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Drought Information Statement
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
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AXUS74 KFWD 051415
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TXC001-027-035-085-093-097-099-113-119-121-133-139-143-145-147-161-
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337-349-363-367-379-395-397-425-429-439-467-497-503-050000-
DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
915 AM CDT WED JUN 5 2013
...MAY RAIN EVENTS FAIL TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT DENT IN DROUGHT...
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SYNOPSIS...
SOME AREAS TALLIED ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL DURING THE MONTH OF MAY.
BUT FOR MUCH OF THE REGION...MAY WAS THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE MONTH
WITH BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION. AS A RESULT...THERE WAS LITTLE
IMPROVEMENT IN DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS.
SEVERE DROUGHT (D2) PREVAILS WEST OF THE I-35 CORRIDOR...WITH
MODERATE DROUGHT DOMINATING AREAS TO THE EAST. EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT
(D4) PERSISTS IN YOUNG COUNTY.
WITH BOUTS OF HEAVY RAIN...SOME RESERVOIRS EXPERIENCED GAINS DURING
MAY. HOWEVER...MANY OTHERS CONTINUED TO DECLINE. THE VAST MAJORITY
OF RESERVOIRS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER
THAN AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR. IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS...MUNICIPAL WATER
SUPPLIES HAVE DECLINED BY 15 TO 20 PERCENT OF CONSERVATION VALUES.
WITH THE SUMMER JUST BEGINNING...WATER USAGE AND EVAPORATION WILL BE
HIGH THE NEXT FEW MONTHS...FURTHER TAXING OUR WATER RESOURCES.
SUMMER IS A DRY SEASON BETWEEN THE RAINIER SPRING AND FALL. WITH NO
CURRENT PROSPECTS FOR A WET PATTERN THIS SUMMER...IT APPEARS
UNLIKELY THE DROUGHT WILL EASE ANY FURTHER. AS SUCH...THE DROUGHT IS
LIKELY TO PERSIST OR INTENSIFY THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
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SUMMARY OF IMPACTS...
AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS
OVER 300 MILLION RURAL TREES ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE BEEN LOST DURING
THE 2011 DROUGHT ALONE. IN PORTIONS OF THE STATE...THE DROUGHT HAS
CONTINUED UNABATED...LIKELY CLAIMING EVEN MORE TREES. A RESIDENT
NEAR SAVOY (FANNIN COUNTY) REPORTED THAT TWO KATOPA TREES ON HIS/HER
PROPERTY...BOTH AT LEAST 100 YEARS OLD...HAVE DIED. THE RESIDENT
ALSO NOTED NUMEROUS OLD PECAN TREES IN THE AREA THAT HAVE PERISHED.
EVEN THOSE TREES THAT HAVE SURVIVED HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY
DESSICATED. FOR THE FORESTRY INDUSTRY...IN WHICH TREES ARE SOLD BY
WEIGHT...THIS MOISTURE LOSS CAN REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF WOOD BY AS MUCH
AS 50 PERCENT.
DROUGHT...LATE SEASON FREEZES...AND HAIL DAMAGE HAVE ALL TAKEN THEIR
TOLL ON TEXAS WINTER WHEAT. STATEWIDE...NEARLY 80 PERCENT OF THE
CROP IS RATED AS POOR OR VERY POOR...BUT NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS ARE
HAVING BETTER YIELDS THAN MUCH OF THE REST OF THE STATE. THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS ESTIMATED A NATIONWIDE YIELD OF 54
MILLION BUSHELS. DR. TRAVIS MILLER...AGRONOMIST FOR TEXAS A&M
AGRILIFE...BELIEVES THIS IS A BIT EXAGGERATED...BUT EVEN THAT WOULD
BE WELL BELOW THE 10-YEAR AVERAGE OF 90 TO 100 MILLION BUSHELS.
WARM SEASON CROPS ARE GENERALLY IN GOOD CONDITION ACROSS NORTH AND
CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING CORN...SORGHUM...SOYBEANS...AND
SUNFLOWERS. THERE WERE SOME NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS HOWEVER...INCLUDING
1000 ACRES OF COTTON IN ELLIS COUNTY DAMAGED BY STORMS.
DR. LARRY REDMON...STATE FORAGE SPECIALIST FOR TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE...
HAS POINTED OUT THAT MUCH OF THE GREEN GROWTH THIS SPRING 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. SOME PASTURES HAVE
YIELDED AS MANY AS 5 BALES OF HAY PER ACRE.
