICHLAND CHAMBERS 315.0 309.17 -5.83 79
NORMAL POOL DEFICIT/ PERCENT OF
POOL HEIGHT SURPLUS CONSERVATION
UPPER BRAZOS RIVER BASIN
HUBBARD CREEK 1183.0 1160.94 -22.06 26
LAKE GRAHAM 1075.0 1068.71 -6.29 63
POSSUM KINGDOM LAKE 1000.0 989.31 -10.69 73
LAKE PALO PINTO 867.0 862.25 -4.75 62
LAKE GRANBURY 693.0 686.53 -6.47 68
LOWER BRAZOS RIVER BASIN
LAKE PAT CLEBURNE 733.5 728.54 -4.96 71
LAKE WHITNEY 533.0 523.91 -9.09 25
AQUILLA LAKE 537.5 532.80 -4.70 59
WACO LAKE 462.0 458.08 -3.92 83
LAKE LEON 1375.0 1369.60 -5.40 71
PROCTOR LAKE 1162.0 1158.01 -3.99 67
BELTON LAKE 594.0 585.96 -8.04 76
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW 622.0 614.65 -7.35 81
LAKE MEXIA 448.0 447.99 -0.01
LAKE LIMESTONE 363.0 359.57 -3.43 81
BEGINNING JUNE 1...THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT (NTMWD)
WILL ENACT STAGE 3 WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES. THIS IS DUE IN LARGE
PART TO THE ZEBRA MUSSEL INFESTATION IN LAKE TEXOMA...WHICH IS
EXPECTED TO KEEP THAT PORTION OF THE NTMWD SUPPLY (28 PERCENT) OFF
LIMITS UNTIL JANUARY 2014. IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE OVERALL USAGE BY
10 PERCENT...LANDSCAPE WATERING WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED ONCE PER
WEEK. (RESTRICTIONS MAY VARY AMONG LOCAL JURISDICTIONS WITHIN THE
NTMWD.)
TARRANT REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT IS CURRENTLY AT 76 PERCENT CAPACITY.
THE CITY OF FORT WORTH ALLOWS WATERING ON ANY DAY OF THE WEEK THOUGH
ONLY HAND WATERING IS PERMITTED BETWEEN 10 AM AND 6 PM. IN
DALLAS...WHERE AVAILABLE STORAGE IS AT 79 PERCENT...TWICE-PER-WEEK
WATER RESTRICTIONS CONTINUE IN ADDITION TO THE APRIL-TO-OCTOBER BAN
ON LANDSCAPE WATERING BETWEEN 10 AM AND 6 PM.
LAKE WACO (THE WATER SUPPLY FOR THE CITY OF WACO) HAS GRADUALLY
FALLEN DURING THE LAST MONTH AND IS CURRENTLY AT 83 PERCENT. THE
WATER STORAGE FOR TEMPLE/KILLEEN IS DOWN TO 79 PERCENT. VOLUNTARY
WATER CONSERVATION REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF MCLENNAN AND BELL
COUNTIES THOUGH A FEW MUNICIPALITIES HAVE CONTINUED STAGE 1 WATER
RESTRICTIONS.
HYDROLOGIC ISSUES WILL BECOME A GREATER CONCERN AS THE SUMMER
APPROACHES...DUE TO THE SEASONAL INCREASE IN EVAPORATION AND WATER
USAGE THAT WILL TAX AREA LAKES. EVEN WHERE FORMAL WATER RESTRICTIONS
ARE NOT IN PLACE...RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO BE RESPONSIBLE ABOUT WATER
USAGE. AVOID WATERING BETWEEN 10 AM AND 6 PM WHEN EVAPORATION LIMITS
ITS EFFECTIVENESS. GRASS WATERED DEEPLY BUT INFREQUENTLY HAS A
STRONGER ROOT SYSTEM THAT IS MORE DROUGHT TOLERANT. AIM TO WATER
ONLY ONE INCH PER WEEK...PREFERABLY DURING THE EARLY MORNING (4 TO 7
AM) WHEN RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS AT A MAXIMUM AND WIND SPEEDS ARE AT A
MINIMUM. ONCE WATER BEGINS RUNNING OFF ONTO PAVEMENT...THE TOPSOIL
HAS EXCEEDED ITS CAPACITY. ASSESS SUCH RUNOFF...AND LIMIT INTERVALS
OF WATERING ACCORDINGLY.