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. BEEF PRICES ARE NOW AT A RECORD HIGH OF OVER 2
DOLLARS PER POUND WHOLESALE.
FIRE DANGER
WITH ELEVATED HUMIDITY AND RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS...THE FIRE DANGER
IS TYPICALLY LOW DURING THE SUMMER. ALTHOUGH SEED HEADS ON MANY
GRASSES AND WEEDS HAVE DRIED OUT...BECOMING FINE FUEL FOR ANY
POTENTIAL WILDFIRES...THE MOISTURE-RICH GREEN VEGETATION BENEATH
WILL CONTINUE TO DAMPEN THE FIRE POTENTIAL. WHERE EXTREME (D3) AND
EXCEPTIONAL (D4) PERSIST IN WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...VEGETATIVE GROWTH
HAS BEEN MINIMAL DURING THE PAST YEAR...YIELDING LITTLE BIOMASS TO
BURN. AS A RESULT...THE FIRE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN MINIMAL
DURING JUNE.
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. IN ADDITION...REVELERS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS WITH AERIAL
FIREWORKS...WHICH SHOULD NEVER BE LIT AROUND DRY VEGETATION.
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CLIMATE SUMMARY...
DESPITE FREQUENT RAIN EVENTS...PRECIPITATION TOTALS FOR MAY WERE
BELOW NORMAL IN MANY AREAS. ABOVE NORMAL TOTALS COULD BE FOUND ALONG
THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND IN CENTRAL TEXAS...FROM COMANCHE AND
HAMILTON...TO GATESVILLE AND BELL COUNTY...TO NEAR HEARNE. A FEW
ISOLATED SPOTS OF ABOVE NORMAL MAY RAINFALL COULD BE FOUND ELSEWHERE.
EVEN WHERE MAY RAINFALL WAS ABUNDANT...SIGNIFICANT LONG TERM
DEFICITS PERSIST.
AIRPORT SITES MAY MAY 1, 2012 - MAY 31, 2013
2013 DEPARTURE TOTAL DEPARTURE PERCENT
DFW AIRPORT 3.17 -1.73 30.62 -13.49 69
WACO 3.36 -0.94 31.06 -10.62 75
DALLAS LOVE FIELD 4.25 -0.67 32.18 -13.38 71
FORT WORTH MEACHAM 2.55 -1.71 29.34 -13.93 68
DALLAS EXECUTIVE 4.17 -0.54 33.17 -15.49 68
FORT WORTH ALLIANCE 1.39 -3.73 26.46 -19.16 58
ARLINGTON 4.08 -0.44 32.27 -13.71 70
DENTON 2.85 -2.31 27.41 -19.32 59
MCKINNEY 4.13 -1.21 33.30 -15.50 68
TERRELL 3.84 -1.04 31.62 -17.48 64
CORSICANA 3.80 -0.71 33.33 -14.29 70
MINERAL WELLS 2.03 -1.92 26.11 -12.27 68
COOPERATIVE SITES MAY MAY 1, 2012 - MAY 31, 2013
2013 DEPARTURE TOTAL DEPARTURE PERCENT
ALVORD 4.56 -0.49 23.25 -18.63 56
AQUILLA 5.31 +0.31 31.80 -9.26 77
ARLINGTON 2.65 -2.76 30.63 -14.38 68
ATHENS 4.01 -0.76 36.20 -11.51 76
BARDWELL 3.53 -0.92 35.29 -7.90 82
BENBROOK 2.66 -2.03 24.81 -15.38 62
BONHAM 6.39 +0.82 39.29 -12.41 76
BRECKENRIDGE 1.69 -2.32 23.45 -10.54 69
BREMOND 5.20 +0.42 35.80 -8.68 80
BRIDGEPORT 1.19 -4.04 23.51 -16.43 59
BURLESON 2.13 -2.40 25.98 -15.51 63
CENTERVILLE 2.85 -1.76 38.03 -8.87 81
CLEBURNE 4.07 -0.78 28.80 -13.66 68
COMMERCE 5.64 +0.76 38.32 -11.02 78
COOPER 5.73 +0.62 35.17 -14.74 70
CORSICANA 4.67 -0.03 39.07 -5.41 88
CRANFILLS GAP 3.39 -0.92 22.44 -15.38 59
CRAWFORD 3.21 -0.99 26.71 -12.73 68
CRESSON 4.70 +0.13 29.43 -10.22 74
DECATUR 4.32 -1.19 28.14 -17.62 62
COOPERATIVE SITES MAY MAY 1, 2012 - MAY 31, 2013
2013 DEPARTURE TOTAL DEPARTURE PERCENT
DENTON 2.35 -2.76 25.58 -17.62 59
FERRIS 3.11 -1.42 29.40 -14.72 67
FORT WORTH NWS 2.82 -1.67 24.50 -17.79 58
FRANKLIN 7.01 +2.47 35.92 -8.12 82
FRISCO 4.29 -1.32 31.95 -14.89 68
GAINESVILLE 3.90 -1.44 35.54 -12.50 74
GOLDTHWAITE 4.36 +0.49 21.71 -12.77 63
GRAHAM 1.65 -2.63 22.61 -10.04 63
GRAPEVINE 2.87 -2.03 29.30 -13.47 69
GREENVILLE 5.27 -0.25 35.70 -14.47 71
HAMILTON 4.76 +1.43 29.70 -5.10 85
HILLSBORO 4.51 +0.14 30.10 -12.20 71
ITASCA 5.13 +0.43 30.71 -14.75 68
JACKSBORO 2.94 -1.86 24.85 -12.87 66
JOE POOL LAKE 3.29 -1.31 29.33 -16.20 64
JUSTIN 2.75 -2.13 30.39 -13.79 69
LAKE BRIDGEPORT 1.67 -3.45 26.98 -13.90 66
LAKE TAWAKONI 4.61 -0.56 34.56 -14.58 70
LAVON DAM 6.06 +0.89 36.29 -9.41 79
LEWISVILLE DAM 2.32 -3.07 22.62 -21.23 52
COOPERATIVE SITES MAY MAY 1, 2012 - MAY 31, 2013
2013 DEPARTURE TOTAL DEPARTURE PERCENT
MAYPEARL 4.92 +0.86 30.63 -12.04 72
MIDLOTHIAN 2.02 -2.37 27.69 -17.57 61
MORGAN 3.36 -1.18 26.83 -14.67 65
MUENSTER 4.49 -0.39 35.25 -7.29 83
NAVARRO MILLS 4.29 -0.45 34.40 -9.39 79
PROCTOR DAM 4.57 +0.21 25.34 -11.40 69
RAINBOW 2.30 -1.98 28.85 -7.61 79
ROANOKE 2.24 -3.47 28.58 -17.03 63
ROSSER 3.75 -0.79 30.12 -14.51 67
SHERMAN 5.35 +0.03 35.93 -12.99 73
STEPHENVILLE 2.89 -1.50 26.47 -9.46 74
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW 6.73 +2.22 32.02 -9.27 78
TERRELL 4.30 -1.03 33.13 -14.67 69
THORNDALE 3.50 -1.12 31.65 -8.04 80
THORNTON 2.37 -2.20 33.66 -9.75 78
WACO DAM 3.16 -1.42 28.82 -16.46 70
WEATHERFORD 3.24 -1.35 26.77 -13.59 66
WHITNEY DAM 3.32 -0.84 30.37 -9.98 75
WILLS POINT 4.99 +0.26 37.36 -11.52 76
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PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...
FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS...JUNE IS AMONG THE WETTEST MONTHS OF
THE YEAR CLIMATOLOGICALLY. ALTHOUGH THE SPRING RAINY SEASON CAN
CONTINUE WELL INTO JUNE...CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER OUTLOOKS FOR THE
MIDDLE OF THE MONTH SHOW A STRONG DRY SIGNAL FOR TEXAS. AS IS
TYPICAL DURING DRY PERIODS...OUTLOOKS FAVOR ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURE. AS A RESULT...ADDITIONAL DROUGHT IMPROVEMENT IS
UNLIKELY THIS MONTH.
SUMMERTIME PRECIPITATION REGIMES THAT RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL
ARE NOT TYPICALLY PREDICTABLE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF WEEKS IN
ADVANCE. AS SUCH...THERE IS TYPICALLY NO STRONG PRECIPITATION SIGNAL
IN THE LONG RANGE SUMMER OUTLOOKS. FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS...