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE IS THE STATE FACILITATOR OF A NATIONWIDE WATER
CONSERVATION PROGRAM CALLED THE 40 GALLON CHALLENGE. THE GOAL OF THE
PROGRAM IS TO REDUCE OVERALL WATER USAGE BY 40 GALLONS PER PERSON
PER DAY. COLLIN COUNTY PARTICIPANTS LEAD THE STATE IN WATER SAVED.
WICHITA COUNTY (WICHITA FALLS) RECENTLY PASSED ELLIS COUNTY TO
BECOME THE NEW PER CAPITA LEADER. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE
40 GALLON CHALLENGE OR TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM...VISIT
40GALLONCHALLENGE.ORG.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
NEXT ISSUANCE DATE...
THE NEXT DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED IN EARLY JUNE.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
&&
--------------------------------------------------------------------
RELATED WEB SITES...
NWS FORT WORTH DROUGHT PAGE - WEATHER.GOV/FORTWORTH/?N=DROUGHT
NATIONAL INTEGRATED DROUGHT INFORMATION SYSTEM - DROUGHT.GOV
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER - WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL DROUGHT MITIGATION CENTER - DROUGHT.UNL.EDU
U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR - DROUGHTMONITOR.UNL.EDU
DROUGHT IMPACT REPORTER - DROUGHTREPORTER.UNL.EDU
--------------------------------------------------------------------
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...
THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR FACILITATES CONTINUOUS DISCUSSION AMONG
NUMEROUS AGENCIES...ACADEMIA...AND OTHER LOCAL INTERESTS. THE
EXPERTISE OF ITS MEMBERS HAS BEEN INVALUABLE IN DEVELOPING DROUGHT
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR OUR CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS.
THE DROUGHT IMPACT REPORTER (MAINTAINED BY THE NATIONAL DROUGHT
MITIGATION CENTER) HAS ALLOWED VARIOUS IMPACTS TO BE COMPILED WITHIN
ONE CLEARINGHOUSE. THESE IMPACTS INCLUDE AGRICULTURAL ISSUES...
HYDROLOGIC DEFICITS...FIRE DANGER...AND OTHER SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
CONSEQUENCES. A SUMMARY OF THE SUBMITTED IMPACTS IS INCLUDED IN EACH
DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT.
THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE PROVIDE
ROUTINE ASSESSMENTS OF CROP AND PASTURE CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE (NASS)...PART OF THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA). THE PERIODIC STATEWIDE SUMMARIES
THAT RESULT ARE USED AS A PRIMARY SOURCE FOR THE AGRICULTURAL
IMPACTS SECTION.
THE TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE CONTINUALLY MONITORS VEGETATION
CONDITIONS AND WILDFIRE POTENTIAL. THE STATE AGENCY ALSO MAINTAINS A
CURRENT LIST OF COUNTYWIDE BURN BANS.
OUTLOOKS OF TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION ARE SUMMARIZED FROM A
VARIETY OF PRODUCTS CREATED BY THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER (CPC).
CPC IS A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) ENTITY WITHIN THE NATIONAL
CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION (NCEP).
THE HYDROLOGIC DATA ARE COMPILED FROM NUMEROUS SOURCES...INCLUDING
THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE)...THE TEXAS WATER
DEVELOPMENT BOARD (TWDB)...AND LOCAL WATER DISTRICTS.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON OUR DROUGHT
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...PLEASE CONTACT...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
3401 NORTHERN CROSS BLVD.
FORT WORTH, TX 76137
PHONE: (817) 429-2631
E-MAIL: SR-FWD.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV
--------------------------------------------------------------------
$$
HUCKABY/25
- National Weather Service
- Dallas/Fort Worth, TX Weather Forecast Office
- 3401 Northern Cross Blvd.
- Fort Worth, TX 76137
- 817.429.2631
- Page Author: FWD Webmaster
- Web Master's E-mail: sr-fwd.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Page last modified: May 1st, 2013 15:31 UTC