JULY AND AUGUST ARE AMONG THE DRIEST MONTHS OF THE YEAR
CLIMATOLOGICALLY. AS A RESULT...SIGNIFICANT DROUGHT RELIEF DOES NOT
OFTEN OCCUR DURING THE SUMMER. WITH THE ONGOING DROUGHT CONDITIONS
AND A RECENT TREND TOWARD WARMER SUMMERS...TEMPERATURE OUTLOOKS
CONTINUE TO STRONGLY FAVOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE
WARM SEASON...WHICH WOULD EXACERBATE THE IMPACTS OF THE DROUGHT.
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HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK...
MORE THAN A YEAR OF DROUGHT CONDITIONS HAS TAKEN ITS TOLL ON
RESERVOIR STORAGE. EVERY RIVER BASIN HAS SEEN SIGNIFICANT DECLINES
SINCE THIS TIME LAST YEAR. CUMULATIVELY...THE RESERVOIRS WITHIN THE
UPPER TRINITY RIVER BASIN HAVE FALLEN FROM 94 PERCENT AT THE
BEGINNING OF LAST SUMMER TO 79 PERCENT AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE THIS
YEAR. THE LOWER BRAZOS RIVER BASIN HAS LOST NEARLY 1/4 OF ITS
CONSERVATION VALUE DURING THE LAST 12 MONTHS.
RIVER BASIN STORAGE - PERCENT OF CONSERVATION
JUNE 2012 JUNE 2013
LOWER RED 94 89
SULPHUR 92 72
UPPER SABINE 94 81
NECHES 95 92
UPPER TRINITY 94 79
UPPER BRAZOS 67 57
LOWER BRAZOS 96 72
(NOTE: THE UPPER BRAZOS BASIN STRETCHES TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER.)
LAKE BRIDGEPORT IS OVER 17 FEET LOW...EXPOSING VAST EXPANSES OF DRY
LAKE BED ON WHICH GRASS IS NOW GROWING. LAKE LEWISVILLE HAS LOST 37
BILLION GALLONS OF WATER IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS...20 PERCENT OF
CONSERVATION. SOME LAKE LEVELS IN WESTERN NORTH TEXAS FELL ANOTHER
FOOT DURING MAY. AMONG THOSE IS HUBBARD CREEK RESERVOIR (STEPHENS
COUNTY)...WHICH IS MORE THAN 20 FEET LOW...ONLY 1/4 ITS CONSERVATION
VALUE.
THE TABLE BELOW SHOWS THE 12-MONTH DECLINES IN BOTH POOL HEIGHT
(WITH DEPARTURE FROM CONSERVATION POOL HEIGHT IN FEET) AND PERCENT
OF CONSERVATION. NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS ARE LAKE BONHAM AND LAKE
PALESTINE...BOTH OF WHICH HAVE BENEFITED FROM ABUNDANT SPRING
RAINFALL WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE WATERSHEDS. THE MINIMAL CHANGE
SHOWN IN SOME OTHER RESERVOIRS IS A RESULT OF NON-METEOROLOGICAL
CONDITIONS:
- WATER IS PUMPED INTO LAKE ARLINGTON AND LAKE BENBROOK FROM CEDAR
CREEK AND RICHLAND CHAMBERS RESERVOIRS.
- THE WATER LEVEL IN MOUNTAIN CREEK LAKE IS MAINTAINED TO PROVIDE
COOLING FOR THE MOUNTAIN CREEK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION.
- THE WATER LEVEL IN SQUAW CREEK RESERVOIR IS MAINTAINED TO PROVIDE
COOLING FOR THE COMANCHE PEAK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT.
RESERVOIR DATA
JUNE 1, 2012 JUNE 1, 2013
DEPARTURE PERCENT DEPARTURE PERCENT
LAKE AMON CARTER -2.2 84 -6.3 59
AQUILLA LAKE -0.3 97 -4.5 60
LAKE ARLINGTON -1.3 93 -0.8 96
LAKE ATHENS -1.6 91 -2.4 86
BARDWELL LAKE 0.0 100 -2.6 83
BELTON LAKE 0.0 100 -6.5 80
LAKE BENBROOK -2.2 90 -2.2 89
LAKE BONHAM -1.2 89 -0.1 99
LAKE BRIDGEPORT -5.7 81 -17.4 50
CEDAR CREEK RESERVOIR -0.5 97 -3.6 83
LAKE CISCO -19.5 42 -22.7 36
LAKE DANIEL -6.0 50 -8.1 37
EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE -1.4 94 -4.2 50
LAKE FORK -2.0 91 -4.5 82
LAKE GRAHAM -1.1 81 -6.7 57
LAKE GRANBURY -1.3 92 -7.1 65
LAKE GRAPEVINE -1.1 95 -5.7 76
HUBBARD CREEK -16.1 42 -22.5 26
JIM CHAPMAN LAKE -1.0 94 -8.4 51
JOE POOL LAKE -0.2 99 -0.7 97
LAKE LAVON -0.6 97 -7.2 67
LAKE LEON -2.8 84 -5.8 70
LAKE LEWISVILLE -0.7 97 -4.9 78
LAKE LIMESTONE -0.9 94 -4.0 78
LAKE MINERAL WELLS -0.5 96 -3.8 71
MOUNTAIN CREEK LAKE +0.3 104 +0.6 107
NAVARRO MILLS LAKE +0.7 107 -0.7 93
LAKE NOCONA -6.6 63 -9.4 50
LAKE PALESTINE -0.3 98 0.0 100
LAKE PALO PINTO -0.4 96 -5.2 60
LAKE PAT CLEBURNE -0.7 95 -4.1 76
PAT MAYSE LAKE -0.1 99 -2.8 87
POSSUM KINGDOM LAKE -6.2 78 -10.7 73
PROCTOR LAKE -0.7 93 -3.9 67
LAKE RAY HUBBARD -0.6 97 -2.8 87
LAKE RAY ROBERTS -0.4 99 -4.2 86
RICHLAND CHAMBERS -0.4 99 -6.0 78
SQUAW CREEK RESERVOIR +0.4 101 +0.5 101
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW -1.4 96 -6.9 82
LAKE SULPHUR SPRINGS +0.1 101 -1.4 86
LAKE TAWAKONI -0.5 97 -5.4 79
LAKE TEXOMA -0.2 99 -1.9 95
WACO LAKE +0.5 102 -4.1 83
LAKE WAXAHACHIE -0.4 94 -1.4 89
LAKE WEATHERFORD -1.4 92 -6.1 66
LAKE WHITNEY -0.3 97 -8.9 27
LAKE WORTH -1.7 85 -3.2 72
MUNICIPAL WATER STORAGE - PERCENT OF CONSERVATION
JUNE 2012 JUNE 2013
TARRANT REGIONAL 93 76
CITY OF DALLAS 95 80
CITY OF WACO 100 83
TEMPLE/KILLEEN 99 83
ON JUNE 1...THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT (NTMWD) ENACTED
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...WHEN A NEW PIPELINE IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED. THE
PIPELINE WILL TRANSPORT WATER FROM LAKE TEXOMA DIRECTLY TO THE NTMWD
WATER TREATMENT PLANT IN WYLIE (COLLIN COUNTY). THIS WILL MAINTAIN A
SEPARATION BETWEEN TEXOMA WATER AND THE MUSSEL-FREE TRINITY BASIN
(INTO WHICH TEXOMA WATER USED TO BE PUMPED). THE GOAL OF STAGE 3
WATER CONSERVATION IS TO REDUCE OVERALL USAGE BY 10 PERCENT.
LANDSCAPE WATERING IS 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.
ON JUNE 3...THE CITY OF FORT WORTH ENACTED STAGE 1 WATERING
RESTRICTIONS...WHICH LIMIT LANDSCAPE WATERING TO TWO DAYS A WEEK.
IN DALLAS...WHERE AVAILABLE STORAGE IS AT 80 PERCENT...TWICE-PER-
WEEK WATER RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE APRIL 1. FOR BOTH
CITIES...ONLY HAND WATERING IS PERMITTED BETWEEN 10 AM AND 6 PM.
WATER STORAGE IS AT 83 PERCENT FOR BOTH WACO AND TEMPLE/KILLEEN.
VOLUNTARY WATER REDUCTION IS REQUESTED WITHIN BOTH MUNICIPAL WATER
DISTRICTS...BUT A FEW JURISDICTIONS WITHIN MCLENNAN AND BELL
COUNTIES CURRENTLY HAVE 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) IS THE PER CAPITA LEADER. FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE 40 GALLON CHALLENGE OR TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
PROGRAM...VISIT 40GALLONCHALLENGE.ORG.
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NEXT ISSUANCE DATE...
THE NEXT DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED IN EARLY JULY.
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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
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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.
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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
